Cara Yoder

Cara Yoder

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Email Marketing Specialist at OPENLANE

  • Education

    • Indiana University Bloomington

      2015 - 2019
      Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Graphic Design

      Activities and Societies: Former D1 Novice Rower, Liberal Arts & Management Program (LAMP), LAMP Marketing Team (M-Team), AIGA Student Group at IU, Cooking & Baking, Rock Climbing

  • Experience

    • Indiana Daily Student

      Jan 2017 - May 2019

      Developed multi-media marketing campaigns for local businesses and promote in-house eventsDesigned and deployed responsive website to create a user-friendly experience and increase traffic to the Indiana Daily Student websiteTrained new designers and assisted coworkers in troubleshooting problems Produced high quality web and print advertisements for local businesses and develop self-promotional campaignsOrganized biannual housing fair with an average of 30 vendors representing hundreds of properties to help several hundred students find places to live

      • Design Manager

        May 2018 - May 2019
      • Designer

        Jan 2017 - May 2018
    • Global Gifts Indy

      Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
      Marketing Intern

      Worked with brand assets to create in-store signs promoting products and artisans' storiesDesigned Mass Ave. sandwich board every other week

    • Cognizant

      Jul 2019 - Jun 2024

      Build five to ten emails per week for up to eight Salesforce Marketing Cloud clients in various industries, ensuring emails are desktop and mobile responsive, render well on all major email providers, display personalized and dynamic content using AMPscript and are accessible without images.Create both templatized and custom front-end web pages such as preference centers, informational pages, and forms, utilizing local style guides and existing libraries such as bootstrap.Contribute to project and campaign accounts as the lead email developer by training team members on account processes, leading client discussions related to email development, creating documentation on build processes, and providing recommendations on best practices.Manage audiences stored in data extensions; create and deploy email sends in Journey Builder, Automation Studio, Salesforce Sends, and User-Initiated Sends; monitor deployments; and pull send reports. Show less Create customized emails, templates, content libraries, and web pages reaching segmented customer groups to deliver a personalized marketing experience.Advise clients on email design best practices to develop messages that display well on major email providers, are accessible without images displayed, and responsive on desktop and mobile devices.Self-review, peer review, and assist with email QA for rendering across twenty email platforms, grammar and spelling, accurate link and parameter tracking, and adherence to email best practices. Show less

      • Senior Email Developer

        Jan 2024 - Jun 2024
      • Consultant, Email Developer

        Jun 2021 - Jan 2024
      • Associate Email Developer

        Jul 2019 - Jun 2021
    • Orr Fellowship

      Jul 2019 - Jun 2021
      Orr Fellow

      Collaborate with Diversity and Inclusion and Fellow and Alumni Engagement teams to plan monthly events including discussions on politics in the workplace and the history of PrideDesign templates for daily facts, single-sheet guides, and manuals to educate fellows and provide easily accessible diversity and inclusion resourcesWrite content for Orr alumni newsletter, that sends every two months, to inform alumni network of Fellowship events

    • OPENLANE

      Jun 2024 - now
      Senior Email Marketing Specialist
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Salesforce Certified Pardot Specialist

      Salesforce
      Mar 2023
    • Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Email Specialist

      Salesforce
      Nov 2019
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Cara Yoder
      Stephen William Wolf Scholarship Indiana University Dec 2018
    • Awarded to Cara Yoder
      Graphic Design Area Award School of Art, Architecture & Design (SOAAD) Dec 2017
    • Awarded to Cara Yoder
      Executive Dean's List Indiana University Fall 2016 - Spring 201712 credit hours with 3.7 minimum semester GPA