Marketing Specialist for Ottawa County Michigan
Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
Marketing Specialist for Ottawa County Michigan
Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
Communications professional with tensile-strength ties to Marketing, eMarketing and Information Systems. With a Business Analysis skill set and Marketing background/sensibility I perform whatever functions are needed. Writing crisp copy, clear business requirements and functional requirements; designing and testing UI or creating great print graphics; setting long-term strategy, budget and project management, I’m your dude. First-in-breed speaking both IS and Marketing, or mediating between the two, I am fluent in both languages.
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Government Relations industry)
August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Repositioning brands of both Michigan Works! and Community Action Agency; separating audiences and messaging accordingly; budgeting and long-term strategy
• Defining audiences
• Audience-specific messaging, look & feel
• Internal marketing
• Rebranding:
- Sponsorship of non-traditional events
- Partnership with innovative businesses, leaders
• Quantify marketing efforts through analyzing ROI, web stats, use of user tools
• Highlighting Agency’s functions in community
• Building marketing and network access with local businesses
• Fundraising – drawing support from the county of 1632
sq/mi, 266K residents
• Developing legislative contacts
• Developing media contacts: TV, Radio, Print
• Better utilization of web site
• All copywriting
• Appearing on local television to promote activities
• Speaking on radio to promote activities
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
November 2006 — June 2007 (8 months)
Contractor for locally-headquartered, global automotive company, Johnson Controls as a Business Analyst.
(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Furniture industry)
April 2001 — November 2006 (5 years 8 months)
Lead the team in designing and implementing personalized, secured extranet portal. The team consisted of Marketing/IS members. The IS side maintained one constant team member (lead), and would expand to as many as eight: nationals, internationals and contract. The Marketing team consisted of one constant member - me - and the levels of management on the Marketing side. Business Analysis, UI design, Stakeholder/user interviews, Businesses & Technical requirements.
1982 — 1986