Member of team responsible for setup and maintenance of Bose product displays in retailers throughout the US, Canada and Mexico.

Part-time role processing donations for college foundation which funded student scholarships

Volunteer role with one of the largest Habitat affiliates in the Northeastern US-- Researched new funding sources from local foundations, government sources and for-profit companies-- Prepared grant proposals, coordinating with internal staff as needed regarding programs, associated budgets and schedules -- Tracked key milestones for application and reporting/compliance deadlines using DonorPerfect software-- Developed comprehensive campaign to increase percentage of donors who take advantage of employee matching gift programs

-- Recruited by executive management to fill key role during search for departing employee's replacement-- Kept busy 12-person office running smoothly during transition while gaining insight into all aspects of nonprofit business operations -- Analyzed existing responsibilities and proposed process changes that enabled organization to reduce position to part-time-- Responsibilities included finance (preparing real estate closings and grant drawdowns, processing invoices and purchase orders), operations (managing office supply inventory, processing mail, supervising office volunteers) and planning Board and committee meetings

Elateral is a recognized leader in global brand marketing automation solutions, helping clients to streamline the delivery of marketing campaigns across media, geography, language and channel.I was thrilled to get a call from Elateral 10 years after I'd worked there during its startup phase, asking me to fill in for an Account Manager on medical leave. It gave me a chance to see how far they've come in that time!Responsible for project-management of new marketing campaigns for client oneworld, as well as administration/maintenance for change orders and troubleshooting any customer service issues for ongoing campaigns. --Working with Account Director, client marketers, client's design agency, and Elateral technical team, scoped project and created budget and proposed schedule --Upon approval, scheduled client kickoff and internal work as needed-- Maintained schedules, led weekly client status meetings, flagged and elevated issues as appropriate to meet client deadlines.--Researched availability of new feature requests. For example, the launch of an airline joining the oneworld alliance required that the Elateral MSC tool could handle Arabic characters. This feature was fast-tracked by development in order to meet the hard deadline of a launch event.

Responsible for planning and implementing marketing strategy and programs for the leading provider of information for the global forest products industry, overseeing a $100k programs budget and up to 5 staff Marketing Director, Pulp & Paper News, Markets & Prices 2006-6/2011-- Planned, executed and tracked results for direct marketing, SEO/SEM, advertising (print/online), collateral, PR, social media and events. Developed annual plan and budget. Conducted market research, set pricing and positioning for new products, selected lists, wrote copy, worked with internal and contract designers, managed printers and mailing vendors-- Drove implementation of Salesforce for corporate sales team and marketing. Replacing a patchwork of ad-hoc contact management tools, tool ensured data was captured centrally and in a standard format, provided management visibility of sales pipeline, and enabled marketing to track ROI on lead generation campaigns-- Worked with fulfillment vendor to manage individual subscriber communications - free trial, renewal, billing series, and transaction pagesMarketing Manager, Information Products 5/2003-2005-- Responsible for individual subscription sales for news and price reporting services, mill directories and economic forecasts, as well as working with sales to generate leads for corporate contracts-- Project-managed corporate rebranding: New company name, logo, messaging, look and feel rolled out across global organization on the same day (signage, stationery, collateral, products, and web site) and promoted via PR, advertising, and direct marketing to customers, suppliers and partners--Developed design templates for product sheets, prospectuses and ads that reduced creative time, ensured designers would stay brand-compliant, and cost less to produce

--Project-managed client implementation of marketing software, from post-sales hand-off to client’s roll-out to staff and channel partners--As employee #2 in US team of UK-based startup, played key role in building North American and global business with pre-sales support and contract negotiation--Worked with client marketers, graphic designers, agencies and Elateral technical staff to scope project, identify creative, develop schedule, write creative briefs, and train client staff --After client launch, served as primary account contact to expand usage, provide paid professional support as needed, and build support for renewal

Managed marketing communications department for leading designer and manufacturer of hardware and software for industrial test and measurement applications, overseeing 4-member team.-- Responsible for developing and working within annual budget-- Directed product launches, advertising, direct marketing, sales collateral, PR, and tradeshow marketing -- Wrote all copy for brochures, data sheets, product catalog, web site, white papers and magazine articles-- Project-managed web site redesign and launch of online ordering feature

--Created user and installation manuals for leading designer and manufacturer of audio products--Interviewed product managers, wrote copy, and created layout using InDesign--Coordinated with other staff to meet deadlines and ensure compliance, including illustrators, in-house counsel (legal review), print production, manufacturing, product managers--Wrote training materials that enabled sales staff to quickly learn about product and explain features and benefits to prospects