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Christine Sykes

Owings Mills,MD
Christine  Sykes

Summary

I am a Digital Strategist who specializes in social media and email marketing. I offer my years of experience and my passion for social media. My passion for social media gives me the drive to spot trends; create innovative content, monitor trends in analytics; and remain savvy in the ever-evolving world of social media. My experience has taught me how to remain on brand; speak and write with brand voices and explain social media and email marketing analytics. With my experience and my passion, I was able to decrease average response times by 5 minutes; increase web traffic by 30%; increase follower counts by 30% and increase engagement by 20%.

Overview

10
years of professional experience
8
Certification

Work History

Exelon

Social Media Coordinator
03.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Devised effective link-building campaigns to increase website authority and visibility.
  • Archived critical interactions and posts so that all key information was documented for future reference.
  • Drove cross-functional collaboration with focus on quality service delivery.
  • Strengthened brand identity with consistent messaging, tone, and visual elements across all posts.
  • Analyzed marketing plan and social media strategies to identify strategic weaknesses and make recommendations for improvements.
  • Analyzed and reported social media and online marketing campaign results.
  • Collaborated with team members to develop creative campaigns for social media platforms.
  • Streamlined social media management by utilizing scheduling tools and analytics software for optimal posting times.
  • Collaborated closely with marketing teams to align social media initiatives with larger promotional goals.
  • Enhanced online engagement with the creation of compelling content for various platforms.

ERA Coalition

Social Media Manager
10.2022 - 03.2023

Job overview

  • Utilized user-generated content effectively showcasing positive customer experiences enhancing credibility.
  • Developed relationships with influencers to grow reach of company and create wider visibility.
  • Successfully built a loyal following by consistently sharing valuable content that resonated with the target audience.
  • Managed multiple social media platforms, ensuring a consistent brand voice and message.
  • Wrote engaging and successful press releases to control information and public opinion.
  • Streamlined content creation processes, improving efficiency while maintaining quality standards.
  • Identified metrics to measure and evaluate effectiveness of public relations campaigns and initiatives.
  • Facilitated live events such as Q&A sessions or product launches on various social platforms engaging audiences directly.
  • Increased brand awareness through development and implementation of successful public relations campaigns.
  • Developed marketing content such as blogs, promotional materials, and advertisements for social media.
  • Developed and managed content calendars for each platform to establish timely and relevant posts.
  • Oversaw social media presence and aligned posts to include branding and trending ideas.

Water Environment Federation

Social Media Manager
07.2021 - 06.2022

Job overview

• Responsible for conceiving, managing, and supporting digital experiences that drive expanded customer participation and engagement.

• Develop and execute organic and paid social media strategies, manage social media channels, and grow the organization's online presence and reach.

  • Utilized user-generated content effectively showcasing positive customer experiences enhancing credibility.

• Set and track performance metrics and collaborate with colleagues across the organization to set strategy and ensure measurable success.

• Develop and own the social media strategy

• Create and implement engaging content and campaigns for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and any other emerging channels

• Serve as point person for the organization on social channels

• Work closely with colleagues on effective use of social media to augment efforts including interactions with membership, association & engagement, publishing, education, and technical programs

• Act as an advocate to create an effective digital experience, integrating the use of social media by working with teams to develop outreach and messaging

• Ensure alignment between paid and organic social media

• Monitor social media performance on an ongoing basis

• Set goals, objectives, and KPIs in line with the social media strategy

• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to continually identify ways to improve customer digital engagement

• Curates multimedia content (videos, photographs, graphics, blogs, podcasts) and deploy via social media • Utilize data-driven evaluations and insights to develop and implement best practices

• Creates basic graphics for use on social media

Dreamscape Marketing

Social Media Manager
11.2020 - 03.2022

Job overview

• Stay up to date with new digital technologies and social media best practices.

• Develop and execute organic and paid social media strategies, manage social media channels.

• Understand the tone and voice of various clients and write social media copy that builds engagement and community.

• Ensure high-quality content, production values, brand integration and conversion rates

• Upload content to the blog and optimize SEO best practices

• Manage and execute email marketing campaigns and report on click-through/open rates

• Create and execute email campaigns on HubSpot and Birdie

• Schedule and post content on all platforms

• Conduct a/b testing for social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube)

Population Services International

Associate Program Manager, Social Media
11.2019 - 03.2020

Job overview

• Create content for social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube) editorial calendars

• Track and report on ROI for social media campaigns • Pull analytics from native platforms to compare to benchmarks for optimization or strategy change.

