Jessica Thayer

Strengths

• Strategic Planning • Brand Champion • Public Speaking • Team Leadership • Digital Marketing

• Event Planning • Colloaborative Spirit • Creative Social Media Content • Writing • Relationship Building

Above View Inc., Milwaukee, WI January 2016 - Present

DIRECTOR OF SALES & MARKETING, 6/2023 - Present

SALES AND MARKETING MANAGER, 1/2019 - 5/2023

SALES AND MARKETING ASSOCIATE, 1/2016 - 12/2018

Responsibilities

• Lead team that identifies and grows business within the architecture and interior design community.

• Direct national manufacturer’s representative network of 40 people.

• Engage design firms nationwide with 50-60 sales presentations and continuing education seminars per year.

• Plan and attend 2-3 trade show events per year.

• Hire, train and nurture development of direct reports.

• Develop and execute annual Marketing budget.

• Maintain relationships and negotiate contracts with advertising vendors.

Accomplishments

• Spearheaded social media initiative that increased interactions by 1,100%.

• Developed and wrote an accredited continuing education course accredited for Interior Designers.

• Implemented Above View’s first Green label with a Health Product Declaration.

Rapid Air Systems, Pewaukee, WI March 2012 - January 2016

CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER

Responsibilities

• Managed customer service as first point of contact, answered questions and processed purchase orders.

• Designed artwork layout and wrote copy for company labels, trademarks, packaging and instruction manuals.

• Administered Twitter and Facebook accounts.

Accomplishments

• Wrote code and managed company website to better showcase products and services.

• Implemented Google Analytics to track user behavior.

• Curated company events with prospective clients.

The Conservation Fund, Milwaukee, WI September 2006 - November 2011

PROJECT ASSISTANT

Responsibilities

• Administered contact between landowners, MMSD and The Conservation Fund Staff to acquire and restore flood prone properties in Southeastern WI.

• Created maps with Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

• Planned and hosted field trips and meetings with the public.

• Published articles and literature about program.

Accomplishments

• Awarded $7 million by writing grants that benefited the Greeneams Program.

• Designed a public blog for public comment that focused on a local property.

Technical Skills

• Adobe Creative Suite:

Photoshop

Illustrator

Premier Pro

InDesign

Dreamweaver

• Microsoft 365

• Social Media:

Facebook

LinkedIn

Pinterest

• MailChimp

• SEO

• Salesforce

• Google Analytics

• Google Ads

• Website design

• HTML and CSS

• FTP management

Education

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

1998-2002

BA in Marketing

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

2015

School of Continuing Education

Certificate in Web Design

Contact

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