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Brand Manager, Graphic Designer, Financial Manager

Creative & Design

Dynamic public relations, writing and marketing professional with experience serving clients in the music, hospitality, fashion and action sports industries. Unique ability to manage multiple press and marketing campaigns, with emphasis on client goals and brand development. Freelance projects include financial planning, budget management, retail management, graphic design and event coordination for clients including Kelly Slater, Beastie Boys’ Mike D, MIKOH Swimwear, and Ruschmeyer’s Hotel Montauk, NY.

After working eight years in the publicity and marketing industry in Los Angeles, I was presented with the opportunity to move to Puerto Rico to remotely continue my career while exploring freelance options in the fields of graphic design, writing, marketing and additional public relations services.

The Uncharted Studio is an environmentally conscious silk-screening house and retail store located in Rincón, Puerto Rico. The creative warehouse boasts designs inspired by the the ocean, both above and below the surface. Their brick and mortar shop combines with commercial clients in Puerto Rico, New York and Florida. The only store on the island of its kind serving both a local and tourist market through artistic development of apparel. Serve as part of a primarily two-man team running the outfit. www.theunchartedstudio.com

•	Developed and implemented the company’s first website, e-commerce platform and digital POS system garnering additional 15% in retail revenue the first year. 
•	Assist in graphic design for the retail store’s own apparel and accessories lines, producing new collections each season tailored to the emerging market.
•	Design logos, flyers and apparel for 15+ commercial clients including restaurants, boutiques and sporting goods stores.
•	Manage in-store events and promotions including musical performances, weekly “artwalk” events and various parties. 
•	Developed significant revenue growth for the company its new location by 32% in a two-year period. 
•	Oversee daily financials for both company divisions: commercial screen-printing and retail sales.
•	Ensure consistent brand positioning and strategy across the company’s social media platforms, in-store visual merchandising, as well as all advertising and marketing collateral. 
•	Manage retail store inventory while ensuring synchronicity with both the online store and POS system.  
•	Responsible for independent artists’ consignment within the retail store managing monthly payouts, in-store placement and promotion. 
•	Oversee a team of 5+ employees in both the commercial and retail divisions of the company from daily tasks to payroll. 
•	Process commercial apparel orders with multiple wholesale vendors.
•	Assisted in hands-on build out of the 800 sq. ft. retail space including all fixtures and displays. 
•	Understand knowledge and implementation of manual silk-screening and dye sublimation processes.

Freelance writer of executive and mid-level resumes, cover letters and bios. Lifestyle writer and contributor with pieces featured in various online outlets and writing communities including The Inertia, MariaShriver.com, Fathom Away and more.

Freelance Writer

Fresh and Clean Media is a top boutique publicity firm in Los Angeles boasting clients in the fields of hospitality, music, fashion and action sports including Jack Johnson, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Music Festival, Kelly Slater, MIKOH Swimwear, and Ruschmeyer’s Hotel. Rose through the ranks from Publicity Intern to Executive Assistant and finally to Junior Publicist managing own clients, within four years. www.freshcleanmedia.com

•	Managed press and itineraries for professional surfer, Kelly Slater, throughout career and during his two world championships as well as event planning for the celebratory events that followed.
•	Launched global press for Grammy winning film, Big Easy Express.
•	Publicity assistant for Olympic Gold Medal snowboarder, Torah Bright, during the 2010 Winter Games Vancouver. 
•	Press manager for adventure athlete, Mark Visser, securing Men’s Fitness, Good Morning America, MSNBC, Outside Magazine, ESPN, Yahoo and more, with impressions reaching over 105 million.
•	Publicist for MIKOH Swimwear, managing samples and garnering a media value of over $1 million in the first year; placement in LA Times, NY Times, People Style Watch, Women’s Health, InStyle, and Lucky.
•	Publicist for Volley Shoes for their integration into the U.S. market from Australia. Attended trade shows, managed tastemaker and celebrity seeding and coordinated all press product samples.
•	Managed press for over 500 media personnel at music festivals including Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Music Festival, Orion Music and More, Kokua Festival and others.
•	Directed multiple hotel/hospitality clients (Ruschmeyer’s Montauk, Surf Lodge Montauk, Basecamp South Lake Tahoe, King and Grove Williamsburg) in press management and in-room product sourcing. Secured New York Times T Magazine placement for Basecamp Hotel during its opening season. 
•	Media planner and publicist for the opening of multiple New York retail locations for Patagonia, garnering local New York and National press and well as aiding in opening events. 
•	Developed and initiated social media platforms for hotels, fashion brands and art galleries.
•	Composed and pitched press releases, media alerts and digital campaigns for distribution to media.
•	Assisted daily financials and accounting for the company ensuring on time client payment and monthly budget management across all projects.

Junior Publicist & Executive Assistant

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Marcy Fitzpatrick: Brand Manager, Graphic Designer, Financial Manager in Rincon, PR

Marcy Fitzpatrick

The Uncharted Studio

Freelance

Fresh and Clean Media

Loyola Marymount University