Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Community Engagement
Hobbies and Interests
Timeline
Jessica Rounds

Jessica Rounds

Bozeman,MT

Summary

Empathic, decisive, and communicative leader with a proven track record of delivering projects on time and on budget for over ten years for Fortune500 clients such as Disney, Adobe, IBM, AT&T and Dell. I cultivate strong relationships with clients and build teams of 20+ creative individuals, yielding annual revenues of $5mm+.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Production Chief

Richter Media
04.2012 - Current
  • Company Overview: Richter is a communication agency that creates strategies that directly impact sales growth. Inc 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in America 4X
  • All VP Production responsibilities as well as:
  • Oversee four departments related to production, including ContentOne Media (focused on small/medium businesses). Richter (focused on largest B to B companies), Richter Enterprise (Strategic Partnerships), and Richter Productions (Live Shoots)
  • Collaborate with clients to build effective strategies that can be used for marketing, business development, internal training or hiring, or any other purpose
  • Manage a high-performing team, providing clear direction and fostering a collaborative work environment.
  • Develop innovative solutions that addressed complex challenges faced during the production process.
  • Exceed production targets consistently by closely monitoring progress and addressing bottlenecks promptly.

VP Production

Richter Media
01.2013 - 01.2022

Internal team management

  • Manage Production team for three departments
  • Motivate employees and build competent teams
  • Responsible for talent management, including hiring, training and termination when necessary
  • Develop training material

Client management

  • Establish and maintain strong relationships with customers, vendors and strategic partners.
  • Understand client needs and provide growth strategies
  • Ensure on-time, on-budget project delivery
  • 85%+ annual client resign

Strategic planning

  • Vital contributor to executive team strategy
  • Streamline internal/external procedures
  • Implement best practices in project management, process optimization, and risk mitigation
  • Budget management

Project management

  • Oversee delivery of 50-100 projects simultaneously
  • Meet project deadlines without sacrificing build quality
  • Leverage technology to automate workflows and streamline processes, resulting in increased productivity and cost savings across organization
  • Deliver exceptional customer satisfaction by proactively addressing client concerns and meeting or exceeding expectations throughout engagement process

Copywriter

Richter Media
01.2012 - 01.2013
  • Wrote several hundred video scripts for clients across industries
  • Interviewed each client and researched their business
  • Created effective messaging for their target audience
  • Reviewed and edited final copy for accuracy and to correct grammar errors
  • Ensured consistency in brand messaging across multiple channels by adhering to established style guides and tone standards

Copywriter

Freelance Writer
01.2003 - 01.2012
  • Generated high-quality content for magazines, websites, and marketing efforts
  • Wrote and edited articles for international print magazines including LadyGunn, Urban Home, and Masters of Aesthetics; interviewed musicians, actors and artists for editorial and online articles
  • Created web-copy for a variety of small businesses for purposes of growing sales
  • Generated marketing ideas and content for wide variety of client products and services including eco-friendly architecture and design, medicine, travel and more
  • Conducted thorough research to inform accurate, engaging copywriting efforts across various industries.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Spanish

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
05.2003
  • Phi Eta Sigma Honor for Service and Scholarship
  • International Library of Poetry contest winner
  • Writer for Cavalier Daily (University Newspaper)
  • Journalism Internship in Sydney, Australia
  • Spanish Language Summer Program in Spain

Skills

  • Brand building
  • Copywriting
  • Content writing
  • Copy editing
  • Content strategy
  • Team Leadership
  • Production Planning
  • Building Teams
  • Budget Management
  • Project Management

Accomplishments

    Richter earned a spot on the Inc 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in America 4X, Silicon Valley Fast 50 4X, Entrepreneur360 award and have been published in Bloomberg Businessweek, Inc and Selling Power

Community Engagement

HATCH Bozeman, MT

Content/Creative Team July 2017-2018

HATCH is a network, movement, and a series of experiences designed to catalyze creativity to “hatch a better world.”


Montana Outdoor Science School Bozeman, MT

Board Member/Marketing Committee 2014-2017

Hobbies and Interests

Outside activities with my muppet dog, Quincy

Timeline

VP Production - Richter Media
01.2013 - 01.2022
Production Chief - Richter Media
04.2012 - Current
Copywriter - Richter Media
01.2012 - 01.2013
Copywriter - Freelance Writer
01.2003 - 01.2012
University of Virginia - Bachelor of Arts, Spanish
Jessica Rounds