Liz Ganshirt
Smart, personable, dedicated &articulate
Homewood, IL 60430
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EDUCATION
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana — BA, Journalism - 1998 Computer Systems Institute, Chicago — Web design certificate - 2001
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Aug. 2010 - Present
Multiple Clients —Freelance Writer and Media Consultant Placed articles. Managed social media. Sculpted emails, brochures and white papers. Also maintained websites. Jan. 2008 - Dec. 2017 CG Life, Chicago — Senior Account Manager / Media Buyer Coordinated consistent messaging over several years for a Fortune 500 client. Managed millions of dollars per year in ad spend, tradeshow collateral and billable time. Responsible for a team of four. Trained interns and assisted with firm’s branding.Mar. 2005 - Jan. 2008 in / Jan. 2008 - Aug. 2010 consultant SmithGroup — Marketing Leader, Chicago
Created proposals and interview graphics for large scale government, hospital and education projects for an internationally renowned multidisciplinary architectural firm. Oct. 2002 - Mar. 2005
BEZ Systems, Chicago — Marketing Coordinator
Assisted with trade show planning and maintained CRM database for sales department. Also kept contract files. Dec. 2000 - Sept. 2002 SKILLS
Approachable / teachable
Tolerance for hard work
Understand analytics
Distill concepts
Grow relationships
Honest yet discreet
AWARDS
ProComm Award Dow Chemical
Company “Ask Us’ Campaign
with CG Life Chicago Team