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Julie Boake

Julie Boake

Okotoks, AB, CA

 

About 

I am a self-motivated, collaborative marketing professional with a client focus and exceptional interpersonal, design and project management skills.  My relevant work experience and skills include:

Over 10 years work experience in customer focused roles with five years as  a marketing communications generalist .

  • Experience developing and implementing marketing communications strategies contributing to corporate growth from $75 million AUM to over $900 million AUM (Assets Under Management) within five years.
  • Excellent research, planning, organization and project coordination skills with attention to compliance, accuracy and detail. Able to juggle concurrent projects to meet tight deadlines.
  • Developed and designed a range marketing communication materials to launch products and support corporate sales including: monthly, quarterly and annual fund reports, presentations and other promotional material.
  • Exceptional interpersonal, collaboration, communication and follow-up skills with strong ability to build effective business relationships.
  • Certificates in Marketing, Publishing Design, Web Design and currently enrolled at ACAD in a Graphic Design Certificate program.
  • Solid computer skills: Adobe CS4 (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Acrobat, Dreamweaver and Flash) and the most commonly used programs on both Mac and Microsoft platforms.
  • Received Top Award in Design Competition for environmental snowboard design for POW (Protect Our Winters) and Venture Snowboards, 2010.
     

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Cathedral Energy Services, Marketing Representative

Developed corporate marketing strategy, defined objectives and communication goals
Complete redesign of all technical documents, sales brochures and correspondence material to reflecting a new brand and company identity
Currently in the final development stages of the new corporate website to enhance and coordinate all branding and marketing efforts

Aug 2010 - current
 

Hesperian Capital Management Ltd., Marketing Manager

Developed and implemented corporate marketing and branding strategy
Coordinated with management and the business development team to develop promotional and sales materials
Designed and coordinated the production of a range of communication collateral including annual / quarterly reports, presentations and related materials
Analyzed the effectiveness of marketing and sales efforts and researched potential growth opportunities while keeping a close eye on the competition
I was recognized for my exceptional service and my ability to collaborate and manage multiple tasks

May 2003 - May 2008
 

Rice Financial Group, Sales Associate

Created and conducted successful sales campaigns and achieved strong results through lead development, cold-calling and follow-up
Coordinated corporate events such as trips, presentations and luncheons designed to facilitate sales growth
Assisted sales team using strong organizational skills to effectively accomplish day-to-day sales support tasks

Apr 2002 - May 2003
 

Education 

Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD), Graphic Design

Graphic design basics

Jan 2010 - Apr 2010
 

Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD), Typography

The study of typefaces

Jan 2010 - Apr 2010
 

Mount Royal University, Publishing and Web Design

Comprehensive training in Adobe Creative Suite and design principals

Sep 2009 - Dec 2009
 

SAIT Polytechnic, Marketing

Certificate program focusing on Marketing

Jan 2003 - Dec 2005
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills