PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Senior-level Design & Marketing Manager / Brand Strategy / Art Direction / Graphic Design / Content Creation and Management with 20+ years experience/ 10+ years of management experience in the B2B sector. I am a task-orientated manager who proactively works with organizational stakeholders and Executive Management to achieve goals, objectives and provide solutions.
SELECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
SAGE PARTS and ALVEST/TLD
- I developed, launched, and maintained Sage Parts and Page GSE websites, which were previously at a standstill.
- Revitalized all communications and content, keeping it current with modern standards and best practices.
- Implemented a new communications process and content creation hub framework for product content. Our success led to their adoption by our corporate parent for additional companies.
- I developed, created, and managed Marketing communication, content, newsletters, emails, and templates in Constant Contact, which resulted in open rates well above the industry average.
- I worked with the stakeholders and Executive Management to develop messaging, content, script, and storyboard animated videos on time and within budget.
- Managed all communications, content, marketing, social media, and messaging for our industry's biggest trade shows.
BRONSON VITAMINS
- Demand Generation Marketing and Creative Lead for a major Vitamin Company's main marketing initiative. My work led to a 20% increase in response.
- I oversaw all creative asset production for the department and defined policies and procedures.
- Developed an e-commerce sales channel on eBay, becoming a top-rated seller with high customer satisfaction and reviews (99.8%) and over $175,000+ sales per year.
- Reduced Catalog creation and publication production by over 50%.
THOMASNET NEWS - THOMAS PUBLISHING
- Led Newsroom with WordPress development to launch content verticals. Drove down implementation time to 2 days.
- I migrated Blog/News content to WordPress CMS in 6 weeks to meet security needs and install best practice standards. The previous migration before me took 6 months.
- Installed industry best practices and workflow for Newsroom content. Trained Editorial Staff/Writers.
- Developed, implemented, and managed ad program for Newsroom and Thomasnet Tile ad program across the company.
THOMAS PUBLISHING
- Led technology implementation/software migration, leading to a 27% cost reduction.
- I built and led the in-house design process for all digital and print magazines, saving them $100k per fiscal quarter (including salaries).
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Sage Parts (Melville, NY) | Creative Lead, Marketing, Communications Manager | 2019-2024
Bronson Vitamins (Hauppauge, NY) | Senior Graphic Designer and Marketing Specialist | 2015-2019
Independent Blogger and Digital Content Creator| 2006–Present
Thomas Publishing Company (NY, NY) | 1996–2010 & 2011-2014
Graphic Designer & Manager in various divisions including:
Digital Production Manager | ThomasNet Newsroom | 11-14
Production Technology Manager | Magazine & Catalog Divisions | 07–10
Art Production Manager | Magazine & Catalog Divisions | 03–07
Production Manager | 01–03
Production & Multimedia Associate | 99–01
Senior Designer | 98–99
Production Coordinator | 96–98
Barnes & Noble Digital (New York, NY) | ePublishing Operations Manager | 2010–2011
South Bay Publishing (Lindenhurst, NY) | Layout Artist | 1994–1996
Marvel Comics | New York, NY)| Editorial Intern | 1990-1992
Key areas of expertise include:
• Demand Generation Marketing
• Acquisition Marketing
• Content Creation & Management / Email Marketing
• Senior Level Digital and Print Graphic Design, Art Direction, Art Production Process
• Social Media Marketing / SMM / Influencer Marketing
• Strategic Planning / Content Strategy / Branding
• Press Releases and Communication
• WordPress Development / Website Management / SEO
• Vendor Relationships/Management
• E-Commerce: eBay / Amazon / Shopify / Magento
• Promotions / Giveaways
• Project Management / Account Management
• Event Planning & On-site Event Management
• KPI Management
• Competitor Intelligence / Analysis
Adobe Creative Suite: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat
Canva, PowerPoint
Hubspot Marketing Hub, Buffer, HootSuite, Sprout Social, SEMRush, Constant Contact, MailChimp, SurveyMonkey, DropBox, TRELLO, Tableau, Google Drive, OneNote, Grammarly.
WordPress: DIVI, SEO, Multi-Language (WPML), Multi-Site, RankMath, Lightspeed
Photography, Typography, Color Theory, DAM)
EDUCATION
Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, NY)| BFA in Art & Design Education
References available upon request.