Trane Brooks DePriest
Creative, Technical, & Marketing Professional
Vashon,WA
Summary
Creative and experienced graphic designer, television artist, web developer, and marketing manager with over 30 years of experience. Proven ability to produce high-quality, award-winning content across a variety of media, including print, broadcast, and interactive. Expertise in design, video production, marketing, and web development.
- Developed and executed marketing campaigns that resulted in significant revenue growth for clients.
- Managed and led teams of creative professionals to produce high-impact content.
- Built and maintained relationships with clients and vendors.
- Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut, Davinci Resolve, Motion, After Effects, Blender3D, and Unity3D.
- Applied XML, MySQL, PHP, Python, & C# in production environments.
Seeking a challenging position in a creative and collaborative environment where my skills and experience combine to make a difference.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
6
6
Certifications
Work History
Entrepreneur
DePriest Enterprises LLC
Vashon, WA
11.2022 - Current
- Determined business plan, mission statement, and vision.
- Launched new product lines successfully through comprehensive planning, strategy and research.
- Mapped income generating strategies to grow revenue.
- Determined areas in need of improvement and devised targeted corrective actions for each concern to maintain optimal business operations.
- Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
Marketing Manager
John L. Scott Vashon
Vashon, WA
06.2022 - 08.2023
- Developed and implemented marketing strategies to use for launches, re-branding campaigns and promotions for 13 brokers.
- Researched developing trends to stay updated with new ideas and marketing practices.
- Boosted brand awareness and generated leads while managing internal and external marketing campaigns and programs.
- Worked with graphic designers and writers to establish theme and tone for content.
- Managed workflow between staff, coordinating documents, planning, and creative material distribution using Clickup.com for internal documentation.
- Executed search engine marketing, advertising and public relations campaigns to increase social media audience by 25% and generate demand and sales leads.
- Identified and evaluated new technologies and add-on applications to improve and optimize marketing team efforts.
- Facilitated sponsorship with related and partnering entities (Chamber of Commerce, Vashon Island Gardeners Assoc., etc..) to enhance marketing objectives.
Chief Technology Officer
Inst. For American Democracy & Election Integrity
Columbus, OH
08.2018 - 04.2020
- Provided project leadership in dynamic technology-driven environment with multiple priorities.
- Maintained high-level knowledge of current and emerging technology development and applications.
- Coordinated third-party vendors and client IT teams to seamlessly deliver effective solutions.
- Designed, implemented, configured and integrated customer networks utilizing Youtube streaming and print on-demand technologies.
- Collaborated with third-party vendors to implement new fundraising systems.
Production Specialist
McGraw-Hill Education Inc.
Columbus, OH
11.2014 - 09.2018
- Answered trouble tickets in JIRA system for bug-testing and business analysis.
- Documented deviations in procedures or appearance on production batch sheets for management review.
- Supported registration of instructional content for student and teacher targeted digital products.
- Worked closely with Agile teams consisting of platform engineers, academic designers, and product sponsors to define new content models and workflows, overcoming obstacles to ensure that needs of content registration are met.
- Bug-tested learning modules in Inkling's Habitat (LMS)
- Curated content using XML & SQL tools in Linux, Mac OS, and Windows environments.
Web Developer
Cera.net
Columbus, OH
02.2013 - 01.2014
- Coded websites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery languages.
- Planned website development, converting mockups into usable web presence with HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, and JSON coding.
- Provided front-end website development using WordPress, Hubspot, and other editing software.
- Engaged with clients to plan and optimize site issues and queries.
- Integrated WHMCS with Wordpress front-end CSS for branded customer portal access.
Ecommerce Manager
Chesrown Chevy Town
Delaware, OH
10.2011 - 06.2012
- Optimized e-commerce fulfillment strategy to minimize costs while maximizing profits and customer satisfaction.
- Developed and executed e-commerce positioning, values, tone of voice and design elements to bring value and convenience to customers.
- Leveraged Google Analytics and AB testing to monitor effectiveness of online marketing strategies, website content and user experience.
Multimedia Producer / Dir. Business Development
People To My Site
Gahanna, OH
04.2009 - 05.2010
- Wrote, produced, edited creative video and web marketing collateral for clients of SEO firm.
- Managed video production operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
- Identification of target accounts from a variety of local and national sources. I established client and partner level relationships, represented the award winning suite of services, and contributed to the development of solutions proposals.
Marketing Director
Battle Of The Bones
White City, WA
06.2006 - 10.2008
- Built strong relationships with industry professionals (media, sponsors, local govt.), and influencers (BBQ chefs).
- Devised marketing plans using digital strategies, print advertising, and word of mouth tactics.
- Created content and promotional materials to drive engagement and conversions.
- Deployed well-coordinated campaigns, events and public relations strategies to promote brand.
Dir. of New Business Development
Freedom Communications, Inc.
Medford, OR
10.2003 - 01.2008
- Established and maintained highly effective relationships with clients and industry partners to drive growth.
- Identified and pursued valuable business opportunities to generate new company revenue and improve bottom line profit.
- Responsible for creation of promo scripts for multiple daily news stories. I coordinated on-set and on-location video production for in-house and client-based projects. I produced multiple graphics packages for various station-based franchises and developed and managed their brand development.
- "Spots & Dots" examples ranged from producing a weekly plastic surgery "info-tainment" series titled "A New You," to deploying a commercial spot based tourism vignette series titled "All In A Days Drive." I also developed plans for maximizing revenue potential through e-commerce and loyalty systems.
Education
Associate of Science - Business Administration
University of The People
Pasadena, CA06.2024
GED -
Rio Linda High School
Rio Linda, CA06.1988
Skills
- Special Promotions Planning
- Client Correspondence
- Customer Acquisition
- Advertising Campaign Development
- Social Media Platforms
- Process Development and Streamlining
Certification
- Certificate in Technical Support Fundamentals, Google - Mar. 2022
- CompTIA A+, Per Scholas - Feb. 2022
- Certificate in Crypto for Beginners, Moralis Academy - Dec. 2021
- Certificate in VR / AR Development, Circuit Stream - Aug. 2019
- Certificate in PHP MySQL , Infinite Skills Inc. - July 2012
- Certificate in Design & Production Art, Phoenix Inst. of Technology - June 1989
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
Every problem is a gift—without problems we would not grow.
Tony Robbins
Timeline
Entrepreneur
DePriest Enterprises LLC
11.2022 - Current
Marketing Manager
John L. Scott Vashon
06.2022 - 08.2023
Chief Technology Officer
Inst. For American Democracy & Election Integrity
08.2018 - 04.2020
Production Specialist
McGraw-Hill Education Inc.
11.2014 - 09.2018
Web Developer
Cera.net
02.2013 - 01.2014
Ecommerce Manager
Chesrown Chevy Town
10.2011 - 06.2012
Multimedia Producer / Dir. Business Development
People To My Site
04.2009 - 05.2010
Marketing Director
Battle Of The Bones
06.2006 - 10.2008
Dir. of New Business Development
Freedom Communications, Inc.
10.2003 - 01.2008
Associate of Science - Business Administration
University of The People
GED -
Rio Linda High School
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