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Work History
Education
Skills
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Certification
Volunteer Work
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Michael Kennedy

Summary

Organized and dependable Project Manager successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong cross-functional collaboration skills. Proven ability to handle multiple marketing and technology projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Manager, Customer Experience and Omnichannel

Boston Scientific
04.2023 - Current
  • Led strategic technology projects across 3 divisions, delivering anticipated 8-figure lift in annual revenue.
  • Created new processes to streamline and improve workflows, increasing project efficiency by 10%, reducing time to market.
  • Facilitated weekly meetings, fostering a project team culture of accountability, with strong collaboration across workstreams.
  • Managed projects across 3 divisions and multiple departments, increasing efficiencies and saving the company more than $5 million annually
  • Mentored junior team members and business unit in project management best practices to enhance their skills and contribute to better overall performance.
  • Developed strong relationships with internal stakeholders through regular communication updates, fostering trust and confidence in the cross-functional team's ability to deliver results.

Owner

Esolvent Marketing
07.2013 - Current
  • Increased customer satisfaction by implementing efficient business processes and providing exceptional service for my digital marketing clients.
  • Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, resulting in repeat business and referrals.
  • Managed financial aspects of the business, including budgeting, financial reporting, and tax preparation.
  • Implemented marketing strategies to increase brand awareness and attract new clients through earned.

Marketing Project Manager

Stikky Media
07.2018 - 03.2023
  • Collaborated closely with clients to understand their business and establish KPIs across various channels, creating and executing marketing campaigns and synthesizing results into custom reporting dashboards
  • Achieved consistent year over year growth for enterprise B2B and B2C clients leveraging blog and newsletter content, ads, SEO and conversion rate optimization expertise
  • Managed consistently profitable marketing clients, establishing strong rapport and maintaining strong campaign results across 20+ concurrent projects
  • Introduced SEMRush to the sales process, introduced Google data Studio to the reporting process and an email platform to enhance the sales process
  • Managed the content and SEO team within the Marketing function, mentoring team members while maintaining high morale and productivity
  • Member of senior management team as Chief Operating Officer, responsible for marketing function's profitability and rolling out company wide growth initiatives that will likely yield $100k+ in revenue
  • Collaborated closely with Account managers, identifying upsell opportunities and closing over $10k in additional business after building strong rapport with clients
  • Managed and cultivated outside vendors and partner relationships, brought in white label partnership and leverage win-win marketing opportunities.

Marketing Manager

Fisher Shipping Company
08.2017 - 03.2018
  • Wrote content and designed 100+ SEO optimized landing pages, generating significant growth in organic search traffic and leads
  • Created blogs and refreshed website content with the goal of driving awareness and increasing leads
  • Project managed website redesign of fishershipping.com, working closely with the owner and outside agency to ensure the site delivered the desired look and feel along with a good user experience.

Director of Marketing and Operations

Talent Analytics Corp
12.2010 - 06.2016
  • Developed content strategy, creating over 100 search-optimized blogs, re-purposing content creatively through lead-generating ebooks, webinars and social media.
  • Fostered content partnerships with strategic outlets, growing brand awareness exponentially.
  • Built landing pages, driving 250 leads on average per webinar for sales, yielding over $100,000 in revenue .
  • Increased brand awareness by developing and implementing targeted marketing campaigns for product launches and promotions.
  • Developed partnerships marketplace yielding invitations worth an aggregate $80,000 for executives to speak at and co-chair large industry events.
  • Analyzed data regularly to identify trends and adjust content strategy accordingly, maximizing marketing effectiveness.
  • Increased website traffic 20% year over year through the development and promotion of engaging blog posts, articles, and social media content.

E-Marketing Manager

BrainStorm Group
08.2007 - 08.2009
  • Managed the Company's eLearning program
  • Boosted sales performance for eLearning courses through the creation of engaging promotional materials and targeted advertising strategies.
  • Conducted thorough competitor analysis to stay ahead of industry trends and maintain a competitive edge in the market space.
  • 400% membership growth for multiple online communities including BPMInstitute.org, yielding 6 figure revenue from the professional membership program

Online Marketing Coordinator

BrainStorm Group
06.2005 - 08.2007
  • Exceeded client expectations for lead generation campaigns for enterprise tech clients, yielding a 90% client retention rate and strong cross-sell close rate.
  • Owned content calendar, managing 7 unique monthly and bi-weekly newsletters, ensuring each went out on-time and was high quality.
  • Grew content contributor program 300% year over year by nurturing strategic relationships with external consultants.

Education

Master of Science - Business

Newcastle University Business School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
12.2010

Bachelor of Arts - Behavioral Sciences

University of Maine At Machias
Machias, ME
05.2005

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Content marketing (10 years)
  • CRM software (10 years)
  • Cost Reduction and Containment
  • Budgeting and Forecasting
  • SEO
  • Advanced Understanding of Google Analytics
  • WordPress
  • Sales Enablement

Certification

Google AdWords, 12/01/20, Present

Volunteer Work

  • Mentor MIT student or newly graduated startup founders on go-to-market and product strategy as part of a mock board each summer.
  • Active in PTO for children's' school, built website and helped improve communication of PTO events for families, yielding stronger attendances.

Timeline

Project Manager, Customer Experience and Omnichannel

Boston Scientific
04.2023 - Current

Marketing Project Manager

Stikky Media
07.2018 - 03.2023

Marketing Manager

Fisher Shipping Company
08.2017 - 03.2018

Owner

Esolvent Marketing
07.2013 - Current

Director of Marketing and Operations

Talent Analytics Corp
12.2010 - 06.2016

E-Marketing Manager

BrainStorm Group
08.2007 - 08.2009

Online Marketing Coordinator

BrainStorm Group
06.2005 - 08.2007

Master of Science - Business

Newcastle University Business School

Bachelor of Arts - Behavioral Sciences

University of Maine At Machias
Michael Kennedy