Darci Brooks Gletty
**** ******** ******, *******, ** 30040
Cell: 678-***-****
Contact: ***********@*****.***
Employment History
Horizon Safety Group, Inc., Cumming, GA
October 2012 - January 2018
Develop and manage creative direction and design of user interface across a family of web sites, intranets and extranets.
Create, manage and maintain Contact Management
Platform used by field associates and executive
management.
Developed brand guidelines and strategies for Horizon Safety Group and its various subsidiaries.
Develop various auditing, communication and scheduling apps for use by all field associates
Successfully managed projects on a timely basis and within budget.
Displayed superior self-motivation, leadership, integrity and interpersonal skills while working with all levels of individuals within the organization.
Managed relationships with third-party creative agencies to develop materials to launch online experiences and campaigns.
Responsible for managing and maintaining all computer and interactive related materials within the company. Some responsibilities included updating phones, computers, servers and hosting solutions like email, websites and various applications used within the organization. Excellent writing and editing skills; expertise in writing for the web and attention to detail.
Oversaw the creation and maintenance of PPC and SEO campaigns for all websites.
Managed redesigning and rebranding all existing websites, marketing materials and related supporting documents with the company’s new brand.
SouthernLinc Wireless, a Southern Company, Atlanta GA Creative Director -- Interactive
January 2007 - October 2012
Manage teams consisting of employees, contractors and multiple agencies.
Developed brand guidelines and strategies for
SouthernLINC.com and its affiliates sites.
Lead high profile company initiative promoting the core value of Push To Talk with whatsyourpush.com micro-site, videos and sales tools.
Designed new interface for SouthernLINC.com that resulted in a 85% increase in site page views.
Designed managed email campaigns for retail and e- newsletters for various industry specific groups.
Successfully managed projects on a timely basis and within a yearly budget of $350k.
Continuing to keep updated and educated on current and emerging technologies.
Participated in several cross-functionally teams to manage multiple projects simultaneously to meet goals.
Participated on the Social Media Advisory Council for all of Southern Company affiliates, helping to devise Social media Strategies for all external and internal social media platforms.
Managed all aspects of online and social media advertising for SouthernLinc Wireless including image and content creation, tracking and crisis management.
Responsible for creation of interactive designs incorporated in the interface for all cellphones sold by SouthernLINC. Participated in the testing process for all new devices to QA/QC the phones ability to perform as expected.
Created all branding materials used internally such as PowerPoint, safety posters and email communications. Objective
Join a dynamic, creative team that employs its collective experience to successfully manage internal and external Internet goals using technologies such as websites, social media and direct advertising. Employment History (continued)
Consumer Source Interactive, Norcross, GA
Senior Interface Designer / Lead Designer
August 2005 – January 2007
Lead designer responsible for creative direction and design of user interface across a family of six web sites. Successfully redesigned ApartmentGuide.com, the
industry-leading apartment rentals site with over 1.5 million daily visitors.
Selected as design lead for new high profile company initiative, Rentals.com.
Lead designer for autoguide.com. Project consisted of designing new interface, conducting usability tests with actual consumers, managing inventory and advertising placement throughout the site.
Designed new search interface for NewHomeGuide.com that resulted in a 138% increase in site page views. Selected to lead roll-out of new Agile development methodology to marketing department. Part of a company- wide initiative.
Designed new email templates to reflect brand of
redesigned ApartmentGuide.com
Peachtree Software, Inc. / Sage, Norcross, GA
Senior Interface Designer
October 2003 – August 2005
Provided and maintained Small Business Division Web sites, including determining and implementing the creative and technical design for the sites
Lead designer in graphical direction for Web sites and all web-related materials
Implemented changes to sites based on usability and technology standards of information architecture
Created Web graphics for promotional and informational efforts
Created interfaces and graphics for use within the various Small Business Division's software products
Created complete and effective user interfaces in a visually stimulating end user experience
Designed layout of Web pages and site structure
Designed and created landing pages that correspond to email and direct mail campaigns
Worked directly with marketing to create interfaces for Flash demos and other tours set up on the product sites Quality assurance and quality control of sites for quality and content - suggesting changes where necessary
Contributed to the effectiveness of marketing campaigns and programs by designing and implementing fresh,
attractive page designs including entire site redesigns Tested designs to ensure compatibility with company systems, site usability and customer experiences
Technical Lead / Team Lead Web Team / Webmaster
August 1999 – October 2003
Managed a small team of web designers and contract developers to create and maintain various Small Business sites
Participated in strategic planning, design planning and advertising campaign planning to ensure consistency in all media advertising.
