Barbara J. Bernard
Santa Cruz, CA
408-***-**** ***********@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/barbara-bernard SENIOR MARKETING MANAGER
Enthusiastic marketing professional with proven ability to manage projects in a fast- paced environment with experience in both Consumer and Enterprise in the semiconductor industry. Highly skilled at relationship building with clients and across organizations and teams; exceptional writing, presenting, and interpersonal communication skills. Assist with workflow and assess needs, sales generation options, and implement solutions in collaboration with clients and stakeholders. Key skills include:
Vendor/Agency Liaison
Brand Guidelines & Onboard
Training
Community Events
Project & Program management
Campaign Management & Support
Print Production
Digital Marketing Campaign Support
B2B/B2C Marketing Strategy
Trade Show & Event Planning
Web site maintenance & updates
Collateral: Proof, Edit, & Format
Merger & Acquisitions
Photography & Video content
EXPERIENCE
Marketing Consultant 09/2024 – 12/2024
Independent marketing and support small business webinars
Support Mayor Matt Mahan of San Jose for Prop 36 and reelection
Campaign calls and emails to support various propositions
Increased votes for passing Proposition 36 and reelection for Mayor Mahan HP formerly Poly, Inc. (consultant), Santa Cruz, CA 09/2021 – 11/2023 Integrated Marketing Manager
Integrate and coordinate with production to kick-off projects
Meet with cross functional teams which included sales and product marketing
Track projects and update in Workfront and Highspot
Develop timelines and assign projects to meet deliverables and due dates
Update brand guidelines due to merger and acquisition
Update assets for Amazon A+ pages and the brand storefront
Multitask across teams, ensure quality, adherence to brand guidelines, voice/tone
Support for various campaigns to meet sales goals Pure Storage, Inc. (consultant via Crawford Group), Mountain View, CA 02/2021 – 08/2021
SEO Project Manager
Integrate SEO practices across organic search channels - SEM, YouTube, etc.
Grow visibility online and attract the target audience
Work closely with web marketing team
Actively participate in Zoom team meetings and provide updates Adobe (consultant via Crawford Group), San Jose, CA 08/2020 - 12/2020
Project Management for the Creative Cloud team.
Schedule XD Training Sessions and track projects using Trello and Air Table
Provided Tradeshow and Event support with digital experience Poly, Inc. (formerly Plantronics, Inc.), Santa Cruz, CA 05/2010 - 01/2020 Customer Experience Manager
Directed the Hollywood product placement program. Key product placements achieved.
Refreshed and Managed the Poly Gear store site to promote internal sales of promo items.
Increased sales on the Poly Gear store site by 25%.
Provided Tradeshow and Event support with a Customer Experience focus.
Assisted with local sponsorships, EBC, and smarter working tours & surveyed EBC locations and updated product displays. Increased tour visit by 10% Brand ID Program Manager, Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA Conducted collateral audit to help streamline print production and lower cost.
Liaised with Agency of Record to update templates across business units.
Assisted with brand review and web refresh. Included new logo guidelines.
Updates the corporate brand guidelines and distributed globally. Marcom Manager, Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (contract) Supported members of marketing, project management and the launch team.
Liaised with Agency of Record on several packaging and copy pieces.
Reduced cost of packaging by 20% working with internal teams.
Provided direction on product photography and digital asset management.
Track projects using Workfront
Logitech, Fremont, CA (contract) 08/2009 - 05/2010 Brand ID Project Manager
Provided marcom support and assist with packaging and brand guidelines.
Liaised with various print and design agencies. Print and color correction for packaging.
Vetted pieces through both brand and legal review.
Assisted with lifestyle and product photography. SanDisk Corporation, Milpitas, CA (contract) 10/2006 - 01/2009 Marcom Manager
Marcom support with collateral production, language translations, photo shoots and retail merchandising and packaging.
Supported trade show and events and updated both retail and OEM brand guidelines.
Managed various vendor and agency relations.
Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (contract) 06/2006 - 09/2006 Marcom Manager
Provided marcom support for the Office Contact Center group.
Assisted with user guide release and production.
Worked closely with production designers and outside agencies for translation Cisco Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (contract) 04/2006 - 06/2006 Marcom Manager
Provided marcom support for the Customer Advocacy group.
Support Networkers Event as well as the Global Sales Meeting. ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Marcom Manager, Sales Promotion Manager, Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA Senior Marcom Specialist, Chips and Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA Marketing Communications Specialist, Proxim, Inc., Mountain View, CA EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology minor in Special Education, SJSU San Jose, CA Associate of Arts (AA), Social Sciences Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA TECHNICAL SKILLS Mac & PC software programs including MS Office and Adobe Acrobat.
MARKETING TOOLS Workfront, Trello, Airtable, SmartSheet, Highspot, Marketo, Agile