CAROL VENAFRA
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PROFILE
People oriented professional with 20 years experience dedicated to building exceptional business relationships with clients, in order to provide them with superior products and services, to meet their ever-changing needs and trends
Excellent design, marketing and sales skills demonstrated by the development of numerous profitable relationship connections, nurtured and secured within a huge untapped territory
Self-starter with a positive attitude and high-energy, with the ability to analyze and prioritize, utilizing efficient time-management to drive projects through to completion to meet or exceed goals PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Creative and organizational talents Proficient time-management and work flow
Design, marketing, negotiation and sales skills Team training and relationship building
Analytical problem solving ability Procurement requirements and recruitment needs
Email, social media, video and website development Prioritize tasks in dynamic fast-paced environment
Excellent business-to-business contacts Schedule and track projects through completion
Estimates and proposals preparation Exceptional client services
Knowledge of Mac and PC platforms Professional telephone and email etiquette
Excel, Illustrator, InDesign, Outlook,
Photoshop, PowerPoint and Word
Great communications with accuracy and clarity,
both verbal and written
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Professional Organizer 2006-2019
V Works Alexandria, Virginia 22312-3204
Analyze, strategize, organize to create successful, functional living environments and systems
Transform living, storage and work areas into effective, purposeful and useful spaces
Provide encouragement, methodology and training to create a sense of order and harmony
Coach efficient time-management and work-flow optimization
Improve and simplify the lives of clients in their business and/or residential spaces Communications Director / Project Manager 1999-2019 Venafra Design Alexandria, Virginia 22312-3204
Communication, design and marketing studio that produces effective and functional graphics
Develops comprehensive strategies to expand and strengthen the client’s brand and market recognition and to excel the client’s business goals and trends
Email, social media, video presentations, website development and support
Manage all projects from initial concept through successful completion
Extensive client contact, research and strategic planning, prepare estimates and proposals
Schedule and track projects from concept, design, prepress, print through to distribution
Coordinate fast-paced workflow of multi-level projects; annual reports, brochures, direct mail, directories, large format displays, logo design, magazines, marketing kits and newsletters
Handle procurement requirements and recruitment needs
Received awards from the graphics and marketing community
Serve as an efficient professional freelance agent to various companies EDUCATION
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia BFA Communications Arts & Design
Northern Virginia Community College Alexandria, Virginia Graphic Arts & Design
MEMBERSHIPS
The Ad Club, American Institute of Graphic Arts, Co-chair Good Design is Smart Business, Co-chair Design For-The-Fun-of-It, Art Directors Club of Washington DC received a design award, Alexandria and Loudon Chamber of Commerce, Direct Mail Marketing Association, Printing Industry of America, Production Club, Society of National Association Publications received a design award