SR. ACCOUNT MANAGER
Beardwood & Co. – New York, NY – www.beardwood.com - (July 2017 – Present)
Plans and guides the completion of multiple client projects; acts as a main client contact throughout the entire creative process; manages client relationship and project exceptions; assures creative aligns to client marketing goals and strategies; leads and manages five to seven creative teams; writes and negotiates agency budgets; manages campaign budgets to ensure agency profitability.
SR. ACCOUNT MANAGER
Chase Design Group – New York, NY – www.chasedesigngroup.com - (February 2016 – June 2017)
Oversees all aspects of creative projects using planning, monitoring, budgeting and client communication skills. Being responsible for daily client communication, requests, briefings, proposals, presentations, budgets, and maintains overall responsibility for agency performance and the health of the agency/client relationship on one or several accounts.
SR. ACCOUNT MANAGER
FOUR32C – New York, NY – www.four32c.com – (February 2014 -February 2016)
Provide strategic thinking and problem solving, to anticipate opportunities with clients and proactively address their needs. Alongside nurturing teams, schedules, budgets, creative and project/engagements alike to deliver exceptional results.
STRATEGIST
Consultant – New York, NY – www.heardabout.me – (September 2012 – February 2014)
Approaching projects from a strategic perspective, to offer unique insights to brand challenges. Responsible for maintaining and building client relationships while ensuring that project deliverables are met on a daily basis.
STRATEGIST
Pearlfisher – New York, NY – www.pearlfisher.com – (May 2012 – September 2012)
Building strategic efforts across business and design platforms through identification of market trends, consumer and customer behavior, setting standards for strategy implementation. Meanwhile partnering internally and with clients to maximize the value of design.
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Duffy & Partners – Minneapolis, MN – www.duffy.com – (June 2008 – February 2012)
Focused on the many aspects of creative management: research, trending, client contact, production, writing, administrative duties and working with account managers and designers on a daily basis as a liaison between the two groups.
PROJECT MANAGER INTERN
DesignWorks – Minneapolis, MN - www.mcad.edu – (January 2008 – June 2008)
DesignWorks is an in-house design firm at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design that works solely for non-profits or community-building design projects to better the community through print and web design.
ADMINISTRATIVE / SALES
ROBOTlove – Minneapolis, MN – www.robotlove.biz – (June 2006 – December 2011)
Accountable for maintaining company financial and purchasing operations, discovering product lines, and crafting relationships with customers and businesses. ROBOTlove gives exposure to new media, limited-edition art and design while enlightens consumers about underground subcultures.
ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INTERN
Worrell Design Inc. – Minneapolis, MN – www.worrell.com – (May 2007 – January 2008)
Responsible for researching all aspects of consumer and client needs: set up research methodologies, developed consumer segments, personas, synthesized consumer values, video taped interviewees, and delivered findings to customers. This industrial design firm focused around interface design and packaging design for clients like Geek Squad, Best Buy and Honeywell. Conducted research, client contact, production, writing, preparing design presentations, administrative with office related duties while managing designers and their deadlines on a daily basis.
SALES / CURATOR
Square Room – Seattle, WA – www.squareroom.us – (June 2004 – May 2006)
Created installations/exhibits to generate visual messages and communication from the artists to the consumer. Square Room conceptualizes art and fashion from a unique nature-based medium with the intent of introducing customers to the value of artistic application in apparel and design.
PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERN
International News – Seattle, WA – www.internationalnewsinc.com – (June 2005 – September 2005)
Worked with the marketing and multi-media department in devising a strategic plan and image for A.Tiziano brand for the up and coming MAGIC Fashion Apparel Trade Show. International News is the major label behind brands such as Mecca, A. Tiziano, Triko, and Alphanumeric expressing the pulse of urban dress.
EVENT PLANNER INTERN
Zumiez – Seattle, WA – www.zumiez.com – (March 2005 – May 2005)
Authored marketing slogans and promotional images for Zumiez Couch Tour for Summer of 2005, while introducing, organizing, maintaining, and archiving booking experiences for equipment, entertainment, and security while marketing team was on tour. Zumiez sells action-sports related clothing and has created an image based around action sports like skateboarding, motocross, and snowboarding.
Bachelor of Science: Visualization
Minneapolis College of Art and Design – (December 2008)
Area of focus was developing technological concepts and strategies to create virtual experiences for education, entertainment, gaming, and commerce. Also focused on creating brand strategies and marketing campaigns that utilize effective copy and images.
Associate of Applied Arts: Fashion Marketing
Art Institute Seattle – (May 2006)
Area of focus was on professional fashion trend research with studies in marketing, advertising, and buying.