Resume

Work History

2021 - Current

Strategic Marketing Manager

Mark's (Canadian Tire Corp.)

Manage full scope campaign creation and execution for national multi-million-dollar mass media campaigns, all branding and brand guidelines, social media, agency relationships and all planning for seasonal marketing stories.

2019-2021

Brand Marketing Manager

Mark's (Canadian Tire Corp.)

Managed the rebrand to the new Mark's platform of All Things Simple, including launch of the new brand platform, brand guideline creation and transition of all marketing channels. The rebrand lead to Mark's becoming the #1 Canadian Clothing Retailer in Brand Health in 2021.

2018-2019

Campaign Specialist

Mark's (Canadian Tire Corp.)

Managed campaign creative creation for national multi-million-dollar mass media campaigns and aided in the roll-out and execution of the Well Worn rebrand and new brand identity. Collaborated with multiple teams on redesign of pop-up and flagship stores inspired by the new branding, leading to the award of Going for Gold from Canadian Tire Corporation for Customer Experience.

2016-2018

National Brands Specialist

Mark's (Canadian Tire Corp.)

Managed the vendor marketing program for Mark’s, including all vendor marketing communication, media planning, creative asset creation, campaign execution and post-reporting for over 30 vendors.

2014-2016

Marketing Programs Specialist

Mark's (Canadian Tire Corp.)

Responsible for grand opening marketing program, gift card program and promotional partnership with Canadian Tire Financial Services - leading to award of Going for Gold from Canadian Tire Corporation for Customer Experience.

2014 - present

Founder

Wine, Food & Friends Blog

Creation of the Wine, Food & Friends blog - including website creation, brand guidelines, social media management, recipe development and photography. Now includes over 200 recipes with multiple brand collaborations.

2011-2013

Sales Representative

Kraft Foods Group

Managed over 200 Kraft foods SKUs at over 25 large-format grocery stores. Tracked sales volumes and growth, identified problems and created solutions while working with the managers and staff to manage inventory flow.

Education

2007-2011

BComm

University of Victoria

2011

Grande Ecole, Commerce

SKEMA Business School

Skills

Teamwork

Organizational Skills

Time Management

Communication Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Marketing Knowledge

Branding

Campaign Execution

Media

Strategy

How I work

Collaboration

Collaboration

Teamwork Makes Everything Better

I am a firm believer in working together as a team to achieve the best outcome. Each team member has their own strengths and unique point of view - it is a waste not to utilize each other's unique perspectives and skills.

Planning

Planning

It's all in the details

The better one can plan, the better you can adapt to change. Detail-oriented and a lover all things planning, timelines and workback schedules - I strive to ensure enough time is available on projects to fully think through strategies and creative. This leads to the best work possible, while leaving room to adapt to anything that might come up.

Direction

Direction

what is your ultimate goal?

An outcome or project is only as good as it's brief. When I am writing a brief, or setting direction for a project, the ultimate goal and purpose need to be clear to ensure the teams know the direction we are headed - allowing for more focused thinking and clearer strategies.

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