Meghan Lang

Meghan Lang

Staffing Coordinator

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Project Manager

  • Education

    • Surfing and Sustainability: Enthrographic Field School, Costa Rica

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      Qualitative Data Collection A

      Conducted an ethnographic research project with Prof Pete Brosious of University of Georgia for one month in Costa Rica. The project we centered on analyzing the correlation of the surf tourism industry and environmental degradation along Costa Rica's pacific coast.

    • St. Mary's College of Maryland

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      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Anthropology Minors in Environmental Studies and Women Gender and Sexuality Studies Cum Laude

      Activities and Societies: Lambda Alpha, Peer Mentor, Teaching Assistant, Orientation Leader, Anthropology Field School: Surfing and Sustainability (Costa Rica), Peer Tutor at the Writing and Speaking Center, Kate Chandler Farm Manager, Habitat for Humanity, SafeRide Driver, Anthropology Club My focus on Applied Anthropology allowed me to learn and utilize anthropological research methodology and theories on cultural creation and reproduction in analyzing different populations and how they interacted with products and spaces around them. I have experience utilizing this approach to gather qualitative data to inform strategic decisions in relation to interacting with and appealing to different populations, Essentially its consumer research with a twist. For my senior thesis I… Show more My focus on Applied Anthropology allowed me to learn and utilize anthropological research methodology and theories on cultural creation and reproduction in analyzing different populations and how they interacted with products and spaces around them. I have experience utilizing this approach to gather qualitative data to inform strategic decisions in relation to interacting with and appealing to different populations, Essentially its consumer research with a twist. For my senior thesis I incorporated this approach in a study on how the surf tourism industry in Costa Rica has capitalized on marketing the country’s green culture and ecological efforts and has successfully transformed into one of the surfing capitals of the world in a span of 10 years. Show less

  • Experience

    • Ace Aquatics

      May 2017 - Sept 2017
      Staffing Coordinator

      Cultivated leadership, management, and organizational skills by creating over 400 lifeguard’s schedules and ensuring their proficiency in lifesaving skills, pool safety, and workplace professionalism.

    • St. Mary's College of Maryland

      Sept 2017 - May 2019
      Assistant Director of Admission for Digital Media

      - Acted as the project manager on all admissions marketing efforts, ensuring print deadlines, emails, website updates, and social media projects were met and completed.- Lead the Social Media team through a revamp effort by brainstorming and executing new campaigns, as well as implementing tools to help us measure their success. I contributed to a 60% increase in followers on Instagram and helped implement both Facebook and Instagram digital ads that pushed audiences to apply and attend admission events. This contributed to a 10% increase in enrollment from 2017 to 2018.- Maintained and managed a multi-state recruitment territory. Nurtured relationships with high school counselors and prospective students while maintaining a presence at relevant college admission events. Responsible for reviewing and admitting/rejecting all applications from this territory. - Rebuilt all email communications and print pieces to reflect the new branding. Conceptualized strategic messaging, wrote new copy, and created more engaging graphics and layouts for both emails and print pieces. Show less

    • Ace Aquatics

      Feb 2018 - May 2019

      Developed concise classroom instruction, promoted a productive learning atmosphere, and consistentlyimproved teaching methods by incorporating student and co-instructor feedback. Created a new swim lesson program across six pools; beginning with lesson planning, creating a website, scheduling each session, recruiting and hiring instructors, and handling all marketing of and registration for the program.

      • Lifeguard Instructor

        Jan 2015 - May 2019
      • Swim Program Coordinator

        Feb 2018 - Sept 2018
    • Social ICON

      May 2019 - Jul 2020
      Project Manager

      - Implemented Asana project management software to project plan, assign tasks to our team and subcontractors, meet all deadlines, and ensure events or projects are wholly pre-planned and flow smoothly.- Improved work efficiency and streamlined lead development by implementing time management strategies and work processes that have allowed for a 125% increase in current clients. - Managed the company’s back-office needs, coordinating and managing calendars, calculating payroll, and completing client invoicing.- Functioned as an account manager for clients; providing increased communication and strengthening relationships while monitoring budgets and project timelines.- Provided clients with digital presence audits, social media management, creative content development, website redesigns, digital ad placement and management, and event promotion and production. Show less

    • Sierra Pacific Consulting, Inc.

      Jul 2020 - Aug 2021
      Senior Content Specialist

      - Implemented content creation processes and SOPs for our internal team to ensure content is well crafted, effective, and created on time.- Increased our department’s profitability by 30% by standardizing content creation processes and centralizing information and documents with Basecamp and MS Teams to reduce content production time.- Created content calendars and posting schedules based on each client's current strategy and sales goals- Provided clients with sales content like Wordpress sites, case studies, blog articles, and social posts to increase the success of their sales funnel and better educate their prospective clients. Show less

    • Okendo

      Aug 2021 - Jun 2022
      Managing Editor

      - Built and onboarded the team into a creative request ticketing system and editorial calendar within Notion - Project managed all creative requests that came through to both the copy and design teams and oversaw the scheduling of the editorial calendar - Worked with marketing managers to conceptualize pieces that were engaging, designed to meet the goals set forward, and adhered to the Okendo brand guidelines & standards.

    • Athletic Brewing Co.

      May 2022 - now
      • Project Manager, Marketing

        Nov 2024 - now
      • Creative Project Manager

        May 2022 - Nov 2024
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Diversity.edu Training

      DiversityEdu
      Sept 2017
    • First Aid/AED/Lead Instructor

      StarGuard Elite
      Jan 2019
    • PMP® Certification Training Course

      Institute for Veterans and Military Families - IVMF
      May 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • TIPS

      Tips Alcohol
      Jun 2019
    • Project Management Foundations

      LinkedIn
      Jun 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Leading from the Middle

      LinkedIn
      Jun 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • PMPC

      San Diego College of Continuing Education
      May 2024
    • Comm[unity] Training

      St. Mary's College of Maryland
      Sept 2017
      View certificate certificate
    • Google Digital Marketing

      Digital Marketing Google Certification
      Mar 2019
    • Content Marketing

      HubSpot
      Feb 2021
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Meghan Lang
      Gold Award for Social Media Post Education Digital Marketing Awards Feb 2019 We won a gold award for our Labor Day video post on Instagram. It was an aerial shot of the incoming class of 2022 forming into "SMCM" on move in day with text wishing people a Happy Labor Day. The aerial shot was taken by Justin Foreman, and the video post was created by Marcus Gore and creatively directed by Meghan Lang.
    • Awarded to Meghan Lang
      Merit Award for an Admissions Website Education Digital Marketing Awards Feb 2019 We received a Merit award for our Admissions website which we revamped in early November. The Website design was done by Daniel Pindell, and all updates and maintenance is done by Meghan Lang.
    • Awarded to Meghan Lang
      Eleanor Quick Abbey Scholarship Recipient St. Mary's College Of Maryland Aug 2016
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Peer Tutor, Writing and Speaking Center

      Issued by St. Mary's College of Maryland on Sept 2016
      St. Mary's College of MarylandAssociated with Meghan Lang
    • Club member

      Issued by Habitat for Humanity on Aug 2014
      Habitat for HumanityAssociated with Meghan Lang
    • Farm Manager

      Issued by St. Mary's College of Maryland on Jan 2015
      St. Mary's College of MarylandAssociated with Meghan Lang
    • Orientation Leader

      Issued by St. Mary's College of Maryland on Aug 2016
      St. Mary's College of MarylandAssociated with Meghan Lang