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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   

  • Managed global marketing programs. 

  • Led Salesforce campaigns and social media efforts. 

  • Enhanced trade show presence, increasing seminar attendance and profits by 30%. 

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Marketing Coordinator, Relequint 

Remote | Jan 2023 – Mar 2023   

  • Developed branded assets and HubSpot campaigns.

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Marketing Communications Coordinator, GED Integrated Solutions

Glenwillow, OH | Nov 2017 - Dec 2022

  • Managed B2B marketing programs and ads. 

  • Led logo and website redesign, enhanced social media and email marketing. 

  • Increased brand awareness and generated sales leads through trade shows. â€‹â€‹â€‹

 
Communications, Marketing & Special Events Coordinator, Habitat for Humanity of Summit County

Akron, OH | July 2015 - Aug 2017​​

  • Creates and implements print and digital media in line with global brand standards

  • Website content manager

  • Writes press releases and annual reports

  • Public Relations Committee chair and advertising manager

  • Plans and executes special events​​

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​Youth Gymnastics Instructor, First Flips/Elite Gymnastics Academy

Solon, OH | Oct 2015 - June 2016

  • 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

  • Assisted with event planning & execution

  • Wrote articles & memos for internal distribution

  • Kept fundraising records​

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Corporate Internal Communications Temp

Sept 2014 - Jan 2015, Aug 2013 - June 2014

  • Employee website redesign content contributor

  • Writer, editor & designer of various digital & print communications materials

  • 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

  • Designed website & print materials for a non-profit

  • Created & managed social media accounts

 

Balloon Artist, Balloon Distractions, Inc.

Akron, OH area | June 2012 - Aug 2012

 
  • 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

 
  • Created materials used for recruiting prospective students

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FREELANCE WORK
  • Freelance Website Manager, Independent Client (Akron, OH | Dec 2016 - Mar 2017)

    • Provided WordPress support and custom HTML, and creative direction for blog

  • Design Program Trainer, Skylight Financial Group (Cleveland, OH | May 2015 - June 2015)

    • Trained an employee in Adobe InDesign and marketing best practices

  • Graphic Designer, Independent Clients (Parma, OH | June 2014 – Jan 2015)

    • Video advertisement displays for a local parish carnival (2014)

    • Monthly wellness poster and articles for The Sherwin-Williams Company (2014)

    • Designed jersey for Mercyhurst University's Ultimate Frisbee Club (2015)

  • Contributing Writer, St. Charles Borromeo (Parma, OH | Oct 2013 – July 2014)

    • Wrote articles for a parish newsletter

  • Yearbook Designer, St. Charles Borromeo School (Parma, OH | July 2013)

    • Created colorful yearbook design

  • Editor & Creative Writer, Independent Client (Parma, OH | July 2013)

    • Edits & creative input for an amateur TV series proposal​

SKILLS

Personal
  • Attention-to-detail

  • Public speaking

  • Organizational

  • Leadership

  • Enthusiastic

  • Passionate

  • Personable

Traditional
  • Sketches

  • Painting

  • Textiles

  • Interior design

Digital
  • Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Bridge, Dreamweaver, Acrobat Pro, Premiere Pro & Rush, Lightroom

  • Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Excel, Publisher, Sway, Viva Engage

  • Email Marketing: Constant Contact, MailChimp, HubSpot, Pardot

  • CRM: Salesforce, Claritysoft

  • CMS & Web: Typo3, WordPress, Wix, HTML5, FTP, Serena Collage, Umbraco 7, Oracle WebCenter

  • Analytics: Google Analytics, Google Adwords, LinkedIn Ads, Facebook Ads, SEO

  • Graphics & Media: Digital photography & videography, CanvaPlayPlay, social media, Hootsuite

Conceptual
  • Exhibit design

  • Publication design

  • Script writing

  • Storyboarding

2010 - present

2010 - present

Honors & Activities
  • Inducted member of Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Association Honor Society (2013)

  • Inducted member of the Mercyhurst University Service Honors Society (2013)

  • Designer of digital edition of the Lumen  (student-led literary & art magazine) (2013)

  • Advertising Manager for the Merciad school newspaper (2013)

  • Recipient of the National Excellence in Leadership Award (2012)

  • Inducted member of Sigma Alpha Pi, the National Society of Leadership and Success (2012)

  • Three poetry pieces published in the Lumen  (2012)

  • Habitat for Humanity (2011 - 2013)

  • Member of the Leadership Certification Program (2011 - 2013)

  • Mercyhurst Public Speaking Club: President; Vice President of Public Relations (2011 - 2012)

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