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VP of Public Relations (Consultant)
Jul 2019 - Present (5 years 4 months)
Generate interest and membership leads through community engagement
• Produces event-specific and brand-building content for local media outlets
• Partners with VP of Membership to facilitate growth and retention of club membership
• Actively collaborates within Executive Committee to strategically improve member engagement
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Social Media Ambassador (Consultant)
Feb 2018 - Present (6 years 9 months)
Support social media presence of existing center and expand awareness of its social impact cause
• Copy-edit and distribute content on Facebook and LinkedIn social media platforms
• Promotes online & in-person events to expand community outreach
• Strategically highlight awards & achievements to encourage, gain, and retain donorship support
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Director of Marketing & Product Development (In-House)
Feb 2018 - Present (6 years 9 months)
Development and launch of story brand for network of integrated support specialists
• Brand development, website, multimedia marketing, and content management
• Active project management, forecasting, and strategic business collaboration
• Research, develop, design & produce effective online resources for membership community
• Strategic development of specialized practitioner network to maximize community support
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Marketing Strategist (Consultant)
Sep 2019 - Dec 2019 (3 months)
Facilitated evolution of in-house strategic marketing & business development effort for boutique fitness studio
• Coached client through development process for effective story brand development & content marketing strategies
• Reviewed business operations, business objectives, provided insights, & recommendations for defining key metrics and strategic investment in marketing strategies
• Developed ad copy and visual designs of promotional & event-specific collateral, and social media
• Proposed strategic product enhancements recommendations to support next-level of story brand extension
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Marketing Services Manager (In-House)
New York, NY
Aug 2015 - Feb 2018 (2 years 6 months)
• Establish new team and thoughtfully evolve best practices for standardized brand application in marketing collateral
• Build relationships across teams, with stakeholders, senior management and vendors to achieve sales/marketing goals
• Collect and analyze key metrics to make informed decisions about scalability, and areas of opportunity and development
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Head of Creative Services (In-House)
New York, NY
Dec 2014 - Aug 2015 (8 months)
• Standardized marketing collateral and processes in North America for $590Bn global asset management company post-Cutwater Asset Management acquisition
• Responsible for managing development and delivery of branded print & digital marketing collateral for North America
• Actively engaged senior management to enhance strategies surrounding marketing initiatives
• Integrated technical solutions to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and enhance brand experience
• Website re-designed, re-branded and wire-framed; UX on a global perspective in collaboration with UK office
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Head of Creative Services & Brand Manager (In-House)
Armonk, NY
Mar 2010 - Jul 2015 (5 years 4 months)
• Launched brand identity for $23Bn fixed income financial services provider
• Actively partnered with Marketing, Sales, Distribution and key senior executives to enhance brand awareness
• Reclaimed projects outsourced during rebrand resulting $70k+ annual savings, increased efficiency and streamlined production
• Lead team through design, development and production of brand awareness campaigns, collateral for e-mail marketing, trade exhibit materials, and industry-sales collateral
• Integrated technical solutions to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and enhance brand experience
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Creative Director (Studio)
The Branding Iron LLC
Wyckoff, NJ
Mar 2008 - Mar 2010 (2 years)
• Founded niche creative services boutique specializing in serving the financial industry
• Offered services across a broad spectrum: Brand Development, Graphic & Web Design, E-mail Marketing
• Led scalable team of in-house designers and external freelancers to produce visual solutions for third party clients
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Lead Designer & Web Project Manager (In-House)
Bear Stearns Asset Management
New York, NY
Jan 2006 - Jul 2008 (2 years 6 months)
• Re-designed pitch books and marketing collateral to reflect brand evolution
• Assisted in change management of assets and collateral during re-branding initiative
• Co-authored in-house brand style guide and best practices manual
• Developed proprietary software tool to assist traffic coordinator to manage workflow
• Managed internal and external BSAM websites, coordinated with Global Marketing, eCommerce / technology groups
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Graphic & Web Designer (Agency)
New York, NY
Oct 2000 - Dec 2006 (6 years 2 months)
• Designed full range of marketing material from concept to production for third party clients
• Web mastered intranet, externally-facing conference invitation and survey pages, and event websites
• Devised best practices and implemented solutions to maximize resources and efficiency
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Assistant (In-House)
New York, NY
Jun 1995 - Oct 2000 (5 years 4 months)
Presentation graphics, general marketing assistance, research, data entry and file maintenance.
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Intern, Production (In-House)
Madison Square Garden Productions / Radio City Entertainment
New York, NY
Sep 1999 - Dec 1999 (3 months)
• Assistant to Executive Producer
• Marketing research for Radio City Spectacular
• Review and proofing of advertisements