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WORK EXPERIENCE

FLYNN WRIGHT, Des Moines, Iowa

Media Internship Associate Director - July 2022 - Present

  • Design, execute, and manage a pipeline to aid hiring in a difficult to hire market/industry

  • Work with C-Suite and Stakeholders to gain buy-in and support

  • Lead a cross functional team to design/implement/execute the certification program

  • Hire/Educate/Manage 3 interns per semester (spring and fall)

  • Maintain responsibilities from Senior Media Planner role

FLYNN WRIGHT, Des Moines, Iowa

Senior Media Planner - October 2020 - July 2023

  • Work directly with clients at all levels - mid-level managers to C-Suite/Board of Directors

  • Analyze historical digital data to craft strategies to achieve client goals 

  • Plan/Place/Manag over $9M media spend annually in a matrix organization

  • Supervise 3 individuals on three different $1M+ dollar plus annual media spend clients

  • Mentor struggling co-worker, and trained new co-workers on media planning and buying

  • Knowledge expert in the company for political media spending impact to corporate clients

  • Sold leadership on new strategies to grow revenue during seasons when it historically decreases

  • Early adopter and expert in social media platforms and strategy

  • Discover through research new marketable audiences to help clients expand market share

  • 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

  • Created a social media policy for the organization

  • Maintained/Grew organization’s social media feeds

  • Assisted with marketing, advertising, and public relations

FLYNN WRIGHT, Des Moines, Iowa

Media Buyer - April 2016 - October 2020

  • Planned, managed, and optimized media for seven clients ($6M annually)

  • Planned/Managed/Optimized digital (via a DSP) and social media campaigns

  • Monitored the political landscape to advise clients on advertising in political windows

  • Presented and helped manage clients

  • Managed a cable client’s internal advertising placements across all cable zones

  • Assisted with new client pitches

Trilix, Des Moines, Iowa

Media Coordinator - May 2015 - March 2016

  • Researched, managed and negotiated $150,000 in TV/Radio media across 6 markets

  • Managed the payment and conflict resolution for 12 client’s media buys

  • Brainstormed experiential marketing for clients

Education

University of Iowa

Masters of Business Administration - April 2020 - November 2021

  • MBA with a Leadership Certification

Drake University

Bachelors of Arts - August 2011 - May 2015

  • Political Science Major, Entrepreneurship Minor, Leadership Concentration

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