Bill Dodson Email & Phone Number

Maine, United States

Portland, Maine Metropolitan Area

If you’re launching something new I’d love to help. Weird, complicated projects and products strongly desired. Marketing and brand planning, media strategy, website management, creative messaging, materials sourcing, prototyping, campaign execution.

Portland, Maine, United States

Home maintenance and improvements in Portland, Maine. I've cultivated a client roster of smart interesting home owners and property managers who call me for a wide variety of small projects.

Portland, Maine Area

Oversaw Wordpress and Drupal web development, estimating, process, design, tech support, hosting, security, and contracts. EC is an integrated digital marketing services firm, serving the home performance and better-building industry. Tech stack included Drupal, Wordpress, Pantheon, Unbounce, Zapier, and many other website support tools. Favorite clients: Ideal Energy, Building Science Corporation, Energy Vanguard, PHIUS, State 48, Goggin Energy. Key partner: Redfin Solutions.

Portland, Maine Area

Managed brand & creative projects at Maine's largest hospital, part of the state-wide healthcare network, MaineHealth. Non-profit. Also lead sourcing and contract for an enterprise project and resource management system for 40-person MarCom group. Workfront implementation manager, system admin, and training lead. Completed 40 different Workfront trainings; transcript available.

Portland, Maine Area

Managed a variety of clients and campaigns, supporting creative & account teams with estimating (Workamajig), resource plans, in-house production, biz dev, and outsourced/freelance services. Collaborated with, media, strategy, and finance staff. Key clients: Delorme, True North Salmon, Gorham Savings Bank, Maine Medical Center, Maine Beverage Co, CMP, FairPoint, Sylvania, MaineToday Media, Versteel, Hood, Dunkin Donuts, New England Coffee, Hypertherm.Complex projects which I… Show more Managed a variety of clients and campaigns, supporting creative & account teams with estimating (Workamajig), resource plans, in-house production, biz dev, and outsourced/freelance services. Collaborated with, media, strategy, and finance staff. Key clients: Delorme, True North Salmon, Gorham Savings Bank, Maine Medical Center, Maine Beverage Co, CMP, FairPoint, Sylvania, MaineToday Media, Versteel, Hood, Dunkin Donuts, New England Coffee, Hypertherm.Complex projects which I enjoyed: Integrated ad campaign development & production. Transitioning a large furniture catalog from print to online. Retail signage deployments. Acting as in-house producer for broadcast, print, online, interactive. Show less

Portland, Maine Area

Managed all aspects of workflow in a busy 35-person full-service in-house creative department (Marketing Communications). Set policy, managed production designers, collaborated with other departments and partners on process improvements, managed freelancers, participated in global ISO 9001 certification efforts, oversaw design software maintenance and upgrades, estimated hundreds of projects/year, developed many process guidelines and governance tools. In addition I worked on a… Show more Managed all aspects of workflow in a busy 35-person full-service in-house creative department (Marketing Communications). Set policy, managed production designers, collaborated with other departments and partners on process improvements, managed freelancers, participated in global ISO 9001 certification efforts, oversaw design software maintenance and upgrades, estimated hundreds of projects/year, developed many process guidelines and governance tools. In addition I worked on a wide variety of initiatives, including what I enjoyed most: helping to launch a new magazine. And, design standardization of product labeling and inserts and subsequent international translation management. I also lead the search and implementation of a comprehensive, integrated workflow database system (was admin for Workamajig). Planned the design and content updates on large complex dx print directories, web site redesign, and catalogs. Show less

Portland, Maine Area

Oversaw the insanely complex print buying operations and production efforts: all advertising, collateral, and retail decor materials for 130 stores; contracts and production for weekly circular/flyer: pre-press, photography, printing, and distribution of 3 million copies in 27 versions, inserted in regional newspapers and shared mail in 5 states. Negotiated advertising contracts with dozens of papers. Supported Sweetbay launch (sister chain in Florida). Contributed marketing expertise… Show more Oversaw the insanely complex print buying operations and production efforts: all advertising, collateral, and retail decor materials for 130 stores; contracts and production for weekly circular/flyer: pre-press, photography, printing, and distribution of 3 million copies in 27 versions, inserted in regional newspapers and shared mail in 5 states. Negotiated advertising contracts with dozens of papers. Supported Sweetbay launch (sister chain in Florida). Contributed marketing expertise on several key cross-department special teams: Launch of Hannaford Inspirations brand, integration of 20-store Victory chain, Fresh magazine, 1:1 marketing strategy, project management systems, online flyer, and development & launch of Guiding Stars system. Show less

Portland, Maine Area

Oversaw production resources & systems, estimating, developed policy & process recommendations. Partnered with media, proofreading, biz dev, production designers, and client services. Managed freelance pool. Supported pitches. Built databases. Basically, working like a maniac on really complicated projects, all the time, for all clients. In the process, I also read every strategy brief and research report. I absorbed 'the VIA way.' Clients: Banknorth, Sweetbay, Hannaford… Show more Oversaw production resources & systems, estimating, developed policy & process recommendations. Partnered with media, proofreading, biz dev, production designers, and client services. Managed freelance pool. Supported pitches. Built databases. Basically, working like a maniac on really complicated projects, all the time, for all clients. In the process, I also read every strategy brief and research report. I absorbed 'the VIA way.' Clients: Banknorth, Sweetbay, Hannaford, Analog Devices, Aura 360, RSN, IDEXX, Adams Harkness, Raytheon, Fairchild Semiconductor, Safe Passage, American Skiing Company. Show less

Portland, Maine Area

Integrated brand engineering agency; this is where I learned the value of Strategy Before Creative, which informed the rest of my career in and around marketing.

Portland, Maine Metropolitan Area

Digital service bureau, design studio, printing office. Managed, performed, and directed day to day operations.

Bs, Photography & Printing

Activities and Societies: Concentration in Film & Literature. Technical Photography Student Association (TPSA). Indoor Rocket Car Team..

One Year Of Traditional Needs-Based Sales Training.

Enterprise Program Management Admin Training. Transcript Available Upon Request. 40+ Hours.

Short Class Which Culminated In 2 Stand-Up Comedy Performances At Empire.

Various Classes At Usm.