Kiara Hargrave

COO/Creative Marketing Director @KTI Enterprises

Founder🔥 Startup Founder💸 MarketingBusiness OwnerCameraman💼 C-level Executive👍 Sales & BizDev🗿 HRPhotographer🧨 Consulting🎥 Entertainment✨ Business OwnerCOOBrand Marketing ManagerSEO ManagerEmail Marketing ManagerDigital Ads ManagerCopywriterMarketing Analytics ManagerCustomer Success ManagerHR consultantVideo EditorBusiness AnalystMarketing DirectorCEOArt Director

Kiara Hargrave is a dynamic and innovative COO and Creative Marketing Director with a proven track record of successful leadership. With over 8 years of experience in the marketing & project management industry, Kiara has developed a unique blend of strategic, creative, and operational expertise. She has a passion for driving growth and innovation, and has a history of delivering exceptional results for both established and start-up companies. She is known for her ability to balance a creative vision with a practical business approach.

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Work Background

KH Photography, LLCChief Operating Officer

Oct. 2018Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point AreaEstablish promotional strategies and informational campaigns targeted at individual stakeholder groups. Extract data from Google Analytics/AdWords and conducted SEM reports to support effective SEM campaigns ROI, demand plans and maximizing CRM system usage. Design and conduct keywords research for product pages with online shopping and all major social media platforms (excluding twitter). Organic keywords increased search by 264.4% within first year of use. Utilize photo & video enhancing software (Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom & Premiere Pro). Capture subjects In commercial-quality photographs. Copywriting for Social Media. Design & Author blogs for website(s). Manage multiple business accounts, scheduling and client experience. Implement day time day logistics.

KH Photography, LLCCreative Director/Photographer

Oct. 2015 - Dec. 2023Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point AreaDeveloped and executed innovative concepts, guidelines, and strategies across a range of creative initiatives, ensuring successful project completion. Guided and inspired art directors, illustrators, and creative professionals, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment. Facilitated dynamic brainstorming and creative sessions to cultivate fresh and compelling ideas. Proficient in enhancing visual content using industry-standard software like Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, and Premiere Pro. Skilled in capturing high-quality, commercial-grade photographs of various subjects. .

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityProject Management Coordinator

Feb. 2020 - Dec. 2020Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point AreaMonitored the progress and deliverables across 6+ projects, adjusting priorities and resource allocation as necessary and meeting 85% of deadlines and 90% performance goals. Located and proposed new potential business partnerships by contacting potential partners and attending virtual networking events resulting In 2 new strategic partnerships Lead B2B & B2C Marketing and web design team, creating new formats and reporting strategies that resulted In an 89% traffic Increase. Analyze risks and opportunities Oversee student enrichment programs and scheduling; Including mobile app development and research. Organize, facilitate and lead daily and weekly staff & team meetings with both internal and external team members and stakeholders. Lead social media, webinar and webpage development and redevelopment initiatives; oversee full spectrum of Manual Quality Assurance testing for program specific mobile app, Caregiver 411 and newly developed webpage using functional and nonfunctional methodologies and front end UI testing. Oversee project procurement management. SDLC experience with both agile and scrum-based methodologies for planning, creation, testing and deploying information systems.

LAKE JEANETTE ORTHODONTICS AND PEDIATRIC DENTISTRYSenior Administrative Specialist

Apr. 2015 - Aug. 2019Greensboro, NCProvide exceptional clinical and secretarial support to Doctors and Hygienist in a respected office. Worked diligently to optimize the administrative processes to ensure smoother operations of a medical group with over 2,000 patients. Collected and organized data for administrative programs. Scheduled and rescheduled appointments and follow-up arrangements for patients and staff. Provided special attention and care to patients in a manner that fostered confidence, trust and loyalty. Provided support of digital marketing systems in place.