Global Digital Communications Manager at Ford Motor Company
Greater Detroit Area
- Current
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- Global Digital Communications Manager at Ford Motor Company
- Creative Director at Twisted Pearl Media Group
- Past
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- Editor at Jasmine Jade Enterprises
- Editor/Director of Marketing at Dr Hottie Magazine
- Floor Director at Kent State University (TV-2 News)
- Producer/Director/Editor at Raising the Bar Productions
- Floor Director at PBS (NewsOhio)
- Production Assistant at Kent State University TeleProductions
- Director at Raising the Bar Productions
- Stage Manager at Karamu House
- Education
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- Kent State University
- Kent State University
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Gwen Peake’s Summary
-- Author of "If It Walks Like a Duck... and Other Truths My Mother Taught Me"
-- Producer of TheDuckWalk.com and DBSyndrome.org (coming soon)
-- Contributing columnist at HeyJosh.com, CarrieandDanielle.com, AlphaWomen.com, AFRican Magazine and PopSyndicate.com
Gwen Peake’s Specialties:
Book Publishing/Editing, Television & Film Production, Journalism, Graphics, Strategic Alignment/Business Planning,
Gwen Peake’s Experience
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Global Digital Communications Manager
Ford Motor Company
(Public Company; F; Automotive industry)
August 2009 — Present (4 months)
Manage a team of web publishers who cover various internal and external websites, in addition to assisting with leading of Ford's global social media efforts. Build awareness and improve the perception of Ford Motor Company with the public via social media endeavors and cultivated relationships with key digital influencers.
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Creative Director
Twisted Pearl Media Group
(Entertainment industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)
-- Run day-to-day operations for full-service production firm specializing in segment, PSA and music video production, electronic press kits and online media initiatives.
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Editor
Jasmine Jade Enterprises
(Publishing industry)
March 2007 — July 2009 (2 years 5 months)
--Work closely with design artists, compositors, production personnel, and marketing departments to design an attractive product, guide it through the various levels of production, and then promote it once it has been published.
--Work closely with author and acquisitions editor to ensure that the work being produced has high literary merit and is free from inconsistencies, including grammatical and spelling errors. -
Editor/Director of Marketing
Dr Hottie Magazine
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
August 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 5 months)
▪ Ran day-to-day operations of weekly online magazine targeting young, professional women.
▪ Utilized SEO and web analytics to increase search engine presence.
▪ Secured all advertising and created all off-line marketing campaigns for online magazine.
▪ Hired all staff members.
▪ Increased viewership by 150% since inception.
▪ Implemented successful email marketing campaign and grew subscriber base by 62%.
▪ Created most banner ad graphics for site.
▪ Edited all editorial articles for grammatical perfection. -
Floor Director
Kent State University (TV-2 News)
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
August 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 5 months)
▪ Ensured studio ran smoothly during live newscast.
▪ Acted as main line of communication between director and studio talent. -
Producer/Director/Editor
Raising the Bar Productions
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
January 2006 — May 2006 (5 months)
▪ Conceptualized idea 30-minute short film
▪ Cast talent for film.
▪ Winner, 2006 Black Squirrel Film Festival.
▪ Edited award-winning short film. -
Floor Director
PBS (NewsOhio)
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
August 2005 — May 2006 (10 months)
▪ Ensured that studio ran smoothly during taped newscast targeting high school teens.
▪ Communicated director’s instructions to studio talent and crew through verbal and non-verbal cues. -
Production Assistant
Kent State University TeleProductions
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
April 2004 — May 2006 (2 years 2 months)
▪ Assisted in every aspect of television production including videography, production and editing.
▪ Performed production and direction tasks for weekly live news broadcast. -
Director
Raising the Bar Productions
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
August 2005 — December 2005 (5 months)
▪ Directed overall look and feel of suspense film.
▪ Coordinated and conducted casting. -
Stage Manager
Karamu House
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Entertainment industry)
April 2004 — June 2005 (1 year 3 months)
▪ Managed house, called cues, scheduled practices, and wrote performance evaluations for 13 cast members and five stage crew members.
▪ Aided in the success of various performances and theatrical productions for 50+ audience members.
Gwen Peake’s Education
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Kent State University
MA , Television & Film Production, Journalism , 2006 — 2008
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Kent State University
BBA , Business Administration & Computer Information Systems , 2000 — 2003
Additional Information
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Gwen Peake’s Interests:
Film & music video production/direction, marketing, strategic alignment/planning, singing, dancing randomly in public, traveling, professional networking, surfing the 'net
Gwen Peake’s Groups:
Cleveland Professional 20/30 Club
Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society
Golden Key National Honor Society
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The Cleveland Professional 20/30 Club
Gwen Peake’s Honors:
President's List (2005, 2006, 2007)
Winner, Black Squirrel Film Festival (2006)
Ebony Achievement Award (2002, 2003, 2005, 2007)
Most Valuable Crew Member, Raising the Bar Productions (2005)
Magna Cum Laude - Kent State University (2003)
Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities (2002)
National Dean's List Award (2001, 2002)
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