Ali Hoge
Strategic Communicator

Marketing & Design

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Objective

Seeking a full-time position Within Integrated Marketing

Creative, business-minded and user-focused marketing professional skilled in company branding and strategic digital planning. Successful track record of increasing revenue, boosting online engagement, developing effective strategies to attract new clients, and nurturing existing relationships.

 

Experience

The Digital Marketing Studio, Marketing Manager
February 2021 - Present

The Digital Marketing Studio, Head Strategy & Delivery Marketing Lead
June 2020 - February 2021

  • Responsible for digital strategy and delivery for 25+ small business clients each grossing an average of $30K+ revenue per month.

  • Develop comprehensive paid digital marketing campaigns and optimize for lowest possible CPL and CPR.

  • Ideate, design, and manage CRM campaigns including content creation, segmentation, performance measurement and hind-sighting.

  • Manage team members to ensure marketing projects are delivered as scheduled and within budget to best possible quality standards.

  • Design, implement and evaluate marketing campaigns, focusing on lead acquisition, using channels such as email, PPC advertising, SMS and others.

  • Provide thoughtful leadership on digital marketing to team and clients by remaining current on trends, competitive landscape and best practices.

The Digital Marketing Studio, Marketing Lead
January 2020 - June 2020

  • Purchase, target, build, and monitor paid Google and Facebook advertisements with A/B testing.

  • Design effective and aesthetically pleasing web pages, emails, blogs, graphics, and marketing materials for clients.

  • Write, edit, and proofread all copy to ensure correct grammar, appropriate voice, and quality content throughout.

  • Orchestrate flow of automated customer relationship marketing processes.

  • Identify new glide paths and widen existing paths to sales funnels. 

  • Manage and maintain professional and productive client relations while quickly resolving issues. 


Culturali, Freelance Marketing consultant
November 2018 - Present

  • Collaborate with leadership and marketing teams to create meaningful brand guidelines.

  • Create marketing materials including graphics, copy, email campaigns, and social content.

  • Conduct in-house training seminars on branding and social media best practices.

  • Help plan, manage, and execute special events - primarily fundraisers.

  • Manage select marketing projects from social media campaigns to mass digital mailings.

  • Collaborate with clients and agencies to create user-focused web designs with meaningful copy.



Mellwood Art & Entertainment Center, marketing manager
November 2018 - JANUARY 2020

  • Managed annual marketing plan including purchasing, creation, and oversight of all advertisements.

  • Increased social media reach by 300%, local search visibility by 251%, and lead generation by 20%.

  • Managed website, email lists, and photo databases for company.

  • Maintained relationships with press outlets while distributing all external communication.

  • Directed special events from conception to completion, including bi-annual art fairs.

  • Developed and supervised MAEC intern program in coordination with the University of Louisville.



MELLWOORD ART & ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, Leasing & Marketing Administrator
November 2017 - October 2018

  • Leased and managed 170+ commercial rental spaces grossing $60K+ monthly and increased occupancy by 20%.

  • Led major company rebranding project and created web pages, graphics, a new logo and business cards.

  • Increased foot traffic, studio rentals and event reservations by working with press and marketing firms to promote the facility through free and low cost advertising avenues.

  • Generated income to support a large mural project by creating a photography and video pass program.

  • Organized, promoted and managed company events including bi-annual art fairs.



Mellwood Art & Entertainment Center, Sales & Leasing Agent
July 2017-november 2017

  • Created company marketing materials including newsletters, press releases and contracts.

  • Organized, promoted and managed company events including an annual art fair.

  • Assisted sales team in maintaining high levels of occupancy in both the commercial and event spaces of a 360K square foot facility.

  • Helped clients by providing facility tours, handling contracts, managing payments, helping with floor plans and answering questions.



Speed Art Museum, Social Media Marketing Intern
winter 2016 - spring 2017

  • Worked closely with the marketing, PR and design teams to create effective social media strategies and execute plans across platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Vimeo.

  • Organically increased Instagram engagement and reach by 500+ unique visitors in less than 3 months.

  • Created and executed social media posts and campaigns for 12 different departments.

  • Updated websites and developed grassroots marketing campaigns.



Mellwood Art & Entertainment Center, Sales & PR Intern
Summer 2016

  • Assisted in developing, promoting and executing events including an annual art fair involving 150+ vendors, 7K+ visitors and local press coverage.

  • Earned the highest client satisfaction rate on the sales team.

  • Brainstormed new communications and brand strategies to promote available rental spaces and attract clients to company events.

SKills

Lead Acquisition
Project Management
Account Management
Digital Media Planning
CRM Management
Copywriting
Ad Buying
Brand Development
Social Media Management
Trend Prediction & Analysis
Content Creation
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Website Management
HTML 5
DSLR Photography

 

PROGRAMS

PPC + SEM + Analytics

Meta Business Suite
Google Ads
Google My Business
Google Analytics

CRM + Customer Contact

ActiveCampaign
GoHighLevel
HeyMarket
MailChimp
HootSuite
Calendly
SlickText
Zapier

Design

Canva
Adobe Premiere
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop
Animoto
Capcut

Web Platforms

SquareSpace
Wordpress
SamCart
Showit
Kajabi

Social Media Platforms

Instagram
Facebook
TikTok
Snapchat
LinkedIn
Pinterest

Team Connection + Project Management

Microsoft Office
ClickUp
Notion
G Suite
Slack
Zoom
Skype
Loom






Education

University of Louisville

B.A. COMMUNICATION, INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATION

MINOR POLITICAL SCIENCE
Graduated May 2017

BELlarmine University

CODE LOUISVILLE
FRONT-END WEB DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE
Completed August 2019 

Louisville COllegiate Upper School

COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Graduated May 2013

Awards

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Dean’s LIst
Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016.

Team awards:
Leo’s Choice Award 2017
Leo’s Choice Award 2018
Leo’s Choice award 2019

Contact

Email: alihoge17@gmail.com
Phone: 502 727 7632
Address: Louisville, KY
(Open to remote positions - willing to relocate for the right opportunity)