Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

Work History

• Concordia Publishing House
• Marketing Manager
• August 2009 to Present

• -Wrote and executed business, marketing, and strategic communication plan for major product grouping
  -Oversaw product creation from research and development through publication
  -Lead creative team meetings; directed art for advertising and promotional efforts
  -Preformed strategic market research to determine appropriate product mix and pricing
  -Challenged the status quo

• Spectrum Creative Solutions
• Director of Marketing Communication
• August 2008 to August 2009

• -Developed and executed dynamic cross-media marketing campaigns for clients.
  -Completed data analysis on response and conversion trends to determine return on marketing investment and demonstrate marketing’s impact on bottom line sales growth by market segment.
  -Integrated social networking strategies across client and in-house campaigns; developed, programmed, and managed corporate blog
  -Prepared sales proposals and presentations.
  -Wrote, edited and revised audience-focused copy for in-house and client projects

Education

• Concordia University, Nebraska
• Bachelor of Arts, Communication, Writing and Rhetoric
• 2005 - 2008

• -Received both “Top Student Paper” and “Top Four Student Paper” honors from the National Communication Association in 2008.
  -Graduated with High Distinction; attained a cumulative college GPA of 4.0 on a 4.0 scale.
  -Received “Outstanding Graduate in Composition and Rhetoric” award.
  -Accepted to present written research projects at both 2007 and 2008 National Communication Association conferences in open competition against masters and doctoral research.