Ashleigh Blumthal

ASHLEIGH (BROWN) BLUMTHAL Chicago, Illinois |- |-| http://www.ashleighbrown.com/portfolio/ | www.linkedin.com/in/ashleigh-blumthal CAREER PROFILE Multi-talented, passionate creative who demonstrated adaptability and expertise over 5 years as Marketing and Creative Manager for an employee engagement tech (SaaS) startup. A proven self-starter and capable multi-tasker, as demonstrated by the successful management of responsibilities and projects that go above and beyond the typical job description — acting as Social Media Manager, Graphic Designer, Brand Manager, Blog Manager, Content Manager, Video Editor, Photographer, and more. Outside of the office, a passion and strength in the creative field are evident. From freelance photography, graphic design projects, and editing videos, to writing and producing music, daily life is driven by love for being visually and artistically expressive. Looking to relocate to Denver, Colorado. AREAS OF STRENGTH PROFESSIONAL SKILLS + EXPERTISE TECHNICAL SKILLS Creative Thinking Visual Communication Content Strategy Graphic Design Organic Marketing Email Marketing Digital Marketing CMS Management Emotional Intelligence Employee Engagement Social Media Management Branding Blog Management Creative Direction Photography Video Editing & Production Creative Project Management Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Project Management (Remote Teams) Client Experience Management & Consulting Photoshop CC InDesign CC Illustrator CC Lightroom CC Adobe XD Adobe Premiere Pro Final Cut Pro X Basic HTML & CSS Microsoft Office Suite Keynote CliftonStrengths Themes: Empathy • Ideation • Intellection • Developer • Learner WORK EXPERIENCE MARKETING & CREATIVE MANAGER Engagement Multiplier, Chicago, Illinois March 2016 – Present Responsible for all marketing and creative, internal and external, to tell the company’s story, drive sales, engagement, retention, leads, and positive customer experience. This includes creating and/or managing the creation of all visual media. — Essential Duties and Responsibilities — Oversee all marketing initiatives across platforms and formats to create effective, integrated engagement plans that achieve the business objectives. This includes managing teams, in-office and remote, of up to 10 team members. Brand management. Ensure consistency of purpose, messaging, brand, etc. throughout content. Continued development of company’s brand reputation and implemented strategies that increased overall traffic and engagement across all media. Support all creative needs, acting as in-house graphic design and go-to expert for not only the creation of new material, but tactical support, strategic direction, and implementation of current content. This includes hundreds of marketing/sales and client collateral, website and social visuals, presentations, tradeshow displays and signage, etc. (print and digital). Launched, built, and manage all social media accounts; Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Vimeo, YouTube. This includes producing visual content and copy, organic and curated, for our all social accounts. Developed healthy social following from scratch. Designed and launched email marketing campaigns for newsletter, blog, company updates, and product releases. Developed and solely manage The Engagement Multiplier Blog whose organic efforts brought an average of 84% of the traffic to the marketing website, and rated #9 Best Employee Engagement Blogs to Follow in 2019 and 2020. Manage all vendor relationships. Performed ongoing customer/market research and demographic profiling to identify and capitalize on unmet market needs ahead of the curve. Directed and edited over 50 sales/marketing and educational support videos. ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST Engagement Multiplier, Chicago, Illinois March 2015 – March 2016 Managed client relationships, providing them with a white glove experience while they embarked on their engagement journey. Acted as a go-to for 50+ clients and was responsible for coaching on employee engagement best practices, and how best to utilize the technology to achieve their goals as an organization. EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, Iowa City, Iowa Bachelors of Arts & Sciences, Communication Studies Minor, Cinema and Film Production August 2014 August 2014