∙ Organized Beer tasting events at comic conventions across the country for groups as large as 50 people∙Coordinated and booked venues for events in places such as New York City, Washington DC, Baltimore and suburban New Jersey· Procured beer and prepared tasting flights of beers catered to attendee preference and unique regional specifications

Develop and Plan Monthly Event Marketing Program. Targeting both NAM and EMEA.

Developed and executed large scale trade show strategy, including planning, training, staffing, budgets, and more.Partnering with the Marketing and Sales team members to identify, plan and execute industry events.Collaborating with Marketing and Design team members to develop and deliver marketing and promotional materials associated with events.Driving the success of channel partnerships by serving as the project lead and company liaison.Supporting event speaking opportunities, coordinating logistics, and developing materials as needed.Planning and executing creative bespoke events, like meetups and customer appreciation gatherings to promote company buzz and brand loyaltyTracking KPIs, gathering feedback, and calculating ROI driven by events and brand partnerships, while consistently assessing opportunities for improvement.

Produced virtual convention panels for Denpa Books, including scheduling, audio and video production and editingProduce, edit, and host bi-weekly podcasts for AniGamers.com and TheCockpit.netDeveloped paid social media marketing campaigns for high profile clients such as Holiday Inn and Thomas Nelson Community CollegePerformed content, marketing, and SEO audit for online business clientsAct as company representative for clients, including Vertical Comics, at trade shows including hosting panels and events

• Developed and successfully executed a strategy to elevate company to a Silver Salesforce Partner• Acted as scrum master for website redesign, leading both developers and designers over the course of the project• Created and managed Oktana's content calendar across all relevant platforms• Managed and coordinated company presence at multiple trade shows• Capture source material from interviews with customers, subject matter experts, and senior leadership and convert to meaningful stories.

• Built and sustained online communities on social channels including Twitter and Facebook • Managed Adwords campaigns built around increasing product recognition• Researched and developed SEO strategy built around current trends in the industry resulting in 30% increase in traffic year over year.• Developed outreach strategy to build relationships with news outlets including npr and Vice• Produced press releases for ITVA announcements including production of ITVA app

Community Management of Social Media Today· Content creation – including assembly and deployment of daily newsletter· Coordinate, edit, and schedule freelance and feature writing· Manage branded accounts on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and more· Establish and maintain relationships with industry thought leaders· Successfully launched #SMTLive Twitter chat series· Act as intermediary between community and designers during redesign process· Produced and assisted in launch of Waste Dive podcast

· Develop original content for posting based on demographics of multiple regions in the United States· Conduct analysis of content reach and engagement for clients· Assist in the creation of new social media pages for clients including Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest · Manage relationships with clients through touch calls and training sessions on the use of social media · Produced, edited, and successfully launched The Social Show on the Homes.com Youtube channel

· Leveraged augmented reality game effort initiated as part graduate studies· Performed historical research on real-life locales to create background information forthe locations represented in the game· Assisted project supervisor with the development of the game narrative and questdesign· Coordinated a development team to ensure that the project implementation aligned withdesign documentation

· Awarded the humanities assistantship for the Gaming Hub project, unifying English, Humanities and Computer Science departments in an effort to establish a multidisciplinary cross-departmental program for studying and creating modern media experiences· Initiated and sustained the design and development of the Cannonball Trail Application project

· Coordinated a monthly Media Commons discussion among students and faculty, using both open and directed surveys to solicit feedback and commentary, to be presented on the front page of the ODU Media Commons website· Produced and hosted video interviews for the Media Commons surveys for Media Commons discussions· Managed the social media presence for the Media Commons, including Facebook and Twitter

Assisted the instructor in teaching the Gaming the University honors course, focusing on the elements of game design and student-directed projects with an aim to use games in an effort to improve freshman retention ratesCoordinated student efforts for their game design work, including topical research, documentation, and in-class discussions of assigned readingsAssisted in the selection of guest speakers for course, as well as choosing example games to demonstrate in class to foster discussion as part of weekly research for the students

· Maintained, coordinated and led the store stocking and presentation efforts for overnight merchandising events, such as the introduction of new products to the store· Maintained the overall look and appearance of the store, as well as the functionality of hardware and software demos on the sales floor· Verified and ensured that tasks assigned to the team were completed in a timely manner· Introduced customers to available products and services, offering a personalizedexperience suited toward their individual needs

· Performed troubleshooting, repairs and software installation on county computers· Performed software and hardware installation and configuration for county school computer networks· Installed video and teleconferencing equipment for county schools