Benjamin Fisher

Marketing and Project Management Specialist

PROFILE:

I am a marketing and project management specialist with 7 years of experience in marketing strategy, brand development, and project management. Detail-oriented entrepreneur with strong analytical skills and team management experience across a wide range of project types and industries. I focus on innovative, versatile leadership while remaining flexible and collaborative, leaning heavily on attention to detail. I’ve built marketing organizations for numerous brands, created my own start-up, and now I’m looking for my next opportunity.

RELEVANT SKILLS (more available upon request):

Marketing Management, Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Project Management, Demand Generation, Customer Journey Mapping, PPC and Social Media Ads, Analytics and KPI Monitoring, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Target Audience Analysis, Conversion Optimization, Go-To-Market Strategy, Multi-Channel Marketing, Innovation Management, Team Member Management, and Microsoft Office.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

FREELANCE MARKETING CONSULTING at Fisher Software LLC

March 2023 to Present Portland, OR

Optimized marketing efforts for numerous clients including social media management, website development, and event organizing for TBB’s Tap House, Springwater Cart Park, and E&E Vending.

MARKETING & TECH LEAD at Foodi Menus (www.foodi-menus.com)

September 2020 to Present Portland, OR

Led marketing for a hospitality SaaS startup that optimizes marketing for restaurants and events.

Led product management with an external development team, overseeing all user story creation, UX/UI, and QA needed to bring a new web-app product to market.

Crafted a go-to-market plan and associated marketing assets, strategy, and hiring - resulting in 13 strategic partners and 80+ user accounts within 2 years.

Built a team of four (plus consultants) and raised $133K in external investment.

Collaborated with event partners on successful food-related experiences resulting in 6000+ attendees.

Optimized project management using Slack, Asana, Monday.com, Hubspot, Google Analytics, and more.

MARKETING ADMINISTRATOR at Leading Retirement Solutions (www.leadingretirement.com)

March 2022 to September 2022 Remote

Leading a team of 3, optimized the B2B channel-marketing strategy, partner-marketing strategy, and sales enablement at Leading Retirement Solutions via buyer journey mapping and cross-functional collaboration with client relations, sales, and strategic partners.

Responsible for vetting and implementing a new CRM tool (Hubspot) department wide.

Implemented marketing strategies to achieve revenue goals of $2M for 2022, including successful product launches into new markets and company brand updates.

MARKETING ASSOCIATE at Leading Retirement Solutions

June 2019 to March 2022 Seattle, WA

Optimized marketing efforts including campaign strategy, social media content development and strategy, website development and maintenance, lead generation, SEO, and data analysis.

Developed and managed overall marketing strategy and $100,000+ marketing budget, including prioritizing and delegating department-wide initiatives.

Hired, trained, and managed 4 new marketing interns.

Collaborated with department leads and CEO on company-wide business development and innovation strategies.

Created standard operating procedures and oversaw the implementation of new marketing tools and platforms.

Outside of the marketing department I also contributed to partnership strategy development, assisted with company-wide hiring strategy support, and collaborated with other departments on company-wide process improvement.

Reevaluated and restructured the overall sales and marketing funnel in collaboration with sales team leads.

The biggest accomplishment during my time as a marketing associate at Leading Retirement Solutions was successfully bringing a new product to market that increased company revenue by 100% within 2 years.

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING INTERN at Leading Retirement Solutions

February 2018 to June 2019 Seattle, WA

Created social media content and managed Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter - increasing followers by 50%, engagement by 700% on Facebook and 1900% on LinkedIn, and CTR +1425%.

Handled data analytics for social media channels and website.

Managed marketing campaigns and digital strategy including developing written and visual digital marketing assets.

Developed and oversaw the creation and launch of a new company website, increasing search engine traffic 469% and pageviews 829% within 1 year.

Utilized Microsoft Office suite, Canva, and AgileCRM.

NONPROFIT EXPERIENCE:

BOARD MEMBER at Venture Portland (http://ventureportland.org)

April 2023 to Present Portland, OR

Providing key decision-making advice to the Venture Portland organization as they work to support 29,500+ small businesses in the Portland area.

Assist in managing $300,000+ in annual grant opportunities.

Spearheading new website development.

BOARD SECRETARY at the 82nd Avenue Business Association (https://82ndaveba.com)

May 2022 to Present Portland, OR

Facilitating annual community events to drive new membership and community engagement on 82nd Avenue in Portland.

Lead project manager for recurring restaurant events driving new business to food/beverage district members.

Grant writing and community partner development, recently raising $26,500+ in grants, sponsorships, and in-kind contributions for our restaurant event.

VP & MARKETING COMMITTEE CHAIR at Washington Men’s Gymnastics Foundation (https://wmgf.us)

January 2017 to December 2021 Seattle, WA

Coordinated all 9 committees and ran monthly board meetings for the Washington Men's Gymnastics Foundation.

Developed official brand guidelines.

Garnered external funding through donations and grants, raising $1.2 million over 5 years.

Developed and led the marketing committee, increasing donations by 95% YoY, raising $145K over 1.5 years.

EDUCATION:

BA in Business Administration from the UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, class of 2019

I majored in Technology & Innovation Management with a minor in Marketing.

http://www.linkedin.com/IN/BENJAMIN33FISHER 503-***-**** ad4eue@r.postjobfree.com

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