Background
Who is maria carvell?
I am a highly personable marketing professional with over 10 years of experience in sales and client relations. I'm currently working in Content, Outreach, and B2B Marketing. I completed a Business Administration/English degree from Louisiana State University. Always looking for ways to expand my horizons, I also acquired an MBA with a concentration in Marketing at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2020.
I'm always looking for new experiences and am constantly improving my already diverse skillset. Please feel free to get in touch with me if there are any opportunities with which I can assist!
Experience
BGIS
Marketing MANAGER
July 2024 - May 2025
Designed internal and external marketing materials using Adobe Creative Suite
Managed social media marketing efforts via Meta and LinkedIn
Oversaw and delegated tasks to contract workers and interns
Managed nationwide client-facing events
Senior Marketing Specialist
December 2022 - July 2024
Executed marketing strategy, campaign development, analysis, and reporting on campaign and marketing activities
Created brand awareness and lead generation
Developed content and managed campaigns
Collaborated with stakeholders to drive overall brand awareness and lead generation
Updated branded materials organization-wide using Illustrator
Facilitated the creation of client-facing templates to enhance brand cohesiveness
Introduced Asana project management software to:
Increase visibility of projects
Improve deadline adherence
Enhance overall team organization
FIRST NORTHERN CREDIT UNION
Marketing Relations Supervisor
September 2020 - Present
Acted as the liaison between marketing vendor and company operations to ensure the quality of marketing materials, adherence to brand image, and timely execution of campaigns.
Spearhead the launch and composition of a new blog for the company website to increase SEO traffic
Created proposals and marketing materials using Illustrator and Photoshop
Assisted in new website launch by revamping current products, proposing new content, and creation of website page mock-ups
VALNET
SENIOR EDITOR
March 2020 - Present
Reviewed and copyedited articles for multiple websites
Managed a team of contracted writers
Created SEO headlines and description text
Polished content
Scheduled and published daily content
Consulted with the editor team on publishing content and schedule
G2
Outreach Specialist
April 2018 - July 2019
Earned Entrepreneurship award for continued success regarding a campaign
to bring in reviews for several IBM Products
Conducted daily email campaigns to generate user engagement and acquisition
Contributed to marketing campaigns targeting existing and prospective users
Collaborated with members of multiple teams to promote content and acquire new users and reviews
Sought out and learned multiple new ad channels for a project, including Google Ads, Pinterest, LinkedIn InMail, Constant Contact, and direct cold outreach
Learned and used SQL on a daily basis to scrape data and visualize campaign and website activity
Brought R skills to the team to visualize data
Built project management board in Asana for the team to track tasks down to the day and monitor progress tracking, future tasks, and keep projects on schedule
Cappex.com
Client Relations Specialist
October 2016 - April 2018
Earned Employee-of-the-Month "CappExpectation" award for taking ownership of my position, volunteering extra time to perform work of another employee, and offering to help train new members of the team.
Collaborative work with sales to help clients build a profile on the Cappex platform HTML and CSS coding for international clients to design custom profiles
Copywriting engaging e-mail marketing campaigns and social media content for over 165 universities using existing marketing materials
Providing outstanding client support to clients on a day-to-day basis by advising on our website’s best practices to achieve maximum student engagement
Chicago Apartment Place
Lead Marketing Specialist
April 2015 - September 2016
Promoted to lead assistant after 10 months
Trained and aided with the management of new employees
Created and launched advertisements daily of current apartment listings
Coordinated and maintained communication with multiple parties and departments within and outside the company using Microsoft Access and Google Calendar
Maintained close contact with clients and developed relationships to ensure rental and renewals
Execution of the entire rental process, start to finish
Managed up to 15 multi-applicant files at one time while maintaining week-long deadlines
Volunteered up to 17 overtime hours in one week multiple times to complete time-
sensitive projects
SKILLs
InDesign
After Effects
SQL
R
Data Visualization
HTML
CSS
Project Management
Photoshop
Illustrator
Email Marketing
Web Design
PowerPoint
Technology Used
Salesforce
Hubspot
NaviCat Premium
Metabase
R-Studio
Microsoft Suite
Google Ads
LinkedIn InMail
Outreach.io
Asana
Education
University of Illinois At Chicago
M.B.A.
Marketing
Graduated: December 2020
Louisiana State University
B.S. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Minor: English
Graduated: May 2014
Awards
4-year Tiger band Member
CAPPEX: CAPPEXPECTATION AWARD
EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
FEBRUARY 2018
G2: GOLDEN GOOSE AWARD
ENTREPRENEURSHIP EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
DECEMBER 2018