Afton's Portfolio
 

Marketer | Creative | STrategies 

Hi I'm Afton

 
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Innovative, energetic marketing professional with experience in B2B and B2C marketing to meet client and agency goals. Trailblazer for new business and trusted to develop and pitch services to company executives based on a variety of client preferences. Stylishly execute initiatives to develop effective creative campaigns based on market research and consistent data analysis. Fully capable of assessing needs, generating options, and implementing effective solutions. Motivational team lead, who creates a positive, fun work space to produce the clear vision for progressive and profitable business development.

 

Experience

Account supervisor, Definition 6 / Atlanta, GA

Client – Floor & Decor

2019 - Present

Senior Account Executive, Digital Additive / Atlanta, GA

Clients – Grammarly / Salesforce Marketing Cloud Partnerships – Bridgestone Golf, Galileo Camps, Berkeley College, Dal-Tile, Landmark Properties 

2016 - Present

  • Manage day to day marketing projects and business development support for clients activities including developing and maintaining account plans, monitoring pipeline, and preparing client facing deliverables and programs.

  • Collaborate with internal shared services groups, developers, analyst, creative services and platform architect in an Agile/Scrum methodology of project delivery on client-facing pursuits, programs, and research and sales enablement efforts

  • Complete market research to influence present and future client initiatives by determining and evaluating current and future market trends

  • Mentor and guide employees ensuring all were trained in Salesforce Marketing Cloud product knowledge and capable of performing assigned duties.

  • Create proposals to present to potential client executives based on strategic initiatives

  • Serve as lead for Digital Additives Salesforce Marketing Cloud partnerships

  • Measure project success using performance metrics, A/B test results, key performance indicators (KPIs), user conversion rates, and revenue generation.

Account Executive, Digital Additive / Atlanta, GA
Client – Fleetcor / Grammarly

2015 - 2016

  • Established and maintained positive client relationships by studying clients’ businesses in order to produce most effective strategies

  • Participated in regular update meetings and ongoing communication

  • Supported account directors on reporting needs, insights, and opportunities

  • Ensured projects were completed on time, within scope, to meet client expectations

  • Managed multiple projects at the deliverable level; performed asset coordination and detailed information for internal team

  • Assisted and contributed to project strategy/epics

  • Represented the company at industry events for purposes of networking and generating new business


 

Marketing Specialist, Airwatch by VMware /Atlanta, GA

2014 - 2015

  • Developed and maintained 4 monthly global newsletters

  • Increased email activity by managing all corporate email communications for partners, consumers, and prospects company wide

  • Increased unique open of email rate by 10% using mapping, creating targeted campaign content, and analyzing email performance reports

  • More than doubled email sends from 1,000,000+ in 2013 to over 3,000,000 in 2014, while not increasing unsubscribes

  • Oversaw email production and deployment of outbound company communications globally, including email template building and maintenance

  • Monitored and analyzed email performance trends for usability, conversion, and optimization with a focus on sales and customer lifecycle goals

  • Coordinated and maintained email marketing schedule, including working with all internal stakeholders to ensure deployment success

  • Managed all aspects of automated lead nurture and program flow, including logic, testing, and launch plan

Digital Designer and Email Campaign Manager, NCR / Atlanta, GA

2013 - 2014

  • Create lead generation email marketing campaigns and messages for various mediums including print, digital, and multimedia communications

  • Analyzed results of marketing email initiatives campaigns

  • Responsible for email list management for building marketing automation

  • Executed education and nurture campaigns though Eloqua

  • Designed landing pages, newsletters, and corporate social media promotional items

  • Maintained, edited, and created forms and materials necessary during the pre and post sales process

Grapic Designer, NCR / Atlanta, GA

2011 - 2013

  • Served as art director for product and environmental

  • Supported global business and marketing collateral needs

  • Coordinated marketing materials as needed for conferences, events, and trade shows

  • Established and maintained relationships with internal and external vendors

  • Created custom infographics and illustrations to support internal and external company initiatives

  • Acted as brand ambassador to assist with transitioning company through a global brand refresh

Freelance, Various Clients / Atlanta, GA  

2011 - 2013

Graphic Designer, do! Design / Tallahassee, FL

2011 - 2013

 

 

Skills

  • Planning & Organization

  • Strategic Thinking

  • Communication

  • Leadership

  • Analytical Thinking

  • Teamwork & Cooperation

  • Creative Thinking

  • Initiative & Problem Solving

  • Time Management

Certifications 

  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud Marketing Cloud Email Specialist

  • Oracle Eloqua Luminary Certification

  • MECLABS Institute Certification Course in Email Messaging

  • Time Management

 


Education

Winthrop University

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Design and Visual Communications
August 2008

Midlands Technical College

Certification Web Design
September  2009

Contact

brown.afton@gmail.com
Atlanta, GA