
VP Brand Strategy at Fathom
Hartford, Connecticut Area

VP Brand Strategy at Fathom
Hartford, Connecticut Area
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)
Fathom is a brand and creative firm that helps forward-looking organizations cultivate and sustain the value they offer the world. Clients turn to Fathom when they need to reinvent or reinvigorate their brand due to shifts in the marketplace or a desire for new growth. Once a strategic plan is formed, Fathom leverages the best of traditional, online and event marketing and outreach to help clients connect with audiences that matter most.
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 2005 — June 2006 (1 year 1 month)
• Member of the agency senior concepting team
• Provided creative leadership for assigned brands
• Developed national and retailer-specific promotional concepts based on consumer motivations, brand strategies and emerging trends
• Crafted concept white papers for internal evaluation and client presentation
• Clients (Brands): Unilever Co-Marketing (Axe, Degree, Dove, Suave), Masterfoods Co-Marketing & Menu Marketing (M&M’s, Snickers, Dove)
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
September 1999 — June 2005 (5 years 10 months)
Thought leadership on all agency business.
• Maintained creative excellence across all agency accounts
• Drove the development of effective marketing communication platforms emphasizing brand equity, consumer needs, and market dynamics
• Hands-on management during all phases of the creative process including concept development, art direction, copy writing, vendor contracting, and production
• Led a creative team that delivered national, regional, and account-specific promotional programs, advertising, trade incentives, and sampling initiatives
Clients (Brands): Miller Brewing Company (Foster’s Lager), Molson Breweries (Molson Golden & Light, John Courage), Schieffelin and Somerset (J&B Scotch, Classic Malts of Scotland), Whirlpool Corporation, BRL Hardy Wines (Hardys Nottage Hill, Estate of Nobilo, and Banrock Station)
BA , Psychology, Communications , 1981 — 1984