• Hire, train and manage marketing personnel• Approve and oversee all aspects of marketing department including internal and external materials in both print and digital media • Develop marketing plan to support leasing team goals• Track results from all media channels and implement any adjustments needed based on data gathered• Research and analyze market trends, competitors and industry-related technology to establish best practices• Work within budget to meet department goals

• Update and maintain all marketing materials ensuring brand consistency across all mediums• Manage all aspects of various conventions throughout the year• Handle all tasks related to maintaining the company website such as updating all flyers, site plans, aerials, demographics, photos and copy• Implement and maintain regular e-blast schedule• Get various social media sites up-to-date and create and maintain a standard posting schedule• Create legal exhibits needed for all leases

• Successfully managed as many as 20 ongoing graphic design and marketing projects simultaneously and on an ongoing basis• Collaborated with clients on design pieces and marketing ideas from inception to completion• Proactively handled project management for clients with outside vendors including various printers, promotional production companies, distribution businesses, and media buyers • Organized and assisted at grand opening and model home open house events • Managed all aspects of international, bi-monthly publication, Petrophysics; created journal from cover to cover; worked with organization president, editors, authors, chapter officers, advertisers; oversaw aspects of printing and distribution company to ensure journal was produced and mailed on schedule• Singular Contract Marketing Specialist for Garden Ridge (now known as At Home) for four plus years handling all marketing from print to email, radio to TV, packaging to photography and later assisted as they rebranded as At Home

• Conceptualized, created and executed integrated marketing campaigns consisting of print, web, e-blast, TV, radio, billboards, and in-store signage in accordance with marketing calendar• Repeatedly exceeded sales goals by coordinating with price events team, buyers, operations, IT, media buyers, printers, production and distribution companies to ensure on time and within budget launch of a multitude of multimedia campaigns• Analyzed results from each form of media to determine best practices to present future recommendations to directors and CEO• Developed and implemented automatic weekly in-store signage program allowing store managers to access and print promotional signage in conjunction with price events and markdown calendar saving countless cost and time• Managed all aspects of print advertising circular distributed to over 8M promoting sale or seasonal products working directly with CEO, directors and buyers to establish budget, exposure and desired results based on current stock and historical analysis• Created and maintained packaging templates for consistent look from multiple vendors in various countries• Updated website semi-annually and seasonally including copy and product photography

• Presented and successfully implemented structural changes to make marketing department more effective and efficient simplifying chain of command and allowing Director of Marketing to spend more time on upper level tasks• Proposed, created, and executed most successful realtor, customer, employee and vendor loyalty referral program ever in KHH history• Administered and supported marketing plans, strategies and budgets for six divisions including Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Tampa, and Fort Myers• Managed designers assigning projects, determining workflow, and directing all aspects of print and digital campaigns• Wrote copy for ads, inserts, brochures, flyers, displays, newsletters, and press releases • Directed photo shoots of model homes with and without live models• As only marketing personnel left once bankruptcy was inevitable, worked closely with all divisions to market homes in favorable light during unfavorable conditions assisting in shutting down the business with pride

• Controlled successful re-launch of the graphic design department with a 50% monthly increase in sales for the first year• Developed and launched training program allowing customer service representatives to take in all production design jobs increasing billable hours of designers by 25%• Responsible for budget, schedule, training and production of all aspects of design department• Created reports, projected sales and set sales goals• Managed five designers including two at a branch locations

• Negotiated with A&E after layoff due to department closure for referral of all design clients in exchange for return referral for printing • Leased office space, purchased equipment and maintained client relations as well as accounts payable and receivable• Successfully ran company for four years until A&E reopened design department and asked me to return to re-launch the department• Built long-term relationships with clients who came from A&E as well as new clients, all of whom followed me back to A&E and some of whom I continue to work with today• Created and implemented a wide variety marketing collateral including brochures, flyers, signage, direct mail campaigns, tradeshow booths and graphics for websites

• Simultaneously managed multiple projects under extremely tight deadlines• Acted as manager while manager was unavailable, on vacation and on paternity leave• Designated trainer for new employees and cross-trainer for new hires• Promoted to manger in March of 2008; thereafter managed three designers including project assignment, schedule management and art direction while continuing to design high-end pieces for preexisting clients