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Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• As Product Management & Revenue Operations Director at Box+Bestow, I lead our marketing team in crafting & executing comprehensive marketing strategies that drive brand awareness, customer acquisition, and revenue.
• Developing & implementing integrated marketing campaigns across digital, social, and traditional channels to effectively communicate our unique value proposition.
• Conducting market research & competitive analysis to identify opportunities for growth & innovation.
• Overseeing the creation of high-quality marketing content that aligns with our brand & resonates with our target audience.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of marketing initiatives with product development & sales strategies.
• Utilizing data analytics to measure & optimize campaign performance, ensuring maximum ROI.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Conduct competitive assessments to identify product opportunities in our catalog & platform offerings
• Collaborate with domestic & international vendors to ensure smooth transition to new products and efficient product lifecycle management.
• Onboard clients to maximize user experience, reduce churn, and improve the prioritization of our product roadmap
• Ensure that the catalog & software products align with the Box & Bestow unique value proposition, drive marketplace competitiveness, continuously exceed consumer expectations, and maintain consistency in brand quality.

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States

• Manage the strategic & tactical requirements for the organization's marketing efforts
• Manage & maintain the CRM database (Hubspot) to increase sales velocity, provide end-to-end sales intelligence, and streamline marketing/sales alignment
• Develop & implement the marketing strategies, goals, targets, and budgets
• Develop & implement the marketing organization, policies, procedures, and systems
• Manage & offer creative direction to design & production teams
• Supervise the activities of creative & marketing teams

Bensenville, Illinois, United States

• Manage the day-to-day creative and marketing requirements of the business
• Provide oversight & execution for timely completion of all artwork & web development
• Provide brand management for Inspire & EnduraPeak
• Assist sales team in developing premiere presentations which clearly explain the value proposition and solve client problems
• Identify channels to assist reaching marketing KPI, such as social media, blogs & networking channels
• Coordinate and provide direction to freelance creatives and subordinate marketers & designers

• Create from concept to finish high quality hand-lettered logo concepts for a variety of clients including fashion and restaurant industries
• Provide web concepts and final products for clients ranging from the pharmaceutical veterinary industries to Non-Profit Organizations.
• Create social media and web-based assets to further targeting and re-targeting engagement
• Improve/create identity solutions for businesses nationwide

Austin, TX

• Contributed creative to a wide variety of clients including Pearl, Austin City Limits, Circuit of the Americas, and Mohawk
• Worked with vendors to obtain high-quality products at low costs, with that fastest return times for our clients
• Contributed to design and strategy meetings to ensure that our clients had a beautiful design solution relevant to their brand
• Readied designs for production; ensured peak translation between computer and vendor
• Collaborated with web designers to eliminate code bugs and correct design flaws
• Worked within a design team to maximize the consistency of our clients' brands

Austin, TX

• Selected among the best upperclassmen to tutor more inexperienced students in copywriting, hand-lettering, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and HTML/CSS
• Create systems to facilitate and streamline the delivery of feedback- related assets required by the administration
• Coordinate with teachers to maximize student learning in class

Austin, Texas

• Provide interface and experience design contributions to the development of the mobile app, as well as the primary website
• In-depth concepting of various sports, concert and theatre communications based on creative strategy
• Aid in the redesign, development and production of marketing materials including but not limited to print, collateral, email templates, social media, standard flash web banners, as well as review of photography assets
• Involvement and input into weekly marketing meetings
• Understand competitive landscape by assisting marketing intern with creating and presenting thorough competitive analysis
• Brainstorm and assist in the design and production of contests and promotions materials

Fort Hood, Texas

• Focus on technical and tactical training
• Maintain consistent level of communication with superiors and subordinates to maximize productivity within the team
• Accountable for over $3 Million of Military-Grade equipment and weaponry
• Responsible for the professional development of five soldiers
• Responsible for developing daily physical fitness and training plans that meet the demands of higher-level personnel
• Maintained 'Secret' security classification

Vilseck, Germany

• Served as the senior member of a vehicle crew
• Accountable for over $3 Million in Military-Grade equiptment, weaponry, and communications
• Held 'Secret' security classification
• Responsible for the professional development of one soldier

Bachelor'S Of Arts (Ba), Graphic/Web Design, 3.97/4.0

Activities and Societies: Art Institute of Austin Graphic Design Group (AIGA Chapter)President of Art Institute of Austin AIGA Chapter.

Bachelor Of Science, Graphic Design, 2.842

Activities and Societies: AIGA