Marketing Assistant
Resume:
Jennifer Speer
***** * ********* **., ********, AZ 85379
Objective
Graphic Design/Marketing Entry position which will utilize my skills and experience in Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop and Web 2.0. I would prefer to telecommute.
Profile
Motivated business professional with a college degree in Nonprofit Leadership & Management and a great deal of volunteer and employment experience with the nonprofit sector. Talent for quickly mastering technology – recently completed a website redesign and launched an organization’s Facebook page. Great network gained through various affiliations in the valley. Skilled in building community support and strategic partnerships. Demonstrated a history of exceeding expectations.
Flexible and resourceful – able to take on multiple tasks under pressure. Well travelled and competent with demonstrated ability to easily bridge cultural differences. Thrives in an environment open to visionary skills. Excellent team-player.
Skills Summary
Project Management
Creative
Written Correspondence
General Office Skills
Computer Savvy
Database Management
Scheduling
Marketing & Sales
Web 2.0
Customer Service
Front-Office Operations
Community/Client Relations
Professional Experience
COMMUNICATION: REPORTS/PRESENTATIONS/TECHNOLOGY
Prepare fundraising proposals, write grants, and follow up to ensure best success of funding
Research for the best price on supplies and service providers
Design and coordinate volunteer programs and continued relationship building with those volunteers
Utilize social networking sites to promote events, raffles, campaigns, and general mission of the organization
Always looking for additional learning opportunities to increase the efficiency of my position
Updated over 1400 contacts and then categorizing them by membership level or affiliation
Introduced the office to a program to share calendars and documents which greatly increased our effectiveness
CUSTOMER SERVICE/MARKETING/EVENT MANAGEMENT
Formulate new ideas to increase membership
o Doubled the membership in less than a year
o Suggested a referral strategy membership drive
Develop materials to brand the organization:
o T-shirts, hats, challenge coins, pens, pins, window clings
o Website redesign and creation of a “Luke Days” site
Created and put into practice a volunteer program:
o Increased volunteers from 0 to 50+ in three months time
o Introduced materials for volunteers to be prepared for questions
o Following the volunteer experience many became members
FUNDRAISING
Manage Sponsorship fulfillment
Develop fundraising proposals and grants
Launched a car raffle
Became a concessionaire at the Luke Days Air Show to sell merchandise
Arranged for credit card processing through the website
Facilitated over $40,000 in in-kind support through a local jeweler
Employment History
FIGHTER COUNTRY PARTNERSHIP – Glendale, AZ
Outreach Manager, 2007 to 2009
PUBLIC ALLIES AZ/AMERICORPS – Phoenix, AZ
Ally, 2008 to 2009
CREDIT UNION WEST – Glendale, AZ
Member Service Representative, 2007
Volunteer Experience
WEST VALLEY CANCER CONNECTIONS - CORE GROUP MEMBER
Assist in development of the organization by providing resources
Reorganized their entire database
THE ALTRUISTIC SPARK EDITOR
Assembled the first ASU American Humanics newsletter to be distributed outside of just the students and staff
OCSC PUBLICITY CHAIR FOR FALL BAZAAR
Member of the Board for an event that brought in over $600,000
Assisted in the design and layout of marketing materials
Played a major role at the event by fixing problems and attending to vendors
OCSC SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR
Structured a committee to take on roles of publicity, grading the essays, and organizing an award dinner
OPERATION OPEN ARMS FOUNDING MEMBER
Prepared gift bags and distributed them to soldiers going to and returning from War
Education
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY – Phoenix, AZ
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nonprofit Leadership & Management, 2009
Certificate in American Humanics, 2009
Next Generation Nonprofit Leader, 2008 to 2009
NORTHWEST VISTA COLLEGE – San Antonio, TX
Associate’s Degree in Biological Sciences, 2003
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