Category: DIGITAL-MEDIA

         DIGITAL STRATEGY MANAGER         Professional Profile      Results-oriented Digital Strategist   with  experience  creating strategic alliances between internal and external stakeholders to effectively align with, and support key digital business initiatives. Visionary and strategic thinker with solid experience managing all levels of multiple projects including budgeting and planning.         Qualifications          User-centered design   Project management  Paid search  Search engine optimization      Social media marketing   Website measurement and analysis  Strong communication skills  Critical thinking            Relevant Experience        Leadership:  Served as key contributing member to Senior Leadership team.    Design & Strategy:  Implemented digital strategy by managing the design, development, and content curation for a digital library branch to expand the services offered to patrons.    User Experience & Content Quality:  Rolled out website governance guiding the management of digital assets.     Research & Insights:  Created website and mobile app analytics dashboard to measure traffic and usage, and assess areas for improvement.     Online Marketing:  Managed ad spend of over $200k to consistently increase click through rates and online sales.     Project Management:  Managed project goals, timeline, tasks, and budget to launch 3 website redesigns, 1 new website, and a mobile iOS application in a span of 18 months.          Experience      Company Name    City  ,   State    Digital Strategy Manager   01/2015   to   Current        Accountable for the Library system's digital strategy and digital assets including overseeing the management of 7 websites and an iOS mobile application.      Managed team of 2 of web professionals and multiple interdepartmental teams of Librarians, administrators, and Executive Leadership.      Worked collaboratively with vendors to keep projects on task, on time, and under budget.       Spearheaded cross-functional project to achieve a 12% decrease in website bounce rate and an 18% increase in engaged website visits.      Strengthened organization brand by leading a project to develop a custom iOS mobile application integrating with internal systems and a responsive website.    Directed the strategic initiative to launch the new summer program website including management of design creatives, user experience, testing and content curation.    Served as mentor to junior team members.           Company Name    City  ,   State    Web Services Manager   11/2011   to   12/2014         Managed team of 4 Webmasters and 44 content contributors across the organization.      Defined strategy and key performance indicators for public facing and internal websites.      Directed strategic initiatives to achieve and enforce website standards and governance model.      Identified strategic digital goals and measured performance against targets.      Built financial model for new business unit, including the management of a $450k yearly budget.     Served on the City/County Web Governance Board, Public Information Senior Leadership team, and Extended Information Services and Technology Senior Leadership team.            Company Name    City  ,   State    Web Metrics Analyst   02/2008   to   10/2011       Developed metrics used to determine inefficiencies and areas for improvement across 65 business units within the Global Small and Medium Business division.   Tracked, analyzed and interpreted trends in website usage and engagement data.  Conducted analysis of business unit website and social media traffic data, to make design and marketing recommendations based on findings.  Drafted monthly lead and revenue reports and forecasts.  Conducted root cause analysis and presented findings and recommendations to executives and other stakeholders.  Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement a migration from the Surfaid Analytics tool to the Unica NetInsight Analytics platform.          Company Name    City  ,   State    Website Administrator   07/2006   to   02/2008       Updated and managed existing website properties.  Translated abstract requirements into concrete user workflows and interactive designs.  Drove the alignment of business requirements, user-centered design methodology and technology factors to create successful UX designs.  Solicited feedback and validation from business and technical team stakeholders.  Conducted in-person and online user trainings to assist employees and external committee members with managing community content.  Designed and delivered mission critical change request tool using Microsoft SharePoint to ensure the highest levels of availability and performance.          Company Name    City  ,   State    Internet Marketing Manager   12/2005   to   07/2006       Developed website content, meta descriptions and page titles in support of SEO strategies.  Directed comprehensive PPC campaigns for external clients in order to increase brand awareness and boost rates of organic and paid click-through.  Planned and managed ad spend budgets in excess of $200k.  Analyzed performance of all marketing programs to identify the best opportunities for optimization.  Completed strategic competitive analysis by assessing strengths and weaknesses of competitors.  Created usability reports outlining the pitfalls that contribute to decreased leads and conversions.  Designed wireframes identifying recommendations for website improvement.  Conducted root cause analysis on isolated issues and presented findings to clients and other stakeholders.          Education      Master of Science  :  Technology Management   2010     University of Maryland, University College  ,   City  ,   State  ,   USA      Coursework in E-Commerce          Bachelor of Arts  :  Information Systems and Management   2004     Wayne State University  ,   City  ,   State  ,   USA     Coursework in Website Management          Skills       Website Design & Development:  HTML5, CSS3, PHP, Drupal, WordPress, InvisionApp, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Fireworks, Microsoft SharePoint   Online Marketing:  Google Adwords, Yahoo AdCenter, Facebook Ads, Twitter Ads   Website Measurement & Analysis:  Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Mouseflow, Unica NetInsights, Coremetrics