photo by Chelsey Boatwright
Could you use a hand in starting or growing your business? I’m looking to work with a few great clients here in wine country, particularly in my areas of industry expertise: wine, food, hospitality, art and design. I’d love to put my skills towards helping you expand your client base and promote your work!
about me:
I’m a highly experienced technical design generalist with a diverse 20 year background in online marketing, e-commerce software development, user interface design, information architecture, graphic design, illustration, content generation and social media management. I’ve performed in a smorgasbord of roles – from consultant to manager to owner – in startups, small businesses and Fortune 500 companies. View my resume for the details.
I left the corporate world in 2012 to pursue entrepreneurship, and have since founded, managed and handled operations and all marketing activities for four small creative businesses. Realizing that my interests and experience converge in hospitality, design and community building, and that I find the most fulfillment in helping other creative small businesses get established and grow, I’m looking for more opportunities to do just that.
what I can do for you:
Help you get a hospitality space, club/membership or other community-driven initiative off the ground, handling both technical and operational aspects of the launch and growth strategies
Design, plan and assist in promotional events, including launches, workshops, club parties and other publicity-boosting and content-gathering activities
Consult with you on any of my areas of expertise and industry background, and train you or your staff to handle your marketing tasks yourself
Set up and optimize your social media accounts
Assist in developing your content creation strategy, including a starting set of photography and copy
Handle light SEO activities, including keyword research and content optimization, on Google and Google MapsHandle light SEO activities, including keyword research and content optimization, on Google and Google Maps
Suggest website and other technology/system enhancements like automation, data collection, member/user management and the like to enhance your marketing and sales processes and minimize repetitive work
the evidence:
Career History: View my LinkedIn resume for specifics on my work history.
Design Work: For selected samples of my design and creative work, view my portfolio. Links to publications that featured my stationery design work in the past can be found here on Pinterest.
interested?
I work on an hourly basis, with rates between $30 and $50 per hour depending on the type of work. I’ll give you an estimate for each project and notify you if changes to the scope will result in increased costs: so, no surprises.