nikki frank resume april2016
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Sr. Interactive Project Manager & ProducerSkills & Expertise Problem Solving Project Management Resource Planning Process Improvement Managed Department Budget UI/UX Design Strategy Resource Planning Concept Design & Planning Product Development Brainstorming Facilitation Mentor/Training Sales Forecasting & Reporting Data Analysis Communicating Effectively Multi-Channel Digital Strategy
Industry Experience Retail Advertising Financial Services Consumer Electronics Online Education Industrial & Commercial
Products Grocery & Food Manufacturing
Computer Applications Microsoft Office Suite -
Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio
Basecamp JIRA Teamwork PMTools Adobe InDesign & Photoshop
(proficient)
Education/Qualifications BS, Marketing, University of
Wisconsin La Crosse, May 2005o Minor in Organizational
Communication & Public Relations
InDesign Course Completion Microsoft Project Training
Course Level 1 Completion
ReferencesAvailable on request
SummaryTeam leader with track record of developing new products using creative collaboration and solid project management techniques. With a career background as both the product owner and client services side of the coin, I plan projects with a balanced perspective of agency resources, customer needs as well as business objectives. Never being one to turn down a crowd, I am comfortable leading brainstorming sessions and delivering presentations to any type of audience, and embrace any opportunity to do so.
Professional Work HistoryMirum Advertising Agency Sr. Producer (Contract) 3/16-4/16Hogarth Worldwide Agency Sr. Interactive Producer (Contract) 8/15-12/15Wunderman Advertising Agency Interactive PM (Contract) 4/13-10/13Buyers Support Group Business Analyst (Contract) 3/12-9/12Capella University Project Manager (Contract) 8/11-11/11Target Various Positions 11/05-8/11
Career HighlightsMirum Advertising Agency- Sr. Digital Producer (Contract) Managed project lifecycle from kickoff to deployment for a short term assignment. Activities included
sales calculations, project plan creation, internal project kickoffs, resource scheduling and budget allocation.
Hogarth Worldwide for General Mills- Sr. Interactive Producer (Contract) Stepped in on a short term contract, getting up to speed quickly with two days of overlap on a quick
turn assignment. Coordinated and deployed website updates and HTML5 banner ads for several General Mills brand
pages by facilitating communication between client, agency and technology teams using agile project management methodology.
Wunderman Agency for Best Buy- Interactive Project Manager (Contract) Partnered directly with client serving as both Account Executive and Project Management liaison,
to understand client’s email strategy and objectives in order to deliver several versions of promotional emails weekly.
Planned and executed multiple email projects simultaneously from kickoff thru deployment in order to execute projects on time, budget and within scope
Led working group to formulate process improvements related to weekly deployment timing. Planned, executed and rolled-out new process to client, vendors and agency partners (including
onboarding training) resulting in a 2 week decrease in email deployment lead time. Demonstrated problem solving skills in order to execute unplanned e-mails and developed
process for quick turn projects. Led project team to develop responsive templates for weekly email campaigns, resulting in
significant resource savings for agency.
Capella University- Course Development Project Manager (Contract) Led and planned cross-functional working sessions to implement new online course materials. Planned and documented resource needs and usage by project scope. Engaged with marketing counterparts to develop multimedia needs for new course lessons and
exams
Target Corporation – Sr. Mobile SpecialistFirst-to-market Mobile GiftCard Project Created and presented project request to cross functional leadership and obtained project funding
approval. Acted as Marketing Project Management Lead to successfully rollout Target Mobile GiftCards on time, budget and with positive financial results. Lead brainstorming sessions to determine optimal guest experience flow and improve digital experience. Investigated technical and financial barriers to implement project and created iterations of product rollout with detailed roadmap enabling a phased product rollout.
Target.com Re-platforming Lead Successfully transitioned Target.com/giftcards to a new technology platform in one of the largest
technology efforts in US history, moving from an Amazon supported platform, to a new proprietary Target hosted site while simultaneously developing new Mobile and E-GiftCard product channels.
Nikki Frank 3758 Colorado Avenue South St. Louis Park, MN [email protected]://www.linkedin.com/pub/nikki-frank/3/aa2/59a/
Sr. Interactive Project Manager & Producer5Target11/05-5/10