In my role, I provide strategic marketing support to the Brand Manager. My responsibilities include managing social media and websites, handling customer service, facilitating communications, and overseeing digital media and printed marketing efforts.

• Assisted small businesses and church organizations in producing high-quality print advertising at an affordable cost, with rapid turnaround leading to repeat business.• Formed partnerships with local studios to provide non-linear editing services, reducing turnaround time for originator studios and their clients.• Designed WordPress websites and podcast graphics for smaller podcast organizations, enhancing their online presence and audience reach.

• Collaborated with companies including DC Comics, Netflix, and Warner Bros Home Entertainment for product promotion and reviews.• Recruited content creators and established partnerships.• Produced digital content across platforms, including celebrity interviews, collaborations, and opinion pieces.• Implemented process optimizations to enhance productivity and reduce costs.

• Programs Hosted: - All Things Transformers - Altered Geek - Altered Trek - Studio 2009 - GeekCast Radio - The Beast Unleashed - Legends of the Dark Knight - The TFG1 Podcast - ToonCast - Movie Week in Review

• Host of the Altered Geek podcast with 430+ episodes.• Provides insights on entertainment and technology, spotlighting interesting developments.• Conducts interviews with actors, app creators, and fellow podcasters, boosting project exposure.

• Enhanced talent communication through a customized scheduling system.• Improved podcast stats accuracy by adopting an IAB 2.0 podcast-certified host, providing clearer download insights across media outlets.• Streamlined pre-produced content timelines, allowing focus on future material.• Managed audio production, post-production, directing, editing, hosting, and voice acting with remote and local actors using ipDTL.• Delivered regular reports to the executive producer and stakeholders, capturing show metrics and impact via a custom Google Sheets interface.

• Improved interdepartmental communication with a 90% response rate.• Streamlined production timeframes for pre-produced content by 75% through the Club subscription model, allowing focus on future content.• Manages daily podcast operations, collaborates effectively with creative teams, and ensures high-quality digital content.

• Graphic Design: Offering freelance graphic design services.• Podcast Consulting and Editing: Expertise in podcast production and editing.• Digital Distribution: Assisting with digital content distribution.• Website Design: Creating and optimizing websites.

Freelance consumer electronics and tech writer

"The Tech Guru" column for Kudos Magazine.Freelance consumer electronics and tech writer

• Content Creation: Conducted research and authored blog posts, web content, and articles tailored to client specifications.• Relationship Building: Cultivated connections with information sources and engaged with readers, actively monitoring feedback.• Diverse Writing Styles: Produced explanation-type articles, listicles, tutorials, and first-person opinion pieces.• Efficiency Boost: Achieved a 25% increase in output by meeting deadlines and covering digital/electronics industry trends. Utilized WordPress for compelling consumer electronics news, tips, and app articles.

• Design and Marketing: Created style guides and graphical ads for print and digital promotional materials, enhancing customer awareness and sales opportunities.• Analytics Enhancement: Identified flaws in existing marketing analytics and devised accurate methods to collect and analyze site and sales performance data.• Digital Footprint Expansion: Developed processes to increase their online presence by 50%.• Efficiency Improvement: Researched and implemented a new point-of-sale system, automating inventory management and boosting productivity.

• Digital Content Oversight: Managed all digital content for TheBlaze Radio, including podcast versions of on-air programs and on-demand podcasts across platforms like SoundCloud, Omny, iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play Music.• Content Maintenance: Ensured up-to-date network content availability for the audience.• Collaboration and Optimization: Worked with digital media specialists to maximize on-air and digital assets, maintaining optimal performance for web and app-based systems. Authored website content following TheBlaze and AP Style guides.• Data-Driven Insights: Provided detailed weekly reports analyzing key data for monetization opportunities, leading to a 50% increase in ad sales.• Technology Monitoring: Tracked equipment depreciation to inform necessary technology developments and additional services.

• Web Content Enhancement: Developed documentation and structured page “blurbs” to improve analytics and cross-link programs with other website posts and pages, resulting in a 50% SEO boost for redirected web traffic.• Backend Updates: Managed backend website updates for radio broadcasts and podcasts.• Recording Status Communication: Sent daily recording status reports, including lost files, to relevant authorities.• Workflow Optimization: Collaborated with the operations team to enhance workflow and maintain the daily run sheet.

• Coordinated Vehicle Services: Assisted customers by providing customized vehicles after service, body shop, or other repairs.• Inventory Management: Maintained a comprehensive database for our 20-vehicle fleet, including documentation for check-out procedures.