Emily Urquhart Email & Phone Number

Boulder, Co, Us

Boulder, Co, Us

Boulder, Co, Us

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Manage design and construction projects from first meeting to finished install. Act as main point of contact between client, crew, staff, and contractors. Create and interpret design and construction documentation. Meet annual sales goals (30% growth YOY). Estimate and manage project costs. Visit sites daily or weekly to assess construction progress, manage irrigation, assess perennial plantings, and/or lay out plants and hardscape designs in the field. Receive three years of mentorship in Colorado horticulture and sustainable land stewardship. Create and trial new xeric planting approaches with team. Monitor health of gardens after installation. Work within city codes and regulations. Participate in landscape stewardship conversations, conferences, and trials.

• Launched on a five-month timeline from business conception to opening day• Coordinated a team of friends and volunteers to help build mobile unit and launch business on time• Nurtured into a thriving catering business with multiple clients each week after one year• Act as owner, designer, craftsman, marketing outreach, copywriter, accountant, etc.* Build and maintain healthy relationships with clients and the Boulder community• Conduct press outreach—received full spread in Boulder Weekly• Utilize constant problem-solving and critical thinking skills • Mobile business serving New Zealand style ice cream in Boulder, CO. Roam Cone blends vanilla ice cream and fresh fruit for a smooth, soft-serve treat.• mobile storefront, catering, events

Boulder, Co, Us

• Received extensive, formal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training• Led social media strategy and execution for an organization focused on workplace equity• Developed brand language and social media voice• Wrote daily on nuanced/sensitive subjects• Read and researched equity issues• Organically increased Facebook engagement to well-above average in one year (from 8% to 13%)• Cut Facebook ads cost per acquisition in half• Planned and wrote blog/newsletter content (HTML/CSS) and conducted interviews• Wrote web copy and edited staff writing• Grew social media following from 3k - 20k• Built relationships with community partners and influencers

Golden, Colorado, Us

• Assisted in all marketing and communications tasks during event season• Conceptualized and ran social media campaigns• Wrote recreation and conservation blog posts using Wordpress• Edited and updated website copy

• Designed digital and print materials for a student body of 31,000 using the Adobe Creative Suite• Juggled up to eight projects in any given week• Communicated with clients and vendors constantly through written and verbal methods• Facilitated staff training sessions• Received mentorship in design and marketing principles

Denver, Co, Us

Completed internships at the Aspen office on two separate occasions, summer 2015 and winter 2015-16:• Utilize skills in Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, GIS, Rhino 3D modeling, and AutoCAD• Work on projects ranging in scale from residential to city wide• Assist in the production of schematic design and design development booklets• Produce illustrative plan and perspective drawings, construction documents, diagrams, 3D models, and site base maps• Participate in weekly design reviews• Selected out of 352 applicants due to strong creative portfolio and networking efforts

Durango, Co, Us

• Live and work with a crew of eight members in the backcountry for the duration of the summer• Build and maintain trails and structures in the mountains around Salida, CO• Work in increments of nine hour days for ten consecutive days, with four day weekends in between• Nominated as a recruitment ambassador for demonstration of leadership throughout