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May 2021  - Present

Graphic Designer &

Brand Consultant 

Built a digital marketing business delivering brand assets, social media strategy, graphic design, and content solutions for diverse industries. Led high-impact projects for major clients, including:

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  • Designed and developed content for a lead capture page to attract and educate new leads, highlighting the crucial connection between the client’s business and technological solutions.

  • Redesigned pitch decks, client presentations, and sales enablement materials—revamping both visuals and content to tell a clear, compelling story that contributed to significant partnership wins.

  • Guided an influencer marketing campaign in partnership with NCAA athletes, driving high-conversion rates and increasing brand visibility across Instagram and TikTok by 17%.

  • Designed print materials across various mediums—including signage, brochures, apparel, and vehicle decals—ensuring brand consistency and strong visual impact at every touchpoint.

  • Created a complete brand identity for a client, including logo design, color palette, typography, and visual guidelines to support a cohesive, scalable brand system.

  • Pioneered the first product marketing role at PartySlate and laid the groundwork for a holistic product marketing strategy. Crafted vital frameworks, such as market analysis, buyer personas, competitive positioning, and go-to-market plans, fueling successful product launches, accelerated product adoption, and fostered business growth, spanning both B2B and B2C segments of the company.

  • Acted as liaison between product, marketing, sales, and executive teams, streamlining all projects to ensure content alignment, expedited project delivery, and effective cross-department communication.

  • Spearheaded pricing and packaging strategies, managing internal and external communications to streamline the sales process and drive efficiency. Resulted in 2% reduction in monthly churn rate. 

  • Created a training program for the sales team, leveraging qualitative insights from customer calls and quantitative data from Google Analytics equipping them with skills and knowledge to sign and renew.

  • Conducted a comprehensive online audit and utilized insights to enhance the company's digital presence, effectively integrating the product resulting in heightened brand visibility, increased product adoption, and the development of compelling, data-driven storytelling.

May 2022 - June 2023

Product Marketing Manager

  • Effectively managed external communications ensuring consistent messaging for product launches, changes, and sunsets to a contact base of 135K and collaborated with the marketing team to align messaging across various channels, including CMS, paid media, and video content.

  • Proactively identified strategic opportunities to enhance product positioning and messaging, leading to a 5% increase in product email open rates and a 3% boost in product email click-through rates.

  • Collaborated closely with the VP of Product and Director of Product to streamline ideation and product planning processes, while ensuring effective communication of these plans to the entire organization, with a particular focus on preparing the marketing team for external communications.

  • Partnered with UX Designer to enhance the user sign-up experience, optimizing the user journey, streamlining user tasks, and professionalizing the product.

Sep 2021 - Apr 2022

Product Marketing Specialist 

  • Demonstrated leadership skills by securing a promotion to oversee a $40K budget, lead a team of 2, and drive the social media strategy for an extensive following of 85K+.

  • Led the successful rebranding and merger of TopstepTrader and TopstepFX, taking full responsibility for all social media initiatives—formulating a comprehensive content strategy for 5 social media accounts, maximizing engagement and visibility.

  • Nurtured a thriving online global community of over 10K traders, serving as a moderator, collecting feedback, and acting as a liaison between the community and company leadership.

  • Managed external agencies and creative contractors, playing a pivotal role in coordinating and executing photoshoots, live streams, video production, and live appearances.

  • Orchestrated the highly successful Market Mania bracket campaign during March Madness, resulting in 4,300+ bracket submissions, 1,000+ new leads, and $208K+ in revenue.

Jan 2019 - Sep 2021

Senior Social Media & Community Manager

  • Pioneered a newly created role, dedicated to establishing a robust social media presence. Developed and implemented brand voice, content strategy, and original content.

  • Achieved substantial social media growth from 2017-2019, with notable results including 96% increase in Instagram following, 80% increase in Facebook engagement, 51% increase in Twitter presence, and garnered 6,000 YouTube subscribers.

Jan 2017 - Jan 2019

Social Media & Community Manager

My Education

Bachelor of Business,
Marketing & Sports Management

 
Loyola University Chicago
Quinlan School of Business

Go 'Blers! I pursued a double major in Marketing and Sport Management, pairing my passion for business and sports. As an engaged member of Alpha Kappa Psi, I took on diverse leadership roles, serving as VP of Marketing, VP of Administration, and contributing as a board of ethics member.

 

My education included a transformative study abroad experience in Italy at Loyola's John Felice Rome Center, broadening my global perspective. I also worked with Stand Up to Cancer during the Chicago Cubs' historic World Series season in 2016. As the student lead, I organized Loyola students to volunteer during the playoffs, effectively spreading awareness for the Stand Up to Cancer mission.

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My dedication extended to internships with The Loyola Athletic Department and Topstep, providing valuable hands-on experience in the dynamic worlds of collegiate athletics and financial trading. These diverse experiences have not only shaped my academic journey but also equipped me with practical skills and a well-rounded perspective for the professional landscape ahead.

Aug 2013 - May 2017

My Expertise

Professional Skillset

  • Go-to-Market Strategy
  • Value Proposition Development
  • Project Management
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Brand Development
  • Creative Workshopping
  • Graphic Design 
  • Content Creation + Planning
  • Copywriting + Editing 
  • Video + Podcast Editing
  • Team Leadership
  • Community Building
  • Social Media Strategy
  • Data-Driven Storytelling
  • Culture Enhancement 

Certifications and Trainings

HubSpot Academy – Social Media Marketing

Software Proficiencies

  • HubSpot
  • Canva
  • Figma
  • Trello
  • Wordpress
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Google Analytics 4
  • Google Workspace
  • Miro
  • Hootsuite
  • Monday.com
  • WIX
  • Shopify
  • Etsy
  • Social Media Creator Tools:
    TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, Pinterest, YouTube, LinkedIn, Reddit​

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