Scholarship Foundation of Santa BarbaraDirector of Marketing Communications
Mar. 2016 - Jul. 2017Santa Barbara, California AreaCreating and executing a marketing and communications strategy for the Scholarship Foundation to increase outreach, awareness, donations, and scholarships to the students of Santa Barbara County. • Oversee the development and implementation of consistently branded marketing materials that support the vision, mission, and strategy of the foundation through multiple channels including print materials, press and online media, website, and social media communications
• Managed the complete redesign, rewriting, and rebranding of the foundation’s website. Spanish language component to be launched in June 2017.
• Reimagined and redesigned collateral for student outreach, improving brand impact without increasing cost
• Create and maintain a communications plan, integrating all aspects of the foundation’s publications, public relations, website, events, and marketing
• Coordinate design, production, and distribution of foundation publications, print collateral, and social media communications including the annual report, e-blasts, brochures, event collateral, and student program materials • Reduced staff workload during the foundation’s busiest season by outsourcing and managing a key donor communications piece with only a small increase in cost
• Write speeches and communications and create presentations for CEO and Board Chair
• Serves on the Executive and Development Committees and helps manage board communications
• Cultivate and manage vendors and consultants for print and visual media