Josh Godar: Doer Of Various Things in Costa Mesa, California

As the Marketing Manager at OTTO, I played a critical role in shaping the brand narrative and driving engagement across various departments, including events, sales, membership, motorsport, and vehicle service. My responsibilities included a wide range of strategic and creative initiatives: Strategic Marketing Development: designing and implementing marketing strategies tailored to each department's unique goals, ensuring alignment with our overall brand vision and maximizing outreach. Social Media Management: I managed their social media presence, crafting content that resonated with their audience, encouraged interaction, and built community. By analyzing engagement metrics, I continuously refined the approach to stay relevant and effective. Content Production: I lead the production of high-quality photo sets and both long and short format videos, focusing on storytelling that showcased our products and services. My goal was to create visual content that not only captures attention but also communicated brand values. Apparel and Branding Design: I designed and produced apparel and various branding materials, ensuring that the visual identity remained consistent. Website Management: I was responsible for maintaining and improving all of OTTO’s websites, ensuring they were user-friendly, visually appealing, and up-to-date with the latest information and offerings. Creative Team Leadership: I lead a talented team of in-house and freelance creatives, fostering an environment of collaboration and innovation. I prioritized clear communication and constructive feedback to inspire the team and elevate our projects. With a strong blend of strategic insight and creative execution, I was dedicated to advancing OTTO’s marketing efforts and building meaningful connections with their audience.

Successfully established and managed a thriving screen printing and design company specializing in brand development. Led the entire project lifecycle, from conceptualization and design to printing and logistics, ensuring high-quality output and client satisfaction. Developed and executed effective business strategies, resulting in consistent revenue growth and expanded clientele. Streamlined production processes, reducing turnaround time and enhancing overall operational efficiency. Established and maintained strong relationships with key clients, leading to repeat business and referrals.

Optimize our processes that increases Fromwherever’s (FW) revenue and decreases the amount of energy needed to produce for our clients. Allocate resources to elevate production targets. Utilizing my extensive background in apparel sourcing I am able to provide a smooth production process. Hands on from start to finish. Being well versed in graphic design has allowed me to create linesheets and pitchdecks for our clients in addition to insuring production is done correctly with use of professional tech packs and call out sheets. Being a “swiss army knife” for FW allows me to also be a designer when needed. Whether its a mood board, mock up, email campaign, professional PR, Instagram Reel, photo and touch up, social media graphic, etc. I am able to provide my skillset and achieve the result needed.

At FHQ Shop I was a screen printer and sales associate. My duties were setting up printing jobs, as well as executing the screen printing process. I also helped design / set up the retail location. During my time there I printed for a number of brands including: Us Versus Them, Heel Bruise, RIF LA, and many more.

At Soulful Commandoe I was an assistant to the brand owner. My duties were managing his schedule, placing orders at apparel manufactures, accounting, shipping online orders, and setting up new accounts.

At CBNC I was a general brand intern. I helped with organizing events, shipping online orders, and gorilla marketing.