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Arlington Heights, IL, US

Stamford, CT, US

Manchester, GB

In my capacity overseeing the accounts team and operations, I have contributed to a 12% year-over-year business growth since joining Equator's Chicago office. I have played a pivotal role in supporting clients such as Kraft Heinz, Tyson, Lowe's, Molson Coors, Kellogg's and ALDI. My responsibilities encompass servicing clients with the latest retail.

Chicago, IL, US

• Accounts: ConAgra & Northwestern Mutual
• Influenced and oversaw concepting, budgeting and production process of strategically sound creative development for ConAgra brands, including P.F. Chang's, Slim Jim® and Healthy Choice
• Oversaw the development and production of Online Video content series for SlimJim.com, including content captured during shoots and throughout the year (photos, gifs, memes, etc.)
• Collaborated with all-agency disciplines to pitch new or incremental business, including RFIs and RFPs
• Managed execution of integrated programs with cross-agency partners
• Worked closely with creative team to implement a revised website design for Northwestern Mutual through brand storytelling and user experience via HTML5, CSS3 and JS

New York, New York, US

• Account: State Farm Insurance
• Led a new auto CRM program by developing a series of DM & Emails to deter customer defection within their first 6 months
• Oversaw the strategic and creative development of agent office digital content to promote varying insurance policies
• Worked with multicultural creative team to develop DM & Email tactics in Spanish, Asian & Russian
• Managed daily workload of Associate Account Executive while cultivating critical account management skills

San Francisco, CA, US

• Account: United States Postal Service
• Managed the responsive redesign of the $500+ million Click-N-Ship application for desktop and tablets in collaboration with internal UX, design, tech, developers, QA, USPS Business and IT
• Spearheaded strategy and creative development of the digital marketing campaign for the redesigned Click-N-Ship application with flash banners, social media, segmented emails, landing page and downloadable tips guide
• Led ongoing planning, strategy, development and execution of the USPS iPhone and Android apps
• Controlled finances, schedules, and cross-functional team resources to ensure projects meet deadlines and remain on budget, while preparing accurate project plans, creative briefs, status reports, statements of work.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Account Supervisor – 6 months (Oct. 2012 – Mar. 2013)
• Account: Phillip Morris USA
• Managed cross-functional team involved in developing the responsive redesign of Marlboro.com utilizing CMS for all four Marlboro brands (Red, Green, Gold, Black)
• Oversaw development of the Marlboro Black digital photo contest incorporating social, blog posts, digital content & daily photo entry
• Developed and launched the html micro-site for Marlboro’s newest brand family Marlboro Black
• Managed daily workload of two Account Executives while cultivating critical skillsSenior Account Executive – 1yr. 1mo. (Oct. 2011 – Oct. 2012)

London, GB

• Accounts: Wrigley & State Farm Insurance
• Oversaw the media strategy & completion of Orbit Big Pak campaigns, including an iPhone app
• Managed/tracked analytics for the State Farm 50 Million Pound Challenge website to gauge its’ success
• Contributed to various strategic planning projects towards the development of new interactive campaigns

• Accounts: Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust, Kohl’s & Sears Financial Services
• Supported the development of annual strategic marketing plan for Frank Lloyd Wright catalogs
• Coordinated and facilitated Frank Lloyd Wright photo shoot and execution of Spring 2009 catalog
• Managed the development and execution of in-store signage for Kohl’s APT 9 campaign
• Researched and prepared weekly competitive analysis for credit and gift card segments delivered to existing and prospective clients
• Worked with creative team to develop and execute print campaigns

US

• Accounts: Citigroup/Sears & Kmart
• Managed a high quantity of projects for both acquisition and portfolio management client teams for a variety of co-branded credit products, including Sears, Kmart, HSBC, Shell, ExxonMobil and Sunoco
• Consistently delivered on high-volume projects for more than 30 individual clients, supporting in-store signage, sales training materials, direct mail and event marketing
• Developed all project-related materials, including creative briefs, conference reports, financials, schedules and client communications to ensure projects met deadline and budget requirements
• Worked closely with creative team and production to conceptualize, develop and execute compelling campaign strategies and communications for print and viral media
• Oversaw the development and growth of an Account Executive

New York, NY, US

• Account Executive – 1yr. 7mo. (Dec. 2005 – July 2007)
• Accounts: Sprint Nextel Wireless & National City Corporation
• Directed and managed creative execution and production of Trade Area marketing programs for 45 Sprint Grand Opening Stores and 24 National City Grand Opening locations, including direct mail, print and in-store materials
• Supervised day-to-day B2B and acquisition programs by developing briefs, schedules, financials and client relations
• Analyzed and measured Gross Add data after each Sprint Grand Opening completion to evaluate and identify future program improvements
• Managed HTML/text marketing campaigns and click-thru tracking analysis to develop and identify the Sprint email campaign success rate

Bachelor Of Science In Marketing, Marketing

Associate In Science In Business Administration, Business