Designed the internal corporate STEM website for Ford Motor Company (North American region). Wrote, edited, and proofread content for the site. Member of the video production team directing video shoots, editing, and developing video content. Collaborated with the Product Develop Instructional Designer and Subject Matter Experts teams to develop video, graphics, and presentation content for the Learning and Development area of Ford Motor Company.

Web/Graphic Design and Web Analysis - Marketing. Created website content which involved writing and editing text, developing electronic/digital media, and creating new web page layouts for this worldwide company's North American Refinishing Division website. This site included translated Canada (French and English) and Mexico (Spanish) versions.

Contract employee through Fast Switch.

Marketing Mix, LLC , Romulus, MI 2011 - presentOWNER/PROJECT MANAGEREstablished this consultancy to provide creative strategies and content for clients – copywriting, proofreading, photo manipulation, print and web design, etc.Key highlights• Developed an extensive marketing campaign for Ale House Comedy Club that included redesign of logo, menus, signage. Established a presence on the web for this entity’s new venture - website, facebook, listings on entertainment sites.• Production management for Huron Publications since 2006 - established work flow for content and layout of local weekly newspaper.

MULTIMEDIA COORDINATOR Built on a career of extensive graphic design experience and success to create the website designs that optimized SEO focus for the main sites and nine subsidiary sites. Leveraged in-depth knowledge of Google Analytics and site statistics to track the impact of trade shows, press releases, and social media on web traffic. Combined creativity with technical acumen in Flash, video production, and photo/illustration optimization to drive brand awareness on websites and social media sites. Portfolio site at susanhurtportfolio.com• Dramatically increased traffic to the psi-repair.com website by partnering with IS team members and site programmers to develop a new e-commerce section. www.psi-repair.com • Created and updated (daily) the 120-page internal Employee InfoNet, which provided comprehensive information on corporate HR information/forms, company updates, employee directories, and announcements for all subsidiaries.• Proposed and developed promotional campaigns incorporating websites and social media sites. Example: Live-streaming video promotion from ISC West Las Vegas 2010 trade show to Mountain Secure Systems website. Overcame external server limitations to enable installation of video feed which allowed for viewing for the duration of trade show. • Installed Google Analytics on each website for tracking the impact on traffic to the websites in correlation with email blasts, trade shows, and web updates – monthly reports were generated to track traffic growth and usage on each page of the sites. (Proprietary information).• Created and/or edited compelling text and developed content to promote fundraising events for company-sponsored entities. Example: The Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund Annual Dinner promotion which resulted in growth from 600 attending the First Annual Dinner to over 1,000 attending the 2011 event. Example: www.fwsf.org

Established this consultancy to provide clients with a variety of freelance design and project management solutions, including copy writing/editing, art production, graphic design, promotional products, and marketing consultation. Worked closely with clients to determine business requirements and create innovative, effective solutions that added value.Key highlights• Networked extensively to develop a new business pipeline and client list that included Mayor Lambert of Romulus, local printing companies, and real estate companies.

Brought on board to establish the art department for this new company. Leveraged creative design expertise to make artwork recommendations and manage production/digital resource needs for a client list including Coffee Beanery, Minority Alliance Group, and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Enhanced the sales process by designing and producing promotional packages for the sales department. Key highlights• Built the art department from the ground up, including the creation of a digital art library, development of vendor processes and corporate literature, and establishing work flow channels.

Contracted by various clients to develop and publish graphic arts solutions. Key highlights• Received a corporate award for Integrity and Commitment from Imageworks, leading to an offer of full-time

As a hands-on Art Director, managed the production of monthly trade magazines, including Manufacturing Engineering which was ranked as the number one trade magazine in the U.S. The redesign of Manufacturing Engineering magazine, as well as converting the pages for web use, brought this magazine into the digital space and expanded its popularity with the engineering community and advertisers. ART DIRECTOR, Manufacturing Engineering Magazine, (1999 – 2002) WEB TECHNICAL SPECIALIST, (1998 – 1999) ART DIRECTOR, Integrated Design and Manufacturing Magazine, (1997 – 1998) ART DIRECTOR, Forming & Fabricating Magazine, (1996 – 1997)