Dine Brands GlobalSenior Project Analyst, Marketing & Publishing Services
Dec. 2018 - Jan. 2021Glendale, CaliforniaManage creative process for all campaign deliverables (menus, POP, testing, online ordering, landing page)
-Leading team of two project managers within 3rd party creative agency and one internal designer
-Cross-functional collaboration with internal stakeholders (Marketing, Beverage, Operations & Culinary)
-Budget/negotiate contracts with external vendors (i.e., photographers) & creative agency
-Menu ideation, merchandising & copywriting using focus groups and data analysis
-Digital asset management innovation Serve as primary point of contact for 35 franchisees during menu ordering process
-Swift & nimble conflict resolution with site or menu versioning issues Manage web-based agency to program franchisee-facing menu ordering/customization platform 7x/year
-Leading team of two project managers Manage creative output/programming/print production of 200 individual items (i.e., main menus, campaign inserts, dynamic beverage menus, test menus, catering/to-go menus, kids menus & campaign POP) with nearly 6,000 unique versions PER YEAR Oversee over $1M of print projects per year with production team
-Cost saving initiatives totaling $855K in 2018 Developed a streamlined menu program to suit non-traditional store locations (i.e., hotels, airport locations)
Menu offerings, item SKU’s and recipes consolidated by 55% Part of the Applebee’s team that successfully reinvigorated the brand and achieved a 25-year comp sales record in 2018 (+5%)
-Integral member of the physical menu redesign/testing/insights team Menu data governance and brand standards -Subject matter expert and “go-to” resource for menu/site content, local & state regulations, menu accuracy, item copy and proofreading