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SARA MURPHY

Atlantic Highlands,NJ

Summary

Motivated marketing business professional with over 4 years of entrepreneurial experience. Demonstrated record of success in building fruitful client relationships and exceeding sales goals. Background in publishing, social media marketing, writing, and sales. Detail-oriented with strong organizational and writing skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.


Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Marketing Consultant

LPL Financial
09.2023 - Current
  • Serve as lead consultant and account executive for eleven financial advisors across the country, executing personalized marketing campaigns for each advisor.
  • Enhance client engagement with effective social media management and content creation.
  • Conduct thorough market research to identify emerging trends and inform strategic decision making.
  • Create and manage email marketing campaigns including newsletters and drip campaigns.
  • Manage social media advertisement campaigns and adjust spending and target demographics based on current campaign needs.

Owner

Lucky Dog Media LLC
09.2021 - Current
  • Freelance social media manager and copywriter for local small business owners.
  • Write and edit marketing content such as blogs, promotional materials, and advertisements for social media and local print outlets.
  • Develop and manage content calendars for each platform to establish timely and relevant posts.
  • Design and implement social media strategies to align with business goals.
  • Create and implement impactful strategies to increase company brand awareness and engagement.
  • Analyze and report social media and online marketing campaign results.

Publisher

Atlantic Highlands Living, Best Version Media
08.2021 - 06.2023
  • Published monthly print magazine, oversaw all editorial content.
  • Sold over $300,000 in local advertising for print magazine with a distribution of 2,100 homes.
  • Established and nurtured over 30 client relationships.
  • Wrote creative, persuasive copy and content for print magazine.
  • Built an overall marketing strategy and helped create brand identities for small businesses.
  • Met strict monthly deadlines and wrote fresh content monthly.
  • Managed contract workers.

Freelance Food News Writer

Static Media - Mashed
02.2023 - 05.2023
  • Wrote timely and relevant articles for an online food publication.
  • Met daily deadlines and incorporated feedback into writings.
  • Wrote minimum of one 500-word article every four hours.

Policy Analyst Intern

Ray McGuire NYC Mayoral Campaign
12.2020 - 06.2021
  • Prepared research reports, meeting briefs and other written materials to inform the team on maternal health, educational equity, homelessness, and crime throughout NYC and other large cities.
  • Wrote detailed draft policy reports on maternal health outlining new ways NYC can support women through midwife access.
  • Attended meetings with experts in certain fields (homelessness, maternal health etc), took detailed notes and asked questions.
  • Engaged in constructive conversations to create creative, inclusive policies, while also analyzing shortcomings.

Mortgage Loan Assistant

RealFi Home Funding
05.2020 - 08.2021
  • Communicated with customers daily to request information and complete paperwork.
  • Managed social media pages and digital marketing
  • Monitored key dates to obtain information by deadlines.
  • Assembled important paperwork and disclosures for borrower.
  • Worked with Loan Officer to create application profile in system and review key information at various stages within process.

Feinstein Fellow - Community Development

Providence College
09.2019 - 05.2020

• Partnered Providence College and organization Half-Full LLC. to create community programs including college tours for local Providence youth.
• Managed and grew social media accounts.
• Created marketing materials for community projects.
• Navigated and grew Smith Hill Partners Initiative as a main liaison and engaged regularly with members.
• Fostered strong communication systems between the community and increased community engagement.

Memberships & Communications Intern

CHS Alliance (Core Humanitarian Standard)
02.2019 - 05.2019
  • Streamlined donor database, social media accounts, and contact lists.
  • Assembled annual report documents to create an 80 page 2018 Annual Report to distribute to board members and donors through detailed organization and editing of documents.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Public And Community Service Studies

Providence College
Providence, RI
05.2020

Study Abroad - International Relations

University of Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland
2019

Skills

  • Marketing
  • Advertisement Sales
  • Client Relationships
  • Digital Marketing
  • Copywriting
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Content Marketing Strategy
  • Publishing

Affiliations

  • Board of Directors, Atlantic Highlands Chamber of Commerce
  • Vice President, January 2023 - Current
  • Raise money for sponsorship opportunities for chamber sponsored events.
  • Run all official chamber social media pages.
  • Create programs to help support local business.
  • Run local events and sponsorship campaigns.

Timeline

Marketing Consultant

LPL Financial
09.2023 - Current

Freelance Food News Writer

Static Media - Mashed
02.2023 - 05.2023

Owner

Lucky Dog Media LLC
09.2021 - Current

Publisher

Atlantic Highlands Living, Best Version Media
08.2021 - 06.2023

Policy Analyst Intern

Ray McGuire NYC Mayoral Campaign
12.2020 - 06.2021

Mortgage Loan Assistant

RealFi Home Funding
05.2020 - 08.2021

Feinstein Fellow - Community Development

Providence College
09.2019 - 05.2020

Memberships & Communications Intern

CHS Alliance (Core Humanitarian Standard)
02.2019 - 05.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Public And Community Service Studies

Providence College

Study Abroad - International Relations

University of Geneva
SARA MURPHY