EXPERIENCE

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Berkeley bowl west, Marketing & Communications Manager

Berkeley, ca December ’20 – Present

Marketing and Communications Manager, de facto creative director, social media manager, PR lead, and promotions manager. In my role, I am responsible for managing social media from production to publishing. I research, develop and produce communications internally and externally and advise leadership in communications with media and external audiences. I created and maintain our new website including the strategy on user experience, content, integration of eCommerce, and promotions. I've developed two new revenue streams, one thru the sales of branded merchandise on our website to customers all across the country and in three countries outside of the US. The second by creating monetized promotional opportunities for our vendors to elevate brand awareness to our customer base both on and offline.

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Berkeley bowl west, Cashier

Berkeley, ca February ’20 – December '20

Front-end team member at Berkeley Bowl West, an internationally famous gourmet market in Berkeley California. As a Cashier, I was responsible for processing customer transactions ​and providing high-quality customer service for hundreds of customers a day. Berkeley Bowl is known for its selection of produce and selection of grocery items, so I utilize my experience in cooking and event management to engage customers looking for ideas to execute in their kitchens with products from our store.

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Contract/Freelance/Consulting – New York, NY/SF Bay Area March ‘09 - Present

Marketing/Sales Marketing/ Social Media/Account Management/Project Management/Strategy/Research/Events

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 Clients/contracts include Carol H Williams Advertising, Beast Mode/ Marshawn Lynch, TheRoot.com, Laughing Buddha Comedy, iHeart Radio, Yahoo Inc., Livestream, Petry Digital, Blue Kai, Quadrant One, and Permuto

 

• RFP response and new business proposals/presentations

• Advertising and media strategies

• Research and analytics for campaign strategy and insights

• Oversight of multi-platform campaign creative

• Development and management of partner relationships

• Content development including editorial content and video production

• Evaluation and feedback on existing digital marketing and social media strategies

• Recommendations for new/complementary tactics (on and offline)

• Introduction to tools and technologies to streamline efforts

• Seminars on social media to explore cost-efficient promotion and messaging

• Creative design direction including digital assets, print, and events

• Project Management

• Sales and marketing training and support

• Sales and marketing collateral development

• Prospecting and account management

• Experiential strategy, logistics, programming, and execution

• Multi-Platform and cross-platform campaign development

• Campaign performance reporting and analytics

• Audience research and development

• Website development, design

• Staff hiring, training, and development

• Sourcing and managing vendors

• Co-development of First Wednesdays networking events in NYC est. 2008

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InteractiveOne - Director, Interactive Marketing 

New York, NY January ’12 – March ‘14 

Responsible for crafting custom advertising campaigns for top-tier clients across a network of properties. Deal cycle management – RFP through launch. Introduction of new ad technology to create new advertising opportunities. Digital lead on cross-platform campaigns (broadcast, interactive and experiential). Contributed to two successive years of meeting and exceeding budgets.

 

• Facilitated key agency introductions for the sales team

• Vertical strategy lead for entertainment, finance, tech, CPG, and spirits

• Client facing presentations for brands and agencies

• Instituted social media guidelines for advertising campaigns

• Executive Producer for custom video content in support of advertising initiatives

• Development of seasonal tent pole programs with customized sponsorship opportunities

 

Clients included; Boost Mobile, Diageo Brands, Chambord, Comcast, Chase, General Mills, McDonald's, and US Army,

 

WorldNow - VP, Sales Development/Marketing

New York, NY August ‘07 – January ‘09 

Sales development and Marketing lead, reporting to the CFO with efforts contributing in growth of sales from $4M to $12M over 9 months. Managed and trained cross-functional teams including sellers, and support teams. Lead initiative to redesign UI resulting in increased traffic and sales opportunities.

 

• Managed national ad sales team, from training to RFP response and capability presentations for clients and partner

• Vetted all incoming RFPs, and developed media carriage based on client objectives 

• Initiated lead generation by tapping into personal network, resulting in meetings and new business

• Developed custom sponsorship opportunities for national advertisers, including the first integrated vertical sponsorship on the network

• Led initiatives with programming and editorial to update and improve user interface, improving user experience and the ability to drive traffic to key areas on WorldNow sites leading to an increasing overall traffic

 

Clients included; McCormick Spices, Symbicort, Dunkin Donuts, Virginia Tourism, and Target

 

AOL LLC - Marketing Manager, Events/ Associate Manager Business Solutions/ Coordinator – Sales and Strategy

New York, NY/ San Francisco, CA   December ’99 – June ‘07

Experiential marketing lead for national industry-facing opportunities. Previous roles include sales support, research, proposal building, and managing campaign launch and implementation.

 

• Developed and maintained relationships with industry Brands and Agencies

• Developed and executed client education and entertainment events designed to promote advertising opportunities within the AOL family of properties

• Developed national industry event strategy and planned an annual calendar of events

• Developed, analyzed, and monitored department and project-specific budgets

• Managed vendors, internal and external teams in the planning and execution of experiential marketing projects

• Procured and managed speaking opportunities for C-level and executive management at high profile industry events, including events featuring Jon Miller, Ted Leonsis, and Randy Falco’s first speaking engagement as new CEO of AOL

• Worked with multiple business units, from sales to programming to operations to create, sell and implement unique promotional opportunities within the AOL family of brands

• Analysis of demographic and psychographic data to develop proposals and campaigns based on the advertiser objectives

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EDUCATION

San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA - BA, Cum Laude,Broadcasting

SKILLS

Conversational Japanese, Microsoft office suite, Adobe Photoshop, Mac and PC fluent.

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