• Utilize Adobe Spark to create client friendly reports and social media toolkits

• Upload content to the blog and optimize SEO best practices

• Manage and execute email marketing campaigns and report on click through/open rates

• Create and execute email campaigns on Acoustic and Pardot

• Buy ads on social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube) and Google

• Create social media graphics

• Update website content

• Work closely with internal team members to run an organic social media campaign based on a preset strategy

• Conduct a/b testing for social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube)

Redstart Creative

Digital Marketing Strategist
10.2018 - 06.2019

Job overview

  • Coordinated project timelines with internal stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of marketing initiatives without compromising quality or effectiveness.
  • Enhanced user experience on websites by conducting thorough audits and making data-driven improvements.
  • Assembled reports and presentations to share insights and recommendations with stakeholders.
  • Created customized marketing materials to increase product awareness.
  • Handle social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube) requests within the allotted time frame for all digital clients
  • Utilize Basecamp to manage projects and communicate with teams
  • Utilize Sprout social to create content calendars and reports
  • Use HubSpot to create sequence emails for marketing campaigns
  • Use Raven Tools and Google Ads to create Organic SEO and PPC reports to increase web traffic
  • Write monthly blogs for digital clients
  • Use HTML coding for email templates and WordPress builds to assist the web team
  • Send monthly newsletters (MailChimp, Constant Contact, HubSpot, and Vertical Response) for all digital clients
  • Create content for digital clients based on content categories
  • Host monthly meetings with digital clients to determine next month’s theme
  • Analyze analytics in social platforms and Sprout for clients to determine if goals are being met and write summaries explaining what worked and didn't work during the previous month
  • Collaborate with web, and graphic design staff to assist with creating multimedia websites that conform to brand and company visual format.
  • Conduct market research analysis to identify electronic commerce trends, market opportunities, or competitor performance.
  • Conduct online marketing initiatives, such as paid ad placement, affiliate programs, sponsorship programs, email promotions, and viral marketing campaigns on social media website

National Institute Of Government Procurement

Member Growth Specialist
06.2018 - 10.2018

Job overview

  • Enhanced team productivity by streamlining processes and implementing time-saving strategies.
  • Developed strong client relationships through consistent communication and attentive service.
  • Increased sales revenue with targeted marketing campaigns and strategic product positioning.
  • Reduced costs by identifying inefficiencies in operations and implementing cost-saving measures.
  • Manage all member campaigns
  • Create SOP for Member Engagement
  • Create Member engagement strategies for the internal site, website, and social media (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube)
  • Create Social Media Strategies for Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to market events
  • Monitor Member survey responses and report on results weekly
  • Assist Member Care team with day-to-day functions
  • Triage customer concerns to the appropriate departments for immediate action
  • Build a training guide for future Member Growth representatives to follow

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Metro

Customer Engagement Specialist
06.2016 - 05.2018

Job overview

• Handle social media (Facebook and Twitter) requests within allotted time frame for all social media accounts

• Build standard knowledge bases for social media and chat functions

• Developed Standard Response for Chat feature

• Use Oracle Cloud system to manage request and send issues to Customer Service

• Pull reports from Oracle to report to directors and supervisor

• Utilize native social platform analytics to compare weekly, monthly, and quarterly trends

• Use Hootsuite to monitor social media channels

• Create Metrics for reporting

• Determine weekly and monthly trends

• Train employees on how to pull and create reports based on Metrics

• Triage customer concerns to the appropriate departments for immediate action

• Meet with the director to determine a strategy to drive more people to use the handles

• Build a training guide for future Social Media representatives to follow

CareFirst BCBS

Social Media SME
06.2014 - 05.2016

Job overview

• Handle social media (Facebook and Twitter) requests within the allowed time frame.

• Use Salesforce to manage contacts and service requests

• Create Metric reports in PowerPoint to present to the management team

• Attend weekly social media meetings to hear trends and report back to the team

• Triaging social media requests to the appropriate representatives and recording all data on Excel spreadsheets to track the number of cases handled

• Exceptional phone manners and customer service skills

• Build Excel spreadsheets that display social media weekly numbers and issues

Education

Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD

Bachelor of Science from Digital Communications And Multimedia
06.2023

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Skills

  • Social media expert
  • Cross-Platform Promotion
  • Online Marketing
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Advertising Strategy
  • Internet Marketing
  • Blogging
  • CRM
  • Web Development
  • SEO and SEM
  • C
  • HTML
  • Adobe Creative Suite C
  • Social Media Management
  • Content and digital asset management
  • Promotion tactics implementation

Certification

  • Google Ads - Measurement Certification
  • Google Ads Creative Certification
  • Google Ads Display Certification
  • Google Ads Search Certification
  • Google Ads Video Certification
  • Google Analytics Certification
  • Google Analytics Individual Qualification
  • Google Shopping Ads Certification

Quote

There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Timeline

Social Media Coordinator
Exelon
03.2023 - Current
Social Media Manager
ERA Coalition
10.2022 - 03.2023
Social Media Manager
Water Environment Federation
07.2021 - 06.2022
Social Media Manager
Dreamscape Marketing
11.2020 - 03.2022
Associate Program Manager, Social Media
Population Services International
11.2019 - 03.2020
Digital Marketing Strategist
Redstart Creative
10.2018 - 06.2019
Member Growth Specialist
National Institute Of Government Procurement
06.2018 - 10.2018
Customer Engagement Specialist
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Metro
06.2016 - 05.2018
Social Media SME
CareFirst BCBS
06.2014 - 05.2016
Morgan State University
Bachelor of Science from Digital Communications And Multimedia
Christine Sykes