Kate Hudnut

Experience

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  Vail Resorts

  Aug 1995 - Jan 1999

  Creative Services Manager/Designer

  Managed in-house creative team including designers, photographers, and copywriters. Designed and delivered high-quality print collateral and advertising campaigns in concert with the in-house marketing and advertising department.

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  Spin Creative Studio

  Feb 1999 - Apr 2004

  Art Director/Studio Manager

  Co-led agency from a two-person startup to a team of 20+ employees in a highly reputable regional design firm. Specialized in print collateral, strategic advertising and print buying, and website development.

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  GatherHouse

  May 2004 - Dec 2022

  Partner/Design Professional

  Co-founder and operational leader of family-owned marketing and retail business. Retail Division:• Execute all marketing strategy and customer communications for the business’ glassblowing studio, art education program, and retail gallery.• Orchestrate financial and operational activities involved in maintaining the commercial retail space and customer relationships. Marketing Services:• Directed all consulting services for the business, including graphic design, marketing strategic planning, and brand development. • Collaborated with third-party teams to meet the needs of a diverse client list, ranging from small, locally owned businesses to large corporations. Partnered with data analysts, media strategists, web developers, photographers, videographers and other services to provide a wide spectrum of services to meet client objectives.• Built strong, long-term partnerships with clients in tourism, local government, healthcare, finance, fashion, and retail industries. Show less

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  Family & Intercultural Resource Center

  Oct 2016 - Oct 2020

  Progressed in the organization from board member to consultant to full-time leadership position. Led strategic planning, community relations, and operational processes for the organization’s retail fundraising business model. • Responsible for generating 30% of the annual budget. • Collaborated on the Summit County Minimum Wage Task Force to increase staff hourly rates to competitive, livable wages. • Built a positive, welcoming work environment for bilingual/bicultural staff, donors and customers.• Mentored staff in career development from entry-level to management positions.• Supervised court-mandated community service program and provided positive, goal-oriented work environment; providing a pathway to employment for many.• Redesigned and managed a volunteer program serving hundreds of community members in a multicultural/multilingual, welcoming community space.• Restructured the organization’s textile and household goods recycling program to engage environmental community partners and establish a new revenue stream into the annual budget.• Reengineered all operational processes and pivoted the organization’s retail business models to comply with COVID-19 restrictions. Show less

  • Director of Retail

    Mar 2019 - Oct 2020

  • Program Manager

    Feb 2018 - Mar 2019

  • Consultant

    Oct 2016 - Feb 2018
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  Teach.org

  Feb 2023 - now

  Senior Program Manager