Determined priorities of projects; manage time lines, reviews, deployments and developer estimates for each project
Responsible for establishing a style guide to all web sites and making sure the styles are adhered to in all
development and design projects
Maintained servers and ensure the web sites are stable and accessible 24 hours a day
WebMD, Inc., Atlanta, GA
Web Application Developer / Designer
October 1998 - August 1999
Acted as part of an advertising and multimedia web team to maintain the company's physician, consumer and corporate web sites.
Created Flash demos, interactive training videos, and developed a content management system for each of the various sites.
Ensured the corporate messaging and public facing web sites marketing messages were consistent and up-to-date. Responsible for designing user interfaces for various sites and training materials used on the physician's portal site. Amulet Technologies, Pensacola, FL
Design Lead / Lead Web Application Developer / Webmaster September 1997 to July 1998
Designed and maintained large- and small-scale commercial internet and intranet web-sites using HTML, and Cold Fusion Mark- Up programming languages.
Darci Brooks Gletty
1630 Glenwood Circle, Cumming, GA 30040
Cell: 678-***-****
Contact: ***********@*****.***
Employment History (continued)
Amulet Technologies, Pensacola, FL
Design Lead / Lead Web Application Developer / Webmaster September 1997 to July 1998
Designed and maintained large- and small-scale
commercial internet and intranet web-sites using HTML, and Cold Fusion Mark-Up programming languages.
Designed marketing materials such as: logos for various corporate clients, websites, and vendor merchandise. Designed full season advertising for the Pensacola Flyers Soccer team, including: logo, season tickets, pocket game schedules, full color programs and web site complete with e-commerce functionality.
Pensacola Internet, Pensacola, FL
Design Lead / User Interface Designer / Webmaster
April 1997 to Sept. 1997
Designed and maintained large- and small-scale
commercial internet and intranet web-sites using HTML, and Cold Fusion Mark-Up programming languages.
Designed marketing materials such as: logos for various corporate clients, websites, and vendor merchandise. Designed full season advertising for the Pensacola Flyers Soccer team, including: logo, season tickets, pocket game schedules, full-color programs and web site complete with ecommerce functionality.
Education
Bachelors Degree in Advertising
Art Institute Online
Associates of Science Degree in Graphic Design
Graduated with Honors in 1996
Pensacola Junior College, Pensacola, Florida
High School Diploma
Graduated with Honors in 1993
Pelham High School
Pelham, Alabama
Awards
Carolyn Carter Memorial Scholarship, 1995
Gold ADDY Award / student competition - sponsored by American Advertising Federation, 1995
Six Marketing Rox Awards 2007-2012 awarded for various marketing efforts at SouthernLinc Wireless
Professional Skills
Associates Degree in Graphic Design - Pursuing Bachelor's degree in Advertising
Certified Instructor for the American Heart Association for the past 3.5 years, in which I personally was involved in training over 1,500 people during that time.
20+ years experience in Web design, Web development and management
15+ years experience designing interactive media and Web graphics
Ability to code web sites with a mastery of all the syntax, including a thorough understanding of CSS
Solid grounding in information design principles and standards for the Web, as well as an ability to design and optimize graphics for efficient bandwidth transfer Experience collaborating/Leading cross-functional design teams and programmers
Technologies
Software
Adobe Creative Suite
WordPress
Salesforce
Apple IOs
Andriod
Microsoft Office Suite
QuickBooks Online
Various Content Management Applications
Art and Design
Illustration
Painting
Drawing
Photography
Graphic Design
Color Theory
Typography
Video creation and editing
Darci Brooks Gletty
1630 Glenwood Circle, Cumming, GA 30040
Cell: 678-***-****
Contact: ***********@*****.***