Co-founded Chisel and Brand LLC, a consultative digital design firm that helps small businesses, statups, non-profits, brands, and individuals chisel out their vision and build their brand. With offerings spanning web design and development to branding and marketing and project management, Chisel and Brand has helped clients increase web traffic by as much as 50%, attendance by 32% and subscribers by 16%.http://chiselandbrand.com

Valerie Adams Rigsbee has toured nationally and performed with theatre companies across the country. In the DC-area, she’s appeared in Shutter Sisters at 1st Stage; Miracle on 34th St, Sister Act, and Escape to Margaritaville at Toby’s Dinner Theatre; Shakespeare in Love, Hands on a Hardbody, and Next to Normal (Helen Hayes Winner, Outstanding Musical) at Keegan Theatre; The Remains at Studio Theatre; Museum 2040 at 4615 Theatre Company; The Skin of Our Teeth and Urinetown (Helen Hayes Nominee, Outstanding Musical) at Constellation Theatre; James & the Giant Peach at Adventure Theatre (Helen Hayes Winner, Outstanding Ensemble); Much Ado About Nothing at Next Stop Theatre; Bonnie and Clyde at Monumental Theatre; and Doctor Faustus at Brave Spirits Theatre. She played Mrs. Cratchit in a national tour of A Christmas Carol, and has performed regionally at the Guthrie Theatre, Advice to the Players (NH Theatre Award Finalist, Best Supporting Actress), Papermill Theatre, Acadia Repertory, and more! www.actorval.com

Create, design, maintain and manage content for BroadwayMusicalHome.com, a successful revenue-earning enterprise that boasts 40K blog, 16K Twitter, and 12K Facebook followers. http://broadwaymusicalhome.com

Responsible for the build out and creative direction of web properties for NAB Shows and NAB Amplify, working closely with leadership to drive revenue, satisfaction and positioning and serving as the lead technical voice in defining digital strategies and in the implementation of the data warehouse, hub and DAM. She has earned a reputation internally as an innovator, leader and doer.• Stood up a virtual event in 45 business days that resulted in 66% new attendees• Increased registration conversions by 46% and sales leads by nearly 300%• Improved organic search traffic by 50% and exit rate by 34%

Ran Rigsbee Photography, a photo studio specializing in portrait, event, wedding, property and creative photography and worked as its primary photographer.

Designed, developed and maintained websites for the Media group, with a focus on applying a customer-centric perspective to designs, improving user experience and helping to retool templates and frameworks to yield success.• Increased unique pageviews by 11%, the average time spent on each page by 15.5% and the page load time by 16.23% within the first six months at AI.• Made changes to webinar pages that resulted in a 16% increase in the time spent on the page and a 179% increase in the page value.

Managed website for the agency’s largest client, Cuddeback Scouting Cameras as well as others, handling design, strategy, development and overseeing designers, developers and contractors. • Helped turn an unprofitable department into a profitable one in under a year• Improved SEO positioning to move Cuddeback onto first page of search results for desired term

Ran a web design studio focused on placing equal attention on solid design and clean coding, the company produced bold, clean and SEO-friendly web sites, flash projects, email campaigns, brand identities, interactive strategies and more. In 2012, 554 Design merged with Chisel + Brand LLC as a part of a strategy to form a more comprehensive marketing company.

Created a new brand website, increasing traffic by 34%, as well as other sites/microsites, movies and games, training presentations and email marketing campaigns.

Initiated and fostered relationships with a variety of clients and creatively found the best possible solutions for their needs in print, online, and through events and promotions. Created and managed a new cooperative ad for local non-profit organizations and focused primarily on increasing visibility for clients in the restaurant industry.

Worked with the head of publicity for the Pomona College Theatre, creating multiple show posters, helping to define marketing strategy and developing a new website for the department. Created a very successful marketing campaign for Master Builder, which included a sand castle building contest and a three-phase outdoor branding campaign.

Worked with the head of marketing, education, and audience services, writing press releases, show cards, study guides and letters to hotels and restaurants in the area. Also helped to compile and analyze survey data, update press calendars, and prepare season mailings.

Assisted with fundraising, donor recognition and cultivation events. Compiled survey data, researched potential donors, managed filing system, and supported development activities, such as donor cultivation events.