Created and helped develop four mobile apps in one year, two
of them are major apps in the hospitality industry. Identified problems and created solutions; crafted a business model, analyzed a monetization pattern, revenue flows, UX, UI and technical specification reasoning. Designed all branding elements – naming, logos, and marketing materials. WORK HISTORY
brand strategist (apps)
brand strategist (creative)
agency principal
2014 - 2015
2007
2005
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2014
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SOFTASY
MINDRAINBOW
IMAGISTICA
BRAND I NG
ADVE RT I S I NG
1 year, 4 months
6 years,
2 years,
9 months
1 month
2007
***********@*****.***
312-***-**** T ECH START- UP
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Mobile Application Designer / Developer
3002, N Troy Street,
60618 Chicago, IL
RESIDENCE:
skype user: dragoslm
linkedin.com/in/dragosalexa
behance.net/alexadragos
SOCIAL MEDIA
@dragosalexa /dragosalexa
A “no-budget” campaign solely created & managed for a performer that as a result won the Romania Got Talent popular award (2012). 100% Earned Media with a full Digital Campaign
Wrote three books on marketing and branding for students and new entrepreneurs; the latest book is written in English –
“Brands Come True: A Branding Course.”
Author of three books
Drove an average 18% yearly business increase in revenue by deploying 250-plus creative projects on a 5-year plan. Continuous Revenue Growth
Maintained a record of zero unmet deadlines during the seven year period as a brand strategist.
On-Time delivery of projects
Helped grow a private pension fund membership from 0 to 140,000 people in three months through a $3.5M national campaign.
Results Oriented
Developed a one year re-branding process for a 100 year old football club including visual identity redesign, brand process, declinations, and launching event.
Proactive
Managed a team as agency lead, and created an “all-channels” launching campaign in 10 days including creative direction, copy, art directing, budgeting and declination.
Total cost savings to client was $500,000.
Effective and Efficient
Raise brand awareness through both digital and
offline activities, brand development, brand
management, and increasing brand equity.
BRAND STRATEGY
SKILLS:
Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search
Engine Marketing (SEM), Pay Per Click
(PPC), and Social Media Marketing
including Facebook, Google, Twitter,
LinkedIn, Inbound Content Strategist,
Social Media Management, and
Wordpress. Basic HTML and CSS,
Conversion Rate Optimization
(ROI evaluation), and Big Data
interpretation and analysis.
DIGITAL MARKETING
Business alignment strategist, brand
integration, sales reasoning, creative
implementation, user consideration,
User Experience (UX) and
User Interface (UI) design.
DIGITAL (APPS) BRANDING
Highly proficient with Adobe Creative
Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator); visual identity
expert; specialize in packaging, layout and
printing techniques.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s Degree in Babes Bolyay
UNIVERSITY
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
COMMUNICATION AND
SOCIAL RELATIONS
EECA
University
Rankings
Excellent history with flow architecture and
team management; technical integration
specialist; strong business vision, and
results driven.
CREATIVE MANAGEMENT