Michaela Anania

Experience

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  United Way of Story County

  Feb 2009 - Jun 2011

  Public Relations & Marketing Intern

  Provided support for Public Relations and News Media for United Way of Story County in addition to office assistance, collaborated to develop and design web site for United Way of Story County and upkeep web site with accurate information (www.uwstory.org), designed and mailed monthly newsletters, attended Marketing Committee meetings to prioritize publications, write press releases, created invitations for promotional events, and developed Powerpoint presentations for promotional events.

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  Freestyle PR

  Jul 2011 - Dec 2011

  Account Assistant

  Freestyle is a full service public relations firm that provides results-oriented, customized public relations and communications services for markets that include technology, consumer goods, science and industry and entertainment. We build aggressive, individualized, multi-faceted campaigns that elevate and sustain our clients as leaders within their markets.

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  Sammons Institutional Group

  Feb 2012 - May 2020

  Senior Project Traffic Consultant

  Responsible for general business operations for the Marketing Department. Manages the flow of projects and processes to ensure they are completed on time. Works closely with members of the creative, design and production teams to ensure that work flows efficiently through the department from the initial brief to the point where it is completed. Manages the delivering of marketing information in a timely manner on behalf of the marketing department as well as managing marketing materials inventory, planning meetings and maintaining databases. I have recently been appointed to join the Healthy Living Committee here at Sammons! Previously, I was part of the Culture Counsel here at Sammons. The primary purpose of the Culture Counsel is to help shape and enhance our corporate culture – to realize our desired state of a healthy high performance work environment and the best place to succeed, to be fulfilled, and to work. Show less

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  F&G

  May 2020 - now

  The Director, Marketing Operations will be responsible for architecting, managing and implementing processes, tools, infrastructure and technology to help drive and deliver key priorities and initiatives in marketing. This role will work closely with marketing leadership on strategic initiatives and holistic business planning; build out processes to track business objectives; manage expenses; budgeting; and vendor management processes; lead process optimization efforts and provide oversight and drive the roadmap for the Marketing tech stack. Show less Leads a team that focuses on production and distribution of both marketing materials and forms in a timely manner; working with various departments across the organization to help create, maintain and distribute forms; evaluate new technologies and add-on applications to improve and optimize the marketing ops team performance; and the utilization of marketing technologies to effectively manage our ability to form relationships with key, strategic partners and to scale F&G for long term, repetitive success. Show less

  • Director of Marketing Operations

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Marketing Operations Manager

    May 2020 - Mar 2023