Molly Carey

FREELANCE CREATIVE DESIGNER                              September 2017 - Present 

Green Bay & Milwaukee Wisconsin                                                     May 2010 - September 2015

• Independently worked on multiple projects simultaneously

• Able to work on tight deadlines

• Create graphic designs for personal, communications and marketing materials

• Ability to sourcing, composing and retouching images for print and web

• Worked one on one with clients to insure accuracy

• Obtained other project opportunity based on references from previous clients

• Some of the Clients: House of Hope, Brown County Youth Association, Wisconsin Doula, Wilder Elementary, and more

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SPECIAL EVENTS AND MARKETING COORDINATOR          April 2019 - November 2020, April 2023

Mosaic Arts, Inc, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Special Events

• Help manage event planning, set-up, operations, completion and follow-up.

• Work closely with event committee to implement event activities necessary to meet earned and contributed income goals.

• Propose new ideas to improve planning and implementation process.

• Oversee volunteer program including recruitment, scheduling, training and management. 

• Provide highest level of customer service to internal and external stakeholders, donors and volunteers in order to strengthen and build organization relationships.

• Provide administrative support such as creating event documents, compiling event and meeting materials, creating and maintaining event binders and files and organizing event inventory.

• Assist in the coordination, planning and management of event logistics. 

Marketing

• Marketing, Communications and Administrative Duties

• Assist with the creation of the weekly e-newsletter using Constant Contact.

• Help grow social media presence including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

• Maintain, update and create all databases and mailing lists including donor, member, volunteer, etc

 

MARKETING AND SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR                       August 2018 - June 2019

Literacy Green Bay, Green Bay, WI

• Reliable, creative self-starter; passionate about the organization

• Represent organization at informational fairs and community events as needed

• Maintain website and update content (pictures, organization and program information)

•  Create and update any program marketing materials, i.e., displays, brochures, e-newsletter

• Post and monitor items on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn

•  Worked closely with Executive Director and Committee Members on special events:
                   Walk for Literacy, Scrabble Bee and Annual Award & Appreciation Breakfast

• Assist with securing sponsorships for events; •     Solicit businesses for donations, door prizes or auction items

• Research, develop, and plan smaller events or fund-raising activities

•  Evaluate, analyze and prepare ROI reports for special events to Board 

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DESIGN, MARKETING, MEDIA SPECIALIST                                 August 2015 - September 2017

YWCA Greater Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Maintained marketing materials to coincide with corporate brand standards

• Write and implement promotional plans for YWCA services, events and programs

• Manage and create content including graphics for social media: Facebook and Twitter

• Organized and implement new audience targeted campaigns within the organization

• Increased membership and program registrations by over 15%

• Website content (CMS): collect, review and update information and events.

• Event planning marketing assistant for: community, in house events and special events

• Design all internal and external website graphics, flyers, brochures, posters, and event print material etc.

        

GRAPHIC DESIGNER/PREPRESS                                                            May 2013 - May 2014

Heyrman Printing, Green Bay, Wisconsin

GRAPHIC DESIGNER/TYPESETTER                                         December 2000 - November 2010

Clark Graphics, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Worked with strict deadlines and quick turnarounds in fact-paced environment

• Collaborated with majority of local funeral homes for clients custom print materials

• Prepare layouts and finished artwork for final output for particular press: 

• HP indigo 7000 digital press, Ryobi 4 color printing press and 2 color offset press

• Rendered numbering, data merges, variable data and mail panels per USPS code

• Prepared artwork and operated machines and bindery: offset press, copier, cutter or folder

• Designed identity packages for businesses: logos, business cards, letterhead and envelopes,

brochures, advertisements, flyers, newsletters, , formal and informal invitations and

two book published, photo and color correction with minimum supervision 

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