Ashley Ragland: Creative Project Manager & Media Buyer in Irvine, CA

Creative project manager for Marketing & Communications. Oversee projects across two lines of business and six product lines; Manage all project lifecycles from inception to completion via the JIRA project management system. Manage Media & Advertising purchasing, budgeting, and project management for Company-wide initiatives; oversaw an annual budget of $1 Million. Partner with Creative Director to manage and traffic all projects and resources to ensure timely delivery. Manage communications with stakeholders about project kick-off meetings and presentations, providing updates and overseeing bi-weekly meetings to review project timelines and deliverables. Partner with legal, regulatory, and compliance on all projects to ensure production per company procedures and processes.

Served as Creative Project Manager & Program Manager supporting the Industries business line within the Salesforce organization, explicitly supporting the Public Sector, Retail & Consumer Goods, and Communications, Media & Technology industries for all creative projects. Project lifecycles ranged from two weeks to six months. They included digital banner ads, social media and digital promotional artwork packages, video production - both long and short form, out-of-home advertising, promotional materials, and web-based projects. Responsible for the creative planning and intake process, as well as all meeting scheduling and communications between stakeholders and production teams. Partnered directly with third-party vendors and agencies to oversee and manage requisitioned work.

Develop, edit, design, and execute all internal communications projects, including executive communications, newsletters, emails, posters, company updates, and HR communications. Ensure all the Marcom department's content is on-brand and consistent in style, quality, and tone of voice. Agency, vendor, and contractor management.