Over 20 years' combined experience in executive managerial roles including as a Director of Marketing for digital/print media and education product development, with proficiencies in design, brand management, integrating creative photography with local lifestyle journalism, marketing regionally, nationally, and internationally, overseeing all promotional and multiple department operations, supervising up to 50 staff, ensuring that projects were completed within tightly scheduled deadlines, and meeting and/or exceeding corporate and client expectations * Proficient with all aspects of staffing and workforce development including recruiting, interviewing, delegating work assignments, monitoring all work activities for quality, expediency, and proper employee/client interactions, conducting performance evaluations, implementing disciplinary measures, and terminations * Experienced retaining quality personnel through sound Team Building concepts, excellent communications, and respected leadership skills, guiding and directing individuals to maximize productivity and their own personal potential * Oversees, directs, develops, and collaborates with high-performance creative advertising teams in highly competitive markets setting critical project initiatives, goals, and objectives, delegating assignments, tracking individual and team progress to the attainment of desired outcomes, and developing solutions customized to meet and or surpass client specifications, retaining clients while managing annual budgets up to $500K * Recognized and awarded for developing innovative new products, successful in reaching unprecedented popularity on a national scale, and possesses expertise promoting brand identities in the toy, food, and transportation industries, providing strategic guidance for clients from concept, to prototype, to market, for small to large corporations, providing client support for every step of the decision-making process for various market adaptations, developing effective solutions timed in coordination with market changes, negotiating pricing and terms with vendors, and resolving issues of any nature and any magnitude * Utilized as a knowledgeable and respected resource by management, peers, staff, and clients, the "go-to" professional, to provide clarity of thought, sound judgment, well-informed decision-making, and effective solutions for branding and marketing as well as client relations issues through the formulation of strategic action plans when others cannot * Multi-tasks efficiently, learns new systems quickly, and completes projects on or ahead of critical deadlines * Leverages technology to enhance productivity, PC, Mac, MS Office, and more * Works well independently or collaboratively in a team environment
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