Vanessa Ellis
**************@*****.***
Linkedin.com/in/vanessa-ellis
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Goal-oriented and proactive Business and Client Development Professional seeking a career that allows me to connect and build meaningful client relationships and exceed company goals while collaborating with team members effectively.
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s / Advertising & Public Relations
Abilene Christian University / Abilene, TX 2018
Included Courses: PR Writing, Website Publishing, Campaigns and Communication Law WORK EXPERIENCE
Behavioral Therapist/ Children’s Autism Center
April 2019 – Current
• Independently work 1:1 with clients to develop language, academic, social, and self-help skills through the implementation of individualized education and behavior plans
• Collaborate with the treatment team and clients’ parents to assess clients’ needs and determine obstacles to programming success
• Keep a record of novel behaviors and maintain behavior data
Merchant Success Manager/ Viglink (Sovrn)
July 2018 – April 2019
• Maintained active merchant relations by increasing their revenue through analyzing program performance, optimizing campaign performance, advising best practices.
• Performed analyzations on postback for web development for each account and assisted with troubleshooting.
• Managed day-to-day activity across 20 core accounts of top merchants and ad networks
• Actively nurtured the accounts and assisted with their questions, concerns, and needs.
• Managed and coordinated with clients in different countries such as Russia, India, United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan.
• Scheduled client calls and video conferences accordingly to the clients’ schedule and location.
• Collaborated with the technical department to identify weaknesses and solutions to leverage competitiveness.
Account Director/ Morris + Mitchell Ad/PR Agency
July 2017 - May 2018
• Supervised a team of five while acting as the liaison between the client and the agency
• Drafted and implemented quarterly public relations plans and metrics
• Developed strategies for and analysis of proprietary macro data reports that are unbiased and based on a quality data sample, illuminating key audience insight.
• Pitched our services to potential clients to produce more business.
Project Assistant/ Sammis & Ochoa PR Agency
May 2017 - August 2017
• Strategized the most effective means for reaching consumers through appropriate conventional and new media outlets
• Identify trending news and strategize proactive angles that generate targeted coverage
• Created social media content, gathered reports on analytics to strengthen overall strategy
SKILLS & EXPERTISE:
Adobe Suite
Website Design
Basecamp
Sprout Social
Team Leadership
Client Relations
Project Management