Lucinda M. DeVries
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Summary
Marketing professional with expertise in short and long-term strategic counsel and tactical execution. Proven track record
of maximizing resources, streamlining processes while increasing revenues. Combines expert orchestration of campaign
management and building team morale with a history of successfully maintaining budgets. Reputation for being a results-
driven team leader with a strong work ethic, approachability, customer focused attitude and bottom line outlook that
exceeds objectives in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
Relevant Work History
KPA Healthcare Advertising
Account Executive
Costa Mesa, CA
September 2008 -Present
Successfully lead weekly team meetings, collaborated with team to implement client marketing strategy and agency new
business tactics. Implemented social media and website SEO, analytics, and content management into agency marketing
tactics for new business. Full charge of agency traffic and budgets, client project reports, and project implementation and
estimates. Assisted office manager with client billing, vendor payments, and monitoring team hours.
• Planned, coordinated, and implemented social marketing campaign for agency new business. Results
are to be determined.
• Assisted general Manager with planning and implantation of new FDA approved product release at
annual medical conference.
Marketing Partners
Strategy Consultant (Company closed)
Las Vegas, NV
October 2006 -June 2008
Responsible for campaigns from concept to evaluation, measure and evaluate all tactics, calculate the monthly cost per
lead and report results by tactic, budget development and reconciliation, identify buyer profiles, media buys for broadcast
and print, production management of collateral, and management of SEO/SEM program.
• Planned, coordinated, and implemented marketing campaign for condominium conversion project
generating over 1,200 prospective buyers in a six month period at a cost per lead of $162.
• Coordinated production and installation of million dollar sales office for high end multi-family real estate
development.
• Successfully assisted multiple clients with design and distribution of marketing materials on a per project
basis.
Creative Services Consultant
Collaborated with client to develop systems for streamlining all projects through creative department in order to increase
agency revenue and efficiencies.
• Traveled to clients Southern California office Monday through Wednesday
• Developed daily traffic report system to track each projects progress
• Held weekly team meetings with account services and creative services to insure clear communication
and expectations between departments
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Centex Homes
Operational Marketing Manager (Company released divisional marketing department)
Las Vegas, NV
October 2005-September 2006
Responsible for weekly communication to Division President and all upper management on the marketing tactics used for
the week and the traffic results to each neighborhood detailing return on investment using a cost per lead strategy.
• Managed team of four to ensure corporate compliance with neighborhood cleanliness, sales team
requests, signage standards, opening new neighborhoods, event planning and coordination.
• Responsible for allocating budget dollars, reconciling budget monthly, quarterly and annually
• Collaborate with other departments to prepare Land Acquisition Packages in order to secure future land
holdings for the division.
• On a quarterly basis, planned and coordinated marketing and advertising campaigns for neighborhoods
including broadcast, print, direct mail and Internet, utilizing target market segments developed in
cooperation with the Strategic Marketing team
• Saved over $30,000 in first two months of employment by producing materials in-house
• Awarded Employee of the Month, November 2005.
Skill Set
• Team Management and Training • Campaign Management • Media Planning • Media Buying and Placement
• Budget Management and Reconciliation • Buyer Profile Research and Segmentation • Photography
• Tactic Measurement and Evaluation • Cost Per Lead Analysis • Copywriting for Print, Collateral, Broadcast, and Internet
Achievements and Associations
• Established the student organization of International Association of Business Communicators
(CSUF/IABC) • 2002 Member, IABC/Las Vegas • 1998-2001 Orange County/IABC Executive Board
Member, Helios Awards Planning Committee • 2001 Awarded OC/IABC Helios Honorable Mention for
PR/ Communications Project / Student Work
Education
• Bachelor of Arts from California State University, Fullerton; majored in communications with an
emphasis in public relations, minor in sociology
• Certificate in Media Buying from Media Buying Academy
• Certificate in Internet Marketing from Rockhurst University
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