Manage product roadmap and backlog prioritization of an education platform serving company’s 40,000 franchise employees
Work cross-functionally and collaborate between 6 business groups to accelerate product enhancements and bug fixes
Conceptualize and introduce product features that align with business objectives
Direct third-party developers and agile board
Collaborate with support, dev team, and users to troubleshoot and optimize platform performance
Conduct comprehensive preliminary QA testing and final client acceptance reviews to decrease post-release issues
Draft communications for new product updates and bug fixes, ensuring stakeholders are informed and issues are promptly addressed
User Experience Design
Improved feature requirement definition and development delivery accuracy by creating user flows and diagrams in FigJam
Create wireframes and lo-fi prototypes in Figma, aiding in visualizing product features
Product Support
Spearheaded the launch of a knowledge base website, which simplified access to help articles, reducing support queries
Improved and created new channels of support to users, streamlining user journeys to access support
Document and reproduce bugs for the development team for quicker issue resolution
Produce product documentation and user guides to advance user competency and diminish direct support needs
Enhance stakeholder relations by providing direct support, ensuring product success
Content
Pioneered a content management system and publishing tracker that resulted in a more efficient and transparent content production process (developed in ClickUp)
Maintain an organized content library in platform’s content management system
Creative Assistant (Jun 2017 - Jan 2022)
Contributed to digital transformation in employee education via a mobile platform that saved company resources and reduced costs typically expended on in-person learning
Presented app feature concepts, participated in brainstorms to ideate functionality, and advised developers on user experience
Created program communications and creative assets such as: digital brochures, user guides and documentation, app content, and promotional flyers/posters
Streamlined and standardized workflows leveraging tools like Airtable and Parabola, increasing project efficiency, removing bottlenecks, decreasing errors, and ultimately reducing project timelines
HeadStart
Marketing Specialist (Oct 2021 - Jun 2022)
Constructed a custom task management system in Notion, boosting project transparency and assignment accountability for both clients and team members
Led digital campaign design efforts, leveraging no-code development and design tools like Webflow and Canva to enable assets for future use by clients
Conducted marketing audits and market research and drafted marketing plans based on evaluations
Consulted on clients' branding and marketing strategy
Crafted unique, multichannel content, including: app store images, emails, social content, digital ads, design templates, presentations, blogs, and more
Monitored and analyzed the performance of marketing campaigns to discover actionable audience targeting and engagement opportunities using Google Analytics and Facebook Ads
Galactic Battleground Arcade
Director of Marketing & Communications (Sep 2017 - Sep 2020)
Launched a physical arcade game that sold to 9 locations (and counting) nationwide, generating contracts to create additional games
Directed creation of a companion mobile app enhancing game visibility, promotion, and cross-platform user engagement
Playtested and generated feedback for developers
Introduced new game features and functionality
Conducted field research, analyzing users' insights to refine game features and enhance overall gameplay experience
Orchestrated brand and marketing strategy, successfully increasing brand awareness and differentiating our game from competitors
Contributed to the refinement of arcade cabinet product design by providing field observation insights, resulting in a more user-friendly interface
Education
University of San Diego
Bachelor of Arts
Communication Studies Major, Marketing Minor
Lambda Pi Eta - National Communication Honor Society