Manager Marketing

SUSAN THOMPSON

310-***-**** | ***********@*****.***

MY GOALS ARE SIMPLE:

To be part of a team that cultivates fresh creative thinking to solve problems & make an impact. Explore my potential & develop ideas. Advance my knowledge & expand my skills. Respect my peers. Be part of something. Deliver quality, consistently. Get involved. Be happy.

ACADEMIC

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN FASHION DESIGN & MARKETING | Graduation Date: Dec. 2004

AMERICAN INTERCONTINENTAL UNIVERSITY | Los Angeles, CA

• Thesis: Green: The New Color in Fashion¬ Tracing the Environmental Movement within the Sportswear Industry

• Awards & Activities: Dean’s List & Dressers Club

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MARKETING MANAGER | 2010 to Present

SELECT GROUP OF COMPANIES | Yuba City, CA

• Tripled efficiency, production, & participation in digital & print campaigns

• Managed project, team & independent contractor work¬flow in order to meet all deadlines ahead of schedule

• Collaborated with creative team to develop effective collateral for use by over 800 agents, advisors & management

• Partnered with website developers to create a digital marketing & communications platform & to effectively implement analytic tracking of website traffic

• Launched blogging & social media platforms which increased agent, advisor & management participation along with increased local brand awareness

• Implemented QR Code usage in marketing collateral resulting in greatly increased website traffic & SEO ranking

CENTER DIRECTOR | 2009

YAK ACADEMY | Redondo Beach, CA

• Directed and trained a team of 10 foreign language instructors

• Efficiently managed the daily operations of the learn¬ing center

• Advanced profitability with successful student retention, appropriate class scheduling, enrollment numbers, and student to teacher ratios

• Launched a foreign language preschool program

OPERATIONS & MARKETING MANAGER | 2006 - 2009

2COOL CORP. | Santa Monica, CA

• Managed daily operations of a global accessories development company leading to increase client satisfaction and retention

• Expanded and nurtured relationships with national and international clients and manufactures

• Created and advanced multiple web¬sites, newsletters, blogs, and social media platforms thus increasing readership and customer base

• Devel¬oped and organized the order processing and global shipping systems

TEAM CAPTAIN | 2005 - 2006

TITLE NINE | Seattle, WA

• Assisted in store management and training of employees

• Lead and coordinated a community events program in which my entire group crossed the Seattle Half Marathon finish line

• Maintained effective merchandising throughout store and inventory organization allowing for quick product retrieval and greater customer satisfaction

VOLUNTEER

GIRLS ON THE RUN | HEAD COACH

Los Angeles, CA | Sep ‘06 - May ‘09

Coached a 3rd through 5th grade girls running program, which encouraged self-respect & cultivated healthy lifestyles through running. The program addressed all aspects of girl’s development & cumulated in a 5K race. Each girl crossed the finish line!

SKILLS

Windows & Mac OS

Photoshop

Constant Contact

Wordpress

Tumblr

Dreamweaver

Social Media

Hootsuite & Tweetdeck

Google Analytics

Quick Books & Quicken

SharePoint

INTERESTS

Food

Running

Snowboarding

Textiles

Sustainability

Photography

Writing

Travel

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