Project Manager Marketing

EDWARD JOHNSON III

**** **** ******* **** #*****, Richardson, TX 75081 (c) 727-***-****

(e) **********@*****.***

PROFILE:

Experienced and detail oriented Marketer, Project Manager, Freelance

Graphic Designer and Visionary, with a demonstrated ability to lead

diverse teams to new levels of success in a variety of highly competitive

industries, cutting-edge markets and fast-paced environments. Good

communication and people skills, strong work ethics, adaptability, drive,

result-focused attitude and

able to multitask.

EDUCATION:

Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) Keller

Graduate School of Management of DeVry University

Certification Pending 2010 Masters of Project

Management with honorable distinction

The University of Texas at Arlington

Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Graphic Design

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1999 -Present Project Manager/ Graphic

Designer

The Catalysts Consulting Group

. Develops creative and innovative marketing

materials/promotional items for a diverse selection of

clients

. Serves a variety of businesses and special initiatives that require a

unique marketing and

project management approach

. Develops marketing plans for clients to enhance

productivity and effectiveness

. Design services include print, web, brand identity,

multimedia, apparel, point of sale and other services

required

. Conceptualizes and develops website development,

management and designs

. Applies Project Management methodologies throughout all

client project initiatives

. Responsible for publication artwork, page layout and

client project advertisement

. Manage art directed photos and supervises team design

efforts

. Supervise multiple, concurrent timeline projects in different project

lifecycles and stages

10/2005-Present Marketing Director

PARC (Pinellas Association for Retarded Children) St.

Petersburg, FL

. Directs the Marketing Department and department personnel

. Provides support to Community Relations, Executive Office and

Development Departments supporting PARC's fundraising, community

relations, data management, event planning and legislative efforts

with effective communication and automation/

graphic design materials and social media

. Oversee and responsible for digital and interactive marketing

activities

. Initiates, plans, executes, monitors and controls Project Management

methodologies to over 400 staff and a variety of departments to

increase effectiveness and efficiencies

. Work cross-functionally to oversee the development of new web sites as

well as oversee the maintain existing company web sites and content,

www.parc-fl.org, www.manasotaarc.org, www.parcenterprise.org

. Facilitates marketing and social media strategies to gain leads and

construct the marketing plan accordingly focused on organizational

branding

. Creates and implements company's marketing plan that brought in 60%

additional leads versus prior year

. Provides marketing leadership to develop project scope, increase

awareness, stimulate demand, generate new donors, sponsors and/or

clients

. Serves as chair and also member of a variety of committees and tasks

forces to coordinate organizational

initiatives and projects

. Conceptualizes and designs revitalizing marketing materials:

brochures, special event collateral, conference marketing, company

employee and community publications, logos, stationeries, annual

reports, campaign initiatives and

other necessary initiatives

. Increase traffic flow to company website to over 10,000 visitors over

the past 2 months of post-new design

. Collaborates with a variety of vendors, organizations, community

supporters, volunteers and donors to provide a high level of customer

services and accomplish strategic initiatives and projects

5/2004 -10/2005 Computer Instructors and

Trainer

Advantage Training Systems St. Petersburg, FL

. Managed and supervised educational after school and summer programs

for over thirty adolescents

. Provided instruction utilizing targeted classroom activities and

projects to emphasize the integration of computer technology into

students' daily school work

. Adapted and optimized course curriculum for target audiences from

youth to adults

. Conducted computer and software course instruction

o Graphic Design and Desktop Publishing

o Basic computer history and operations

o Basic computer design and hardware

o Internet usage

o Desktop Publishing, Graphic Design and Microsoft Office software

training

2004-4/2005 Director of Promotions and

Marketing

Marcus Group Enterprises, Inc. (MGE, Inc.) Clearwater,

FL

. Managed the Marketing Department and department

personnel

. Assisted in the creation and implementation of the

marketing plan for the company

. Provided marketing leadership and experience to increase awareness,

stimulate demand, and generate

new prospects

. Promoted year round seminars and special events to

create revenue as well as generate responsiveness

. Designed marketing collateral from inception to completion: Seminar

flyers, brochures, postcards, direct mailers, company newsletters,

logos, stationeries, trade show booth materials, organizational manual

design, surveys/forms, ads and other necessary collateral

. Organized, designed, maintained and produced the company

website, www.mgeonline.com

. Consulted with other affiliated companies with marketing

and design

1999 -2003 Graphic Designer

The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX

The Department of Campus Recreation

. Responsible for the planning, development and implementation of

marketing/promotional activities for the Campus Recreation Department

including a comprehensive marketing plan and advertising strategy

. Conceptualized and designed creative marketing strategies and

materials for program areas and campus events

. Applied new and innovative ideas for unremitting growth

. Assisted in web development and created design work company website,

www.uta.edu/campusrec

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE:

. Microsoft Office - Project, Word, Outlook, Excel, Power Point,

Publisher, SharePoint Server 2007

. Adobe Creative Suite Software - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign,

Dreamweaver, Acrobat

. Quark XPress

. Operating Systems (Windows 98 - XP and Mac)

. Web 2.0 Content Management Software Systems

. Active Collab Project Management Software

Memberships, Honors and service

. Project Management Institute (PMI)

. Project Management Institute of Tampa Bay (PMITB)

. American Marketing Association (AMA)

. Program Leader on the 2009 PMI Symposium Committee

. Served as Project Manager, Graphic Designer and consultant for

community service agency committees in the

Tampa Bay, Florida area (Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast,

Everyone's Youth United, Inc., Pinellas County Urban League, Alpha Phi

Alpha Mentoring Institute, African American History Task Force)

. St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce

. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated

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