FIGS COMMUNICATIONS
Visual Communication | Branding | Websites | Graphics | Creative Writing | Events
My Resume
Objective
Marketing and communications manager, with excellent writing and design skills, seeking an opportunity to grow a company’s brand through strategic marketing campaigns and special events.
Education

Mercyhurst University
​Aug 2009 - May 2013
B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Visual Communication
Minor in Creative Writing
GPA: 3.6
Experience
Marketing & Communications Coordinator, Fives North American Combustion
Cleveland, OH | Mar 2023 – Present
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Managed global marketing programs.
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Led Salesforce campaigns and social media efforts.
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Enhanced trade show presence, increasing seminar attendance and profits by 30%.
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Marketing Coordinator, Relequint
Remote | Jan 2023 – Mar 2023
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Developed branded assets and HubSpot campaigns.
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Marketing Communications Coordinator, GED Integrated Solutions
Glenwillow, OH | Nov 2017 - Dec 2022
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Managed B2B marketing programs and ads.
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Led logo and website redesign, enhanced social media and email marketing.
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Increased brand awareness and generated sales leads through trade shows. ​​​
Communications, Marketing & Special Events Coordinator, Habitat for Humanity of Summit County
Akron, OH | July 2015 - Aug 2017​​
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Creates and implements print and digital media in line with global brand standards
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Website content manager
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Writes press releases and annual reports
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Public Relations Committee chair and advertising manager
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Plans and executes special events​​
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​Youth Gymnastics Instructor, First Flips/Elite Gymnastics Academy
Solon, OH | Oct 2015 - June 2016
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Assisted children with basic tumbling techniques
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HR Community Engagement Temp, The Sherwin-Williams Company
Headquarters - Cleveland, OH | Jan 2015 - April 2015
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Assisted with event planning & execution
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Wrote articles & memos for internal distribution
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Kept fundraising records​
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Corporate Internal Communications Temp
Sept 2014 - Jan 2015, Aug 2013 - June 2014
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Employee website redesign content contributor
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Writer, editor & designer of various digital & print communications materials
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Receptionist in the Center of Excellence (the Company’s lobby, conference center and museum)​​
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​Web & Graphic Design Intern, People’s Initiative Against Poverty (PIAP) in Liberia
Erie, PA | Mar 2013 - Aug 2013
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Designed website & print materials for a non-profit
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Created & managed social media accounts
Balloon Artist, Balloon Distractions, Inc.
Akron, OH area | June 2012 - Aug 2012
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Individually contracted balloon twister for birthday parties & restaurants'
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Graphic Design Intern, Our Lady of the Elms Schools
Akron, OH | June 2011 - Aug 2011
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Created materials used for recruiting prospective students
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FREELANCE WORK
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Freelance Website Manager, Independent Client (Akron, OH | Dec 2016 - Mar 2017)
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Provided WordPress support and custom HTML, and creative direction for blog
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Design Program Trainer, Skylight Financial Group (Cleveland, OH | May 2015 - June 2015)
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Trained an employee in Adobe InDesign and marketing best practices
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Graphic Designer, Independent Clients (Parma, OH | June 2014 – Jan 2015)
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Video advertisement displays for a local parish carnival (2014)
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Monthly wellness poster and articles for The Sherwin-Williams Company (2014)
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Designed jersey for Mercyhurst University's Ultimate Frisbee Club (2015)
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Contributing Writer, St. Charles Borromeo (Parma, OH | Oct 2013 – July 2014)
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Wrote articles for a parish newsletter
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Yearbook Designer, St. Charles Borromeo School (Parma, OH | July 2013)
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Created colorful yearbook design
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Editor & Creative Writer, Independent Client (Parma, OH | July 2013)
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Edits & creative input for an amateur TV series proposal​
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SKILLS
Personal
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Attention-to-detail
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Public speaking
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Organizational
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Leadership
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Enthusiastic
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Passionate
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Personable
Traditional
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Sketches
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Painting
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Textiles
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Interior design
Digital
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Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Bridge, Dreamweaver, Acrobat Pro, Premiere Pro & Rush, Lightroom
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Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Excel, Publisher, Sway, Viva Engage
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Email Marketing: Constant Contact, MailChimp, HubSpot, Pardot
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CRM: Salesforce, Claritysoft
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CMS & Web: Typo3, WordPress, Wix, HTML5, FTP, Serena Collage, Umbraco 7, Oracle WebCenter
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Analytics: Google Analytics, Google Adwords, LinkedIn Ads, Facebook Ads, SEO
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Graphics & Media: Digital photography & videography, Canva, PlayPlay, social media, Hootsuite
Conceptual
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Exhibit design
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Publication design
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Script writing
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Storyboarding
2010 - present
2010 - present
Honors & Activities
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Inducted member of Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Association Honor Society (2013)
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Inducted member of the Mercyhurst University Service Honors Society (2013)
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Designer of digital edition of the Lumen (student-led literary & art magazine) (2013)
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Advertising Manager for the Merciad school newspaper (2013)
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Recipient of the National Excellence in Leadership Award (2012)
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Inducted member of Sigma Alpha Pi, the National Society of Leadership and Success (2012)
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Three poetry pieces published in the Lumen (2012)
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Habitat for Humanity (2011 - 2013)
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Member of the Leadership Certification Program (2011 - 2013)
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Mercyhurst Public Speaking Club: President; Vice President of Public Relations (2011 - 2012)