Owner Designer

HAMPTON REDESIGN, Fort Worth TX 76185 (9/2008 - Present)

Provide creative services and marketing support to realtors and sellers of residential properties.
• Market homes for sale through creative home staging and interior design
• Create custom real estate show tours to market properties online
• Authored and created Hampton Redesign to promote property presentation (#1 google page rank)
• Provide creative interior design services and project management for investors and homeowners

Creative/Marketing Director

PLANET REAL ESTATE, Irving TX 75039 (10/2005 - 8/2008)

Strategic creative marketing director for Real Estate technology company serving B2B and B2C market
• Created relaunch of company search engine and client web sites
• Authored, developed and edited: online sites, landing pages, email campaigns as well as print marketing and training materials
• Responsible for digital project management: edited web site content and managed site updates
• Co-created marketing strategies and provided strategic direction on projects and campaigns for b2b partners
• Facilitated CRM and customer support to resolve business and consumer client issues

Online Marketing Director

TLS DESIGN, Orlando FL 32804 (2001- 2005)

Managed online and print marketing support for Real Estate agents and agencies
• Created, authored and managed Realtor web sites
• Designed, authored quarterly newsletters, direct mail marketing signage and print collateral
• Launched in-house Property Management client to stand alone business matching sales in six months

Art Director

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT, Orlando FL 32789 (1990-2001)

Designed and managed textbook projects from concept to completion for international Publisher.
• Art directed, researched and purchased photography and illustration
• Coordinated editorial markup/proofing, scheduling and file management
• Managed editorial markup/proofing, color proofing, scheduling and internal files
• Art directed 1- 6 month projects managing all content between photographers, illustrators, freelance assistants, editors, staff designers, photo research, typositors and press vendors to specific deadlines

ROLLINS COLLEGE, Winter Park FL 32789

Communication Arts

WINTER PARK TECH, Winter Park FL

Computer Software Training: Adobe, Microsoft

SKILLS

Adobe CS, Advanced Photoshop, Microsoft Office, HTML, Copy Editing, Writing, Proofreading, Spelling, Web Technology, Internet Research, Usability, Design, Creative, Proposals, Presentation, Conceptual Development, Project Management, Account Coordination, SEO, Digital Project Management, Web Wireframe

FL Licensed Real Estate Salesperson

Affiliate Member Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors

YWCA of Fort Worth Volunteer

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