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312.560.6549 EMAIL AVAILABLE LINKEDIN LINK AVAILABLE https://Candidate's Name .myportfolio.com/ EXECUTIVE PROFILELeader of marketing department, overseeing graphic design for print, website and social media. Extensive experience in B2C, project management, seeking out solutions to challenges, prioritizing projects, cutting costs, meeting deadlines while most importantly complying with brand image in all areas of design and also establishing precedence. Able to learn and adapt to many applications on the go.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEThe Theatre of Western Springs: Oct 2016 to current Western Springs, IL Marketing Non-profit community theatre, design all show materials for the season for Adult and Childrens productions (currently 10 total), design and manage all aspects of direct mail, print materials, email blasts-targeted emails, social media, website maintenance, order forms. Write press releases and schedule and execute publicity shoots. Achievements:- Brought back subscriptions to pre-pandemic levels with high quality design, targeted mailings and social media- Eliminated need to outsource all design; Reduced waste; Maintained budget Marketing Consultant: Jan 2013 to current Chicago, IL Self-employed consultant providing marketing consultation to businesses, non-profits and educational institutions with creative design, web design and email marketing.Mesirow Financial: Feb 1998 to Dec 2012 Chicago, IL Marketing and Strategic Sales Began as sole designer and production manager, transformed department to include web design and advertising, html email communications and social media. Managed and motivated internal design team of five and oversaw all marketing communications, including the annual report from concept through completion. Worked closely with public relations and producers to create a vision, conceive designs while meeting deadlines and budget. Managed relationships with vendors to meet budgets and deadlines while also cultivating relationships with client vendors. Directed team to create business systems, presentations and all media type marketing materials to effectively communicate the brand and generate sales. Continually stayed ahead of trends in design and skills by encouraging education. Managed all operational, strategic, financial, quote/bid, staffing and administrative functions. Worked directly with Security Processing/back office and Legal/Compliance for all statement processing and confirm related materials. Created forms for New Accounts. Reported directly to Chief Marketing Officer. Achievements:- Analyzed print version of annual report and advocated different avenues of distribution to save firm several hundreds of thousands of dollars- Led team to update our brand/logo and created a universal look to our materials across all businesses- Established long lasting relationships with designers and outside vendors to meet all of our goals- Eliminated need for letterhead and reduced costs in some areas by providing templates on the intranet FILM PRODUCTION AND MARKETING EXPERIENCE: May 1996 to Oct 1997 Payback (Feature) - Paramount Pictures, Director Brian Helgeland; Starring Mel Gibson Chicago, IL Red Corner (Feature) - MGM, Director Jon Avnet; Starring Richard Gere Production Assistant Coordinated principal cast members, organized and directed extras, through hair, make-up and wardrobe, created daily call sheets and filed a daily production report. Los Angeles, CA Paramount Pictures Corporation Advertising Coordinator/Administrative Assistant Managed Academy and Golden Globe Awards campaign by overseeing production, trafficking and distribution of campaign materials. Coordinated the print advertising campaigns of all features by scheduling photo shoots which included coordinating talent, arranging transportation, catering, booking studios, preparing budgets and communicating marketing concepts to publicists, managers and talent. Report Directly to Senior VP in print advertising.SKILLSWordPress, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Survey Monkey, Constant Contact-target email marketing, Google Analytics, HubSpot EDUCATIONHarvard University, Bachelor of Arts 1991 Cambridge, MA |
