Courtney Vandergoot: Self-Employed in Huntington Beach , CA

Responsible to managing all household supplies, scheduling, and budgeting Consistently having to multitask and pivot due to unexpected circumstances. In charge of finding a resolution to any problem that may arise, including scheduling issues, illness, and conflicting appointments.

Certified Signing Agent Responsible for notarizing loan closing documents, divorce documents and other documents that require a notary’s signature and seal.

Created a message map to ensure consistency in marketing for an international security company client. Generated topic ideas and wrote blogs for the company’s two websites. Proofread and edited presentations, RFPs, internal documents, and copy for clients. Wrote copy for blogs, advertisements, email, and social media for a major CA University. Tasked with developing digital campaigns for both TRAFFIK and its clients, including developing the copy for social media, email and online campaigns, which required the use of my knowledge of digital marketing principles, concepts, strategies, and best practices. Responsible for strategically placing keywords on TRAFFIK’s two websites to increase its SEO and attract more clients.  Edited and interpreted analytics in performance reports that were presented to clients. Used analytics to determine how changes to copy, alterations to the format of a form fill, and the placement of CTA’s on a landing page, could have a positive impact on the effectiveness of campaigns.

• Managed all social media, including the company blog, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn as well as analyzed data from the websites to understand the best way to market to old customers and acquire new customers and increase SEO. • Managed all marketing efforts of SFEG, coordinating with the different departments, most notably engineering, to maintain consistency in our marketing message. • Developed personas for company website to learn more about their work environments, lifestyle, industry related reading habits, purchasing preferences/decision making process for purchasing products.

• Developed a Zagat style directory highlighting Interstate’s nearly 400-property global portfolio. • Performed competitive analysis on market trends and made recommendations on the brand of hotel that would be suitable for particular markets. • Constructed presentations and proposals to secure new contracts, including a business proposal that secured a management contract in Europe.

• Trained in operations of hotels. • Generated and led an in-depth market analysis at the Westin Atlanta Airport on the property’s competitive set. Presented report to the General Manager, the Revenue Manager and the Sales & Marketing team. This resulted in changes in sales practices as well as in the revenue management strategy at the property. • Piloted an analysis on the spending practices of different types of hotel guests at the Westin Atlanta Airport. The analysis resulted in changes to the hotel’s room rates as well as in the marketing of amenities such as food and beverage products. • Analysis on the total poundage of linen used monthly at the Sheraton Myrtle Beach. The analysis demonstrated that the hotel had been overcharged by its laundry service, resulting in the hotel receiving $20,000 in compensation.