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DESIREE MORRIS

Seven Valleys,PA

Summary

Innovative and goal-oriented Management professional committed to student enrollment. Dedicated team player skilled at mediation and conflict resolution.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Marketing Manager

YTI Career Institute/PCI
01.2015 - Current
  • Responsible for detailed data analysis and reporting in support of budgeted new student recruitment goals
  • Perform daily admissions performance analysis on inquiry funnel conversions including appointment rate, interview rate and interview to application rate by representative by campus
  • Responsible for all official reporting of admissions performance to senior management
  • Set up and schedule podcasts twice a month
  • Set up radio interviews and provide talking points to our guests
  • Monitor all incoming inquiries by source and campaign to ensure timely and accurate receipt of data
  • Provide official, required term reporting on new student enrollment and start rates for admissions and finance departments
  • Train all staff on CRM platform (Velocify and Campus Vue, currently on LeadSquared)
  • Process and merge duplicate inquiries within the marketing databases to ensure data integrity for reporting
  • Create new inquiry sources and campaign codes within the CampusVue, Velocify, and LeadSquared databases as needed for marketing
  • Ability to assist in the development of Admissions Coordinators through training and mentoring, under the supervision of the Regional Director of Admissions
  • Daily leadership to Admissions Coordinators
  • Provide Daily production reports to Admissions Coordinators
  • Attend Campus Events
  • Perform strategic analysis to advise VP of Admissions/Marketing on key areas of focus/improvement based on current conversion metrics
  • Media buying for all campuses inPA, CT, and MASS
  • Developing and managing the marketing budget
  • Contracts for all media and marketing vendors
  • Overseeing advertising and promotional campaigns
  • Managing our Affiliate Marketing vendors
  • Managing day-to-day chats from our website and CRM system
  • The position demands proficiency in the following skills:
  • High level of attention to detail, critical thinking, and analytical skills
  • Advanced level of computer proficiency, including MS Office, andExcel, creating and managing spreadsheets, reports, and databases
  • Problem resolution ability to discover and resolve issues
  • Record keeping
  • Comprehensive knowledge CRM databases, CampusVue and Velocify
  • Project management experience with the ability to meet deadlines and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
  • Created and managed social media campaigns to increase brand engagement.
  • Developed and implemented marketing strategies to use for launches, rebranding campaigns, and promotions.

Call Center Manager

YTI And PCI
02.2000 - 01.2015
  • Full responsibility for front line new student recruitment for 13 campuses located in CT, MA and PA
  • Trained, managed and motivated a call center staff of 10 for new student recruitment activities across 13 campuses in three states
  • Managed and coordinated daily action plans and created work priorities to ensure that daily contact of inbound inquiries is handled effectively
  • Increased overall annual inquiry to appointment rate from 28% to 33% from FY2013-FY2014
  • Created outbound and inbound call scripts, as well as email communications for prospective student inquiries
  • Trained new call center and admissions representatives on internal database software (CampusVue and Velocify)
  • Conduct ongoing tracking and analysis of outbound call conversion metrics including contact rate, inquiry-to-appointment rates, and appointment-to-interview rates
  • Worked extensively within internal CRM system (Velocify) to create call distribution queues, individualized call routing, and email/text distribution
  • Directed the successful launch of a new CRM system (Velocify) in March 2015, including providing required system parameters, campaign and inquiry source codes, and support for the IT department
  • Worked closely with the marketing and admissions departments to support the overall marketing/admissions recruitment plan
  • A monitored representative calls to ensure adherence to ACCSC regulatory compliance
  • Led daily team meetings to review performance, set targets and motivate staff.

Education

Associate - Business Management

Elizabethtown College
Elizabeth, PA
06.2014

Skills

  • Exceptional interpersonal skills, with advanced verbal communication abilities
  • Team leadership, management, and motivational skills
  • Excellent customer management and organizational skills
  • Advanced level of computer proficiency, including MS Office, and Excel, creating and managing spreadsheets, reports, and databases
  • Comprehensive knowledge of CRM databases, CampusVue and Velocify
  • Motivational Leadership

Timeline

Marketing Manager

YTI Career Institute/PCI
01.2015 - Current

Call Center Manager

YTI And PCI
02.2000 - 01.2015

Associate - Business Management

Elizabethtown College
DESIREE MORRIS