WORK EXPERIENCE                                                        

09/05 to Present     The im/x Companies, Tempe, AZ
MARKETING PROGRAM MANAGER
Responsibilities: Marketing Communications and design for 3 companies. I lead all branding, advertising and event marketing initiatives. Hands-on design work using Quark Xpress, Photoshop, Illustrator, Publisher and PageMaker. Currently involved in writing, designing, and launching e-Newsletters; Magazine and newspaper advertising copy, layout and production; Company brochures; Trade shows; Print coordination.

06/05 to 08/05     COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT
Marketing, Strategic Planning & designing Web sites. Current assignment: Designing a Web log and Newsletter to complement a client’s PR campaign.

02/03 to 05/05    Imperial Capital Bank, La Jolla, CA / Tempe, AZ  
ASSISTANT DIR., MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
Responsibilities: Marketing Communications including Writing & Design for 3 divisions of the company; Trade Show planning & coordination; Advertising & PR. Designed, launched & maintained division Web site. Oversaw variable-data direct marketing campaigns & extranet; Worked closely with printers and outside publishing houses. Survey design & reporting; Coordinated & set up trade events. Designed and produced the company newsletter. Member if the IDEA Team. See portfolio here.

10/98 to 02/03     Textron Financial Corporation, Tempe, AZ 
MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Responsibilities: Marketing Strategy, Budgeting, Advertising, coordinating with freelance designers, Media buying. Trade show management: included designing new booth, setting up booth, conducting event promotions. Developed Press Releases and Editorial content; customized Direct Marketing for regions. Invited to be on the team that re-designed the parent company Web site, and to edit the corporate newsletter.

03/98 to 09/98     Management Process Integrators Inc. Scottsdale, AZ MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Responsibilities: Corporate Communications: Successfully managed PR & developed new Branding. Designed product Brochures, produced Reports, and managed Direct Mail. Developed articles for print. Web site design: developed content and maintained site. Trade show planning: coordinated and set up events, developed creative booth design. Advertising: developed trade ads, managed freelance designers; Media buying and Public Relations.

03/96 to 02/98    Marlyn Nutraceuticals, Scottsdale, AZ
ADVERTISING DIRECTOR
Responsibilities: Advertising, Corporate Communications, and Strategic Planning. Creative advertising, Designing and writing market-focused Brochures; Label Design. Researching, Editing, and Layout for Newsletter; Designing and maintaining two Web Sites; Developed Internet strategy, Planned and designed Trade-show collateral; Liaised with writers, printers, co-op advertisers.

09/95 to 03/96     CopyMax, Arizona
SUPERVISOR
Responsibilities: Maintaining high Production standards, Work-flow, Training; Provide customer assistance in Business Center, and Desk-top Publishing; Cash registers, Opening and Closing the store in absence of Manager.

1992 to 07/95        Ogilvy & Mather, Sri Lanka
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Responsibilities: Strategic Planning, Client Contact, Campaign development, Business Development, Training, Presentations & workshops. Managed 8-member Creative team. Accounts worked on : Beverage, Finance, Automotive, Computers. Insurance, Dairy, Radio Station, Television Station, Airline.                        

1991 to 1992      Zenith Advertising
STRATEGIC PLANNER
Responsibilities: Strategy Development, Client contact, Creative Development, Managing department of writers and art directors.
Accounts worked on : Cellular Network, Bank, Courier, Consumer Electronics.
           
1991                     Austin Weekly, Austin, Texas
CREATIVE DIRECTOR  / COPYWRITER
Responsibilities: Creative Concept Development for retail advertisers, layout and design of advertisements on PageMaker.
               
1990                      Austin Chamber of Commerce: Intern
           
1986 to 1987       J. Walter Thompson, Sri Lanka : Senior Copywriter

 

ASSOCIATIONS

Member of IABC (International Association of Business Communicators)

Member of the AMA (American Marketing Association)

           
REFERENCES        

CONTACT Me:                   angelo@swlink.net        Tel: 602.750.3476