WORK EXPERIENCE
FLYNN WRIGHT, Des Moines, Iowa
Media Internship Associate Director - July 2022 - Present
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Design, execute, and manage a pipeline to aid hiring in a difficult to hire market/industry
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Work with C-Suite and Stakeholders to gain buy-in and support
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Lead a cross functional team to design/implement/execute the certification program
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Hire/Educate/Manage 3 interns per semester (spring and fall)
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Maintain responsibilities from Senior Media Planner role
FLYNN WRIGHT, Des Moines, Iowa
Senior Media Planner - October 2020 - July 2023
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Work directly with clients at all levels - mid-level managers to C-Suite/Board of Directors
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Analyze historical digital data to craft strategies to achieve client goals
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Plan/Place/Manag over $9M media spend annually in a matrix organization
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Supervise 3 individuals on three different $1M+ dollar plus annual media spend clients
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Mentor struggling co-worker, and trained new co-workers on media planning and buying
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Knowledge expert in the company for political media spending impact to corporate clients
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Sold leadership on new strategies to grow revenue during seasons when it historically decreases
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Early adopter and expert in social media platforms and strategy
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Discover through research new marketable audiences to help clients expand market share
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Analyze $1M+ campaigns to find key insights and learnings for use in future campaigns
PUPPY JAKE FOUNDATION, Urbandale, Iowa
Non-Profit Board of Director - August 2016 - July 2019
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Created a social media policy for the organization
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Maintained/Grew organization’s social media feeds
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Assisted with marketing, advertising, and public relations
FLYNN WRIGHT, Des Moines, Iowa
Media Buyer - April 2016 - October 2020
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Planned, managed, and optimized media for seven clients ($6M annually)
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Planned/Managed/Optimized digital (via a DSP) and social media campaigns
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Monitored the political landscape to advise clients on advertising in political windows
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Presented and helped manage clients
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Managed a cable client’s internal advertising placements across all cable zones
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Assisted with new client pitches
Trilix, Des Moines, Iowa
Media Coordinator - May 2015 - March 2016
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Researched, managed and negotiated $150,000 in TV/Radio media across 6 markets
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Managed the payment and conflict resolution for 12 client’s media buys
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Brainstormed experiential marketing for clients
Education
University of Iowa
Masters of Business Administration - April 2020 - November 2021
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MBA with a Leadership Certification
Drake University
Bachelors of Arts - August 2011 - May 2015
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Political Science Major, Entrepreneurship Minor, Leadership Concentration