Sydney Stoddard

Sydney StoddarD- Experience Marketing & Advertising Account Manager Elevation Advertising, June 2017 – Present School Miami Ad School Account Planning Bootcamp • Manage one of our national accounts, McKesson Medical-Surgical • Understand client needs and objectives in the HHA marketplace to present, execute, and sell creative work based on their annual media goals • Provide clear and concise marketing materials for HHAs in order for them to better care for their patients • Built several strong case studies that were evaluated by top account planners in the industry • Created briefs for each campaign that sold our creative strategy • Learned to use my story telling skills to help brands connect with consumers in order to sell the idea Marketing & Advertising Coordinator Elevation Advertising, May 2011 – June 2017 University of West Florida BA, Marketing • Manage and help manage national and local accounts such as McKesson Medical-Surgical, C.F. Sauers, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Virginia Abrasives, Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP), and St. Catherine’s School • Understand client needs and objectives to present, execute, and maintain annual media campaigns consisting of digital media • Provide mentorship and direction to team members with each project and task assigned Marketing & Advertising Account Coordinator Counterpart Communication Design, Oct. 2010 – Feb. 2011 • Assisted in winning new business initiatives for Saalfeld Redistribution • Maintained traffic of creatives daily tasks • Organized account executives work overload of International Paper, Saalfeld Redistribution, FedEx, and Accredo client demands as well as smaller accounts Marketing Account Coordinator Intern Campbell-Ewald, May – August 2008 • Contributed to new business initiatives, concepts, and ideas, resulting in new client pitches • Supported the account coordination department by routing collateral, print and broadcast materials • Participated in strategic meetings for General Motors, Michelin, and U.S Mint Creative Marketing Intern Rowell Creative Communications, May – August 2006 • Created new logos and ads for the Pyramid Hotel Group resulting in huge events and high occupancy • Provided office management support services • Prepared advertising collateral for client presentations, resulting in new clients and projects ATTRIBUTES • Self-starter • Relational • Team Player • Detail Oriented • Great Time Management ProficiencIES • Microsoft Office • Microsoft Excel • Acrobat Pro SKILLS • Strong Presenter • Excellent Oral and Written Communicator • Confidence to “Sell” Ideas • Strategic Thinker ____________________________--Connect with me on LinkedIn