Nicole Savino
Project Manager, Creative Director, Brand And Communications Strategist
Tampa,FL
Summary
Energetic Business Operations specialist and Project Manager skilled at focusing on finding solutions and meeting deadlines. Committed to producing quality communication strategy, brand strategy and seeing projects from inception to completion. Adept at budget development and vendor negotiation demonstrated over 13 years of experience in ELT support.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Executive Creative Director & CoS
Pelican Golf LLC
Belleair, Florida
01.2016 - 04.2022
- Developed and executed brand & communication strategy across all platforms (digital multimedia, marketing/sales materials, internal employee education, photo shoots, and promotions)
- Onboarded, collaborated and directed the work of outside marketing and PR agencies
- Tracked and adjusted brand support spending to achieve budgeted levels
- Conducted business analysis and presented KPI reviews
- Created marketing objectives against business unit priorities
- Created full 360-go-to market plans, content roadmaps and oversaw the creation of the tools for all internal and external collateral
- Managed a high performing and engaged team of 15 department heads, including HR Director
- Implemented consumer research and market trends into actionable insights for membership recruitment communication strategies
- Coordinated daily activity and flow of projects through multiple departments to verify on-time product delivery.
- Recruited and oversaw personnel to achieve performance and quality targets.
- Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals.
- Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
- Built successful project plans covering objectives, resources and staffing to meet schedules.
Chief of Staff
DEX Imaging Inc
Tampa, FL
07.2009 - 02.2022
- Liaise between C level Executives and, streamline day to day business operations, creating more productive internal organization and efforts
- Assist heavily with acquisitions of smaller businesses, as well as acting as part of the internal team soliciting the eventual sale of the business to Staples, Inc and organizing confidential due diligence
- Managed business operations while overseeing contractors and consultants to verify on-time completion of key deliverables.
- Encouraged coordination and cooperation among departments and continuous review of interdepartmental processes to support quality control and improvement.
- Managed 5 employees with continuous coaching and mentoring.
- Analyzed and solved multi-faceted problems that effected executive leaders and business initiatives.
- Managed supervisor itinerary and appointments and streamlined scheduling procedures.
- Attended meetings to make informed business decisions, provide administrative support and evaluate progress toward goals and objectives.
- Resolved issues through active listening and open-ended questioning, escalating major problems to manager.
Education
Masters of Arts - Mass Communication
South Dakota State University
01.2014 - 01.2017
Bachelor of Science - Interior Design
Florida State University
01.2004 - 01.2008
Skills
CONTACT
Vendor negotiation
Deadline-oriented
Campaign development
Design understanding
Strategic leadership
Creative team leadership
Communications strategies
Corporate identity branding
Department development
Project planning and development
Business process re-engineering
Logistics Management
Budgeting
Staff Management
Startups and turnarounds background
Project Management
Mergers and acquisitions knowledge
Strategic planning
Building media relations
Supervising staff
Written documentation
Timeline
Executive Creative Director & CoS
Pelican Golf LLC
01.2016 - 04.2022
Masters of Arts - Mass Communication
South Dakota State University
01.2014 - 01.2017
Chief of Staff
DEX Imaging Inc
07.2009 - 02.2022
Bachelor of Science - Interior Design
Florida State University
01.2004 - 01.2008