Business development, marketing, and development of website and/or online presence.
CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Communications leader with strong analytical, project management and communications skills; record of managing and implementing cost-saving projects. Measurable strengths include the ability to operate in an evolving, high-energy environment while meeting specific deadlines and goals. Key collaborator who forges relationships with senior management and internal/external stakeholders. Strong presenter and leader, who coaches and develops staff in team atmosphere. Innovative writer with unique understanding of inter-dependencies between the creative and the technical. Manages budgets and vendors to maximize resources. Proven success in a variety of industries.
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
CONSULTANT/Freelance 2009-Present
4Paradigms, Ossining, NY
Developed consultancy to seek opportunities to discover and engage new models of communication in an ever-changing business environment. Projects include:
• Creating, designing and developing company’s website from concept to delivery including branding, logo and written content
• Collaborating with clients and other stakeholders to write/edit website content
• Creating “pitches: proposals, presentations and executive reports
• Developing/writing other strategic external communications to facilitate and/or implement projects and business processes
• Managing assets and all content; publishing to live site
• Developing SEO (Search Engine Optimization), SEM (Search Engine Marketing) marketing strategies
MULTICULTURAL MARKETING RESOURCES, New York, NY 2009-2009
Communications Associate/Intern
Website redesign in-house resource and acting consultant for all internal/external stakeholders. Drove successful campaign to develop and improve company’s marketability, specifically targeting online image and social media resources.
• Reviewed website redesign contracts, technical specifications; wrote/revised and made recommendations for revisions
• Researched and developed segment market presentations and talking points for company Owner
• Edited press releases for multicultural marketing experts
• Assisted in preparation and recommendations for improvements of eBlasts/e-Newsletters
• Collaborated on, researched, development and configuration of blogging tool
• Updated/created records in Multicultural Experts Database
V V A, LLC Project Managers & Consultants, New York, NY 2000-2009
Communications/Information Systems Manager
Key collaborator/contributor to business development and corporate communications initiatives including proposals, presentations, executive reports and ad copy. Project manager for company website from concept to delivery including management of team and budget; delivered ahead of schedule and under budget. Responsible for developing and creating Company's marketing collateral. Produced company e-newsletter. Managed project, which saved company $30,000 in annual production costs. Developed and implemented company-wide processes and procedures.
• Developed presentations and proposals, responded to RFPs, RFIs
• Wrote and/or copy-edited web-based publications
• Graphics design and development
• IT/Infrastructure project management
VERIZON WIRELESS (formerly, AirTouch Cellular), Bellevue, WA 1996-2000
Project Coordinator
Responsible for coordinating trainers/training efforts for NW Area Continuing Education Department. Administrator for key company initiative to convert a UNIX-based Customer Service reference system to Web-based. Created and managed various Access databases for data input, processing and tracking.
• Spearheaded and developed company-wide Continuing Education Scheduling Standard Operating Procedure
• Employee of the Year; Service Legend – awarded both, simultaneously, for outstanding production, support and implementation skills
Languages – Strong working knowledge of French and Spanish; some Greek and German
Software and/or Systems skills include – MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook) MS Project, Visio, Adobe Photoshop, Flash, InDesign and Dreamweaver, FileMaker Pro, Hummingbird e-docs management system, VPN, Citrix, LAN/WAN, MS Exchange 2003 and BES Administration, Website and/or Web-based content management systems (Coldfusion) and applications administration and development. Blogging, social networking (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook), crowd-sourcing (Wikis) and open-collaboration. Ability to easily learn other systems and/or software packages, as needed.
Volunteerism/Pro Bono – Women’s Leadership Forum (WOLF): Design Innovation Team for The White House Project Website Redesign Project. Community Outreach: Online Project Coordinator. Provide training and support in order to bring elder Americans/seniors online.
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