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Marketing, Communications & Social Media Specialist (Volunteer)
Washington, DC
Jun 2020 - Aug 2020 (2 months)
• Developed social media strategy, toolkits, and content for multiple minority-run non-profits across the country with the goal of showing the disadvantaged, minority audience the non-profits served how, why, and when to vote.
• Managed a team of social media volunteers.
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Marketing & Communications Specialist
Fairfax, VA
Nov 2012 - Mar 2020 (7 years 4 months)
• Crafted text for digital content and marketing submissions.
• Managed social media for the firm.
• Edited technical text to convey complex ideas in a clear and direct style.
• Updated the company website via WordPress.
• Managed layout, graphics, content, and production for over 300 complex architecture proposals.
• Sought out and applied for sustainable design opportunities.
• Developed and designed newsletters, marketing brochures, portfolios, and presentations.
• Juggled multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• Established partnerships with other firms.
• Supervised marketing submissions from partner firms and Samaha staff.
• Represented Samaha at trade shows.
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Marketing & Communications Specialist/Freelance Graphic Designer
Self-employed
Jul 2012 - Jul 2013 (1 year)
• Provided comprehensive design services to clients, including cover art, business card design, proposal layout, logo design, branding, and PowerPoint presentation design.
• Designed a line of decorative and protective skins for iPhones, Blackberries, iPads, and Apple laptops.
• Designed mass e-mails for e-distribution advertising sales and products via Mailchimp.
• Designed infographics for clients.
• Designed and updated websites using web design templates.
• Created and updated social media pages for clients.
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Marketing & Communications Specialist
Sterling, VA
Feb 2012 - Jul 2012 (5 months)
• Designed exhibition boards and firm portfolio for booth at 2012 Dental Exhibition.
• Created design and layout for booklet and booklet cover discussing the process of designing a dental office.
• Edited writing for booklet on the process of designing a dental office.
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Marketing & Communications Associate
Davis Buckley Architects
Washington, DC
May 2007 - Jan 2012 (4 years 8 months)
• Crafted text for marketing submissions and firm portfolios.
• Utilized Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign to create multi-colored graphics and layouts for responses to government RFPs, official presentations, awards posters, submissions, covers, and firm portfolios.
• Developed PowerPoint presentations for firm interviews and public relations events.
• Designed business cards.
• Proofread a variety of documents including correspondence and contracts.
• Tracked reimbursable expenses by project and created invoices.