Hi, I’m
Kates Harris
Marketing and Public Relations
Dallas,TX
Overview
12
years of professional experience
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Heritage AuctionsDallas, TX
Director, Brand Management and Special Events
10.2017 - 04.2024
Job overview
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
Heritage Auctions
Director
06.2022 - 04.2024
Job overview
- Manage a four-member team to oversee all events including planning, operations, and execution
- Responsible for elevating brand awareness through previews at all regional offices and outside events
- Manage the schedule, installation and promptly for 5,000 sq foot HQ gallery space
- Manage marketing and PR for specialty auction including: coordinating print marketing projects, preview materials, curating previews and collaborating with PR for on-site and offsite media events
- Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
- Managed budgets effectively to ensure optimal use of resources while maintaining financial stability.
- Monitored office workflow and administrative processes to keep operations running smoothly.
- Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
- Negotiated favorable contracts with vendors for reduced costs and improved service quality.
- Spearheaded successful product launches that resulted in increased brand visibility and customer acquisition.
Heritage Auctions
Senior Marketing Manager
01.2020 - 05.2022
Job overview
- Continue Management of content from start to finish as described below
- Work with assigned categories to create bespoke events for the auction house including partnerships with Bloomingdales, Museum of Modern art Chicago, Dallas Art Fair and ComplexCon
- Own the development of SOP for image licensing and copyright requests
- Own the development a crisis management response
- Work with the PR team to take on the creation of press releases
- Established a consistent brand identity across all channels, including print, digital, and social media platforms.
- Managed vendor relationships effectively to ensure timely delivery of products/services while maintaining budget constraints.
- Coordinated trade show appearances, ensuring maximum brand exposure and lead generation.
Heritage Auctions
Category Marketing Specialist
10.2017 - 01.2020
Job overview
- Managed processes for processes for producing print marketing efforts and campaigns including creating jobs, scheduling production workflow, acquiring creative assets, communicating jobs specs and interfacing with print production vendors
- Served and collaborated with assigned internal clients and subject matter experts
- Provided content to the graphic design team
- Created media plans by sourcing trade and general interest publications, negotiating advertising rates and managing insertion orders with 50+ national and international publications
- Collaborated with other departments to ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget
- Liaised with the digital marketing team to ensure digital marketing efforts, emails web marketing and social media are scheduled and efficiently executed
- Owned the generation of customized content for assigned categories: writing press releases, media pitches, blog posts, short articles and marketing copy for emails and e-newsletters
- Facilitate storytelling by subject matter experts for video production
- Identified appropriate marketing channels and target customers for campaigns.
- Increased brand awareness by developing and implementing targeted marketing campaigns.
- Streamlined communication processes, leading to improved collaboration between departments.
Antiques of River Oaks
Marketing Specialist
11.2016 - 10.2017
Job overview
- Curate the furniture throughout the sales floor
- Public Relations representative; built and maintained relationships with press, writing press releases
- Website maintenance: photograph and upload new inventory, exhibitions
- Assist in appraisals for the company, insurance, resale, estate and donation
Morton Auctioneers
Fine Art Specialist
01.2016 - 11.2016
Job overview
- Ran and was responsible for growing the Fine Art Department on the consign and bid side
- Appraised all artworks that were inventoried; including examination, determination of medium, year, artist, research of comparative markets and assessed property Fair Market Value
- Determine what sale to assign each piece and put each work in a cohesive order for catalog
- Curate the artwork in sales room for each
- Determine proper marketing and PR for sales
- Assist on sale day, including taking bids both online and via phone, assisting each department with sales, working with clients
Cavalier Galleries
Assistant Director
01.2012 - 12.2015
Job overview
- Managed local Greenwich Gallery: including opening and closing, working with clients, staffing, and training employees and overseeing incoming and outgoing works of art
- Organized and Curated gallery exhibitions in all four gallery locations
- Assisted in consigning and curating online auctions
- Conducted all of the appraisals for the company: insurance, resale, estate and donation
- Responsible for client collection maintenance; including additions and presentations for new works
- Public Relations representative for the company; building and maintaining relationships with local press, writing press releases
- Managed inventory and other registrar duties; including maintaining database subscriptions including subscription-based websites, as well as gallery website
- Planned for gallery to participate in several art fairs; applications, creating inventory, shipping, booth planning, coordinated events
Education
Sotheby’s Institute of Art
M.A from Art Business
October 2011
Southern Methodist University
B.A. from Journalism
May 2008
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX
Bachelor of Arts from Art History
08.2004 - 05.2008
NYU
Fine and Decorative Appraisal Certificate Completed
Fall 2014
Skills
- Producing Special Events
- Proposal Development
- Schedule Creation
- Marketing Materials
- Vendor Contracts
- Creative Solutions
- Coordinating Promotional Event
- Business Operations
- Microsoft Office
- Event Service
- Managing Reception
- Promotional Campaigns
- Collateral Design
- Public Relations
- Product Launching
- Competitive Research
- Corporate Communications
- Presentation Creation
- Administrative Writing
- Promotions and Marketing Strategies
- Multi-Media Communication
- Brand Development
Summary
Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success.
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimePart TimeContract WorkLocation Preference
HybridRemoteOn-SiteImportant To Me
Work-life balanceCareer advancementCompany CultureTeam Building / Company RetreatsPersonal development programsTimeline
Director
Heritage Auctions
06.2022 - 04.2024
Senior Marketing Manager
Heritage Auctions
01.2020 - 05.2022
Director, Brand Management and Special Events
Heritage Auctions
10.2017 - 04.2024
Category Marketing Specialist
Heritage Auctions
10.2017 - 01.2020
Marketing Specialist
Antiques of River Oaks
11.2016 - 10.2017
Fine Art Specialist
Morton Auctioneers
01.2016 - 11.2016
Assistant Director
Cavalier Galleries
01.2012 - 12.2015
Southern Methodist University
Bachelor of Arts from Art History
08.2004 - 05.2008
Sotheby’s Institute of Art
M.A from Art Business
Southern Methodist University
B.A. from Journalism
NYU
Fine and Decorative Appraisal Certificate Completed
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