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Christopher Barling

Marketing Manager
Madoc,ON

Summary

Results-driven and strategic Marketing Manager with 15+ years of experience successfully coordinating and executing marketing campaigns. Skilled in project management, content creation, and data analysis, consistently delivering impactful marketing materials and driving customer engagement. Dedicated to achieving organizational goals and fostering brand growth.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Marketing Manager

KAT Media
Belleville, ON
11.2020 - Current
  • Strategically plan, implement and monitor 12 client's social media content calendars, campaign, and perform daily social media channel monitoring.
  • Demonstrate strong schedule management skills by effectively establishing and coordinating marketing campaigns from conceptualization to implementation, resulting in timely and efficient project delivery
  • Direct marketing projects through conceptual planning, schedule management and final implementation.
  • Oversee preparation of compelling marketing copy, captivating images, engaging videos, and other collateral materials, effectively driving customer engagement and brand awareness
  • Collaborate with clients, internal departments and web development teams to create specific marketing campaigns across multiple platforms.

Design & Layout/ Print Advertising

Canadian Military Family Magazine
Petawawa, ON
12.2018 - 06.2020
  • Designed and generated press-ready magazine files for publishing to specifications.
  • Managed brand identity over multiple channels including web, social media and email campaigns.
  • Produced documents by entering, editing, storing and printing text using Adobe Suite
  • Created master documents as templates including logos and layouts based on color preferences and conceptual designs.

Graphic Artist

Our Lady Seat of Wisdom
Petawawa, ON
10.2015 - 01.2020
  • Designed and generated press-ready files for publishing to specifications.
  • Managed brand identity over multiple channels including generation of online versions of print material for website graphics and social media.
  • Worked remotely and maintained professional communication with client while producing documents using Adobe Suite and Google Drive.

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Petawawa Military Family Resource Centre
Petawawa, ON
01.2013 - 06.2015
  • Managed budgets and executed various campaigns such as radio, newsletters, newspaper, social media, websites, community forums, electronic and magnetic signage, truck graphics and posters.
  • Created and coordinated communications with departments, community members, partners, sponsors and government stakeholders to leverage awareness of events, branding initiatives and generated press releases in support.
  • Gathered statistical information from Google Analytics and Facebook to pinpoint and advertise to target markets to ensure a high service level and awareness.
  • Developed and provided staff with training for software, policies, and procedures.

Graphic Artist

Basics Office Products Ltd
Cambridge, ON
10.2005 - 08.2012
  • Collaborated on the design of a product-specific logo that became a national brand.
  • Sourced all images from vendors for national catalogue and maintained extensive image library using data forms and software management systems.
  • Designed catalogues, flyers, e-marketing, retail signage, truck graphics, packaging, and oversaw all aspects of production while training new team members.
  • Programmed web activities to corporate webpages to strategically promote products.

Design/Print Production

Copy House
Pembroke, ON
  • Attended to client needs immediately, including coordination and distribution of flyers locally including shipping/bill of lading, etc.
  • Organized design files for print, including final trimming and binding.
  • Improved operational efficiency through critical thinking and consistent hard work and dedication.

Ad Builder

Osprey Media Group
Pembroke, ON
  • Designed newspaper layouts to specifications using provided images, ads, logos, and branding.
  • Designed and modified images and text for advertising.
  • Produces PDF for print to specifications.

Education

Graphic Design Advanced Diploma - Graphic Design

Canadore College
09.2001 - 05.2004

Art Fundamentals Certificate -

Sheridan College
Oakville, ON
09.1999 - 06.2000

Skills

    Project Management

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Accomplishments

  • Canadore College Achievement Bursary & Noel Tremblay Memorial Scholarship
  • 3.96 accumulative GPA over 3 years

Timeline

Marketing Manager

KAT Media
11.2020 - Current

Design & Layout/ Print Advertising

Canadian Military Family Magazine
12.2018 - 06.2020

Graphic Artist

Our Lady Seat of Wisdom
10.2015 - 01.2020

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Petawawa Military Family Resource Centre
01.2013 - 06.2015

Graphic Artist

Basics Office Products Ltd
10.2005 - 08.2012

Graphic Design Advanced Diploma - Graphic Design

Canadore College
09.2001 - 05.2004

Art Fundamentals Certificate -

Sheridan College
09.1999 - 06.2000

Design/Print Production

Copy House

Ad Builder

Osprey Media Group
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