Administration and Management

Media Project Manager
Easy Writer Productions; Seattle, WA

• Contract with companies and clients to produce work for hire.
• Write and produce multimedia, promotional, business and training materials.
• Supervise specialized staff as needed to complete projects..

Internet Marketing Project Manager
Funders' Choice - Washington State Certified Short Sale Specialist, Seattle, WA

• Maintained Joomla website, updated content and improved shopping cart functionality.
• Activated website forms to interface with Infusionsoft CMS.
• Managed Infusionsoft CMS account, created tagging protocols and managed data migration and vetting process through multiple CMS.
• Designed and implemented 5-month email marketing campaign.
• Designed and implemented 6-month successive internet marketing drip campaign.
• Case Study

Media Group Production Manager
The Light Brigade; Seattle, WA

• Hired  to create a media production team and department to produce print, video, computer-based-training (CBT) products and oversee management of the website for this fiber optic training firm.
• Worked closely with the CEO to define the new department, equip and staff it with a team of technical researches, writers, typesetters, website designers, developers and animators.
• Built an aggressive production schedule to meet corporate goals, which included upgrading all existing training manuals, upgrading existing video tapes, creating CDs, DVDs, CBTs and other promotional media.
• Supervised large website upgrade. Responsible for redesigning E-commerce site for more effective navigation and more comprehensive content. Researched and switched host to establish secured transaction capability.
• Case Study

Senior Book Editor and Interim Publisher
Lighthouse Publishing Group, Seattle, WA

• Coordinated printing and distribution channels for multiple book releases.
• Collaborated on design and implementation of book promotion campaigns involving radio ads, direct mail and Internet broadcasts to coordinate with author appearances.
• Wrote promotional copy for book catalogues, press releases, trade show fliers and in-store fliers.
• Edited books on stock market trading strategies for several authors.

Office Manager for Church
Admiral Congregational Church of Christ; Seattle, WA

• Managed supplies, equipment and weekly bulk mailings.
• Produced and distributed newsletters, annual reports, directories and stewardship promotions.
• Coordinated and supervised volunteer crews for communication projects.

Executive Assistant and Videoconference Coordinator for Telcom
Digital Direct (then Teleport, then TCI, now AT&T); Seattle, WA

• Assistant to Vice President/General Manager and the Chief Financial Officer for this telecommunications firm.
• Responsible for day-to-day office management, screening calls, travel arrangements, correspondence, staff logistics.
• Assisted Sales Department by preparing client contracts.
• Booked and operated the videoconference room for national and international client meetings.

Department Manager for Monthly Business Trade Journal
Media, Inc., Seattle, WA

• Assigned and supervised a staff of reporters and photographers.
• Screened leads and set agenda for editorial content for departments covering radio and television, print and publishing, advertising and marketing, and communications technology.

Radio Assistant Manager, Producer and Marketing Strategist
KCMU-FM Radio (now KEPX); Seattle, WA

• Oversaw day-to-day office affairs, managed membership database and maintained underwriting accounts.
• Coordinated volunteers for semi-annual fundraising Beg-A-Thons.
• Designed and implemented marketing and fundraising strategies. The most effective campaign involved the design and implementation of a demographic study of radio listeners, providing valuable input to the programming department to create programming that better reflected the tastes of the active listeners, rather than the personal tastes of the volunteer DJs.
• The subsequent fundraising campaign resulted in a 200% increase in collected donations over preceding campaigns along with positive listener feedback on the new programming. This increase in funds and listener participation provided the necessary clout to request and receive capital funds for a power increase.
• Case Study

Print Coordinator and Estimator
Murray Publishing Company; Seattle, WA

• Scheduled Webb and sheet-fed presses and prioritized tasks.
• Estimated jobs for sales department, ordered stock and bindery.
• Conducted daily production meetings.

Advertising Production Coordinator
Warren / Bardeen Advertising Agency; Seattle, WA

• Tracked heavy print and media production progress through Art Department.
• Conducted daily production meetings. Cracked a whip over a crew of talented, but motley designers.
• Responsible for shipping art to printers and film to magazines.

Journalism Instructor and Newspaper Editor for Award Winning College Paper
South Seattle Community College; Seattle, WA

• Interim journalism instructor for college level students.
• Edited Sentinel weekly news paper, supervised student writers and photography staff.
• Supervised mechanical layout for 24-page tabloid.
• The newspaper earned regional awards for the reporting and appearance.

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