Amy Dunlap

Amy Dunlap

Marketing Project Manager at Abelson Taylor, Inc., Chicago
Bolingbrook, United States

About me

Project management encompasses everything I love about working in marketing and branding: crazy deadlines, colorful personalities, technical innovation, creativity, diplomacy, cutting edge communication delivery systems, fun, and a deep sense of teamwork. As a PM, I'm grateful for the chance to utilize my skills, and expertise to help talented professionals produce breathtaking work. Enabling greatness fulfills me and makes work something at which I not only excel but truly love.

With digital marketing, pharma, food service marketing, B2B, B2C, branding, pursuit marketing, shopper marketing, multiple PM programs, efficiency finding, budgeting, billing, scheduling, resource management and personality wrangling skills on board, I am ready to join a dynamic and talented marketing communications team in a 100% remote full-time or contract-to-perm capacity.

Smart Goals • Timely Project Completion • Pursuit Marketing Presentations • Website Launches • Microsites • Launch Pages • Video Production • Social Media/Mobile/Digital Ads • Microsoft Office 365 • Adobe Workfront • Saleforce • Workamjig • Basecamp • Monday.com • Exhibit Force • QuoteWerks • Acumatica • Sharepoint

Positions

Digital Project Manager - Remote
Chicago, United States
June 2022 - March 2023 (9 months)
• Monitored projects from end-to-end ensuring alignment with approved budgets and avoiding scope creep.
• Created, implemented and helped execute new project scopes of work.
• Created and honed project timelines and adjusted for scope change and updates.
• Assigned creative teams and created workback schedules.
• Kept cross-functional teams updated on upcoming deadlines, revisions and changes.
• Monitored projects from end-to-end ensuring alignment with approved budgets and avoiding scope creep.
• Created, implemented and helped execute new project scopes of work.
• Created and honed project timelines and adjusted for scope change and updates.
• Assigned creative teams and created workback schedules.
• Kept cross-functional teams updated on upcoming deadlines, revisions and changes.

Skills: Microsoft Office · Budget Management · Team Management · Crisis Management · Program Management · Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) · Social Media · Project Coordination · Time Management · Marketing Communications · Project Estimation · Timeline Development · Organization Skills · Budget Monitoring · Pharma · Workamajig · Project Management
Sr. Project Manager - Remote
Chicago, United States
February 2022 - June 2022 (4 months)
• Created long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines
• Delegated tasks on the project to team members best suited to complete them
• Served as a point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain in synergy
• Communicated with executives/clients to keep the project aligned with goals
• Performed quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected
• Adjusted schedules and targets on the project as needs or financing for the project change
• Utilized motivation techniques and conflict-management to shepherd several different programs with myriad components across multiple disciplines to successful completion.

Skills: Microsoft Office · Budget Management · Team Management · Written Communication · Decision-Making · Program Management · B2C Marketing · B2B Marketing · Social Media · Project Coordination · Management · Customer Relationship Management (CRM) · Time Management · Team Leadership · Leadership · Communication · Problem Solving · E-Commerce · Teamwork · Social Media Marketing · Online Advertising · Marketing Communications · Timeline Development · Organization Skills · Adobe Workfront · Project Management
Project Manager - Remote
New York, United States
April 2021 - December 2021 (8 months)
• Determined project roles of team based on requirements, time frames, and budget.
• Defined skill sets for projects based on specifications and requirements.
• Determined project resource requirements based on scope.
• Worked with clients, external contractors, and in-house staff on process and strategy for assigned projects.
• Collected data and completed reports by established deadlines.
• Tracked and report on project milestones, budget burn, earned value, project effort, duration to completion, and other key metrics.
• Sought opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen client relationships.
• Communicated with clients to identify needs and evaluate business solutions.
• Used CRM system to ensure proper client and project documentation, internal tracking, and reporting.
• Determined project roles of team based on requirements, time frames, and budget.
• Defined skill sets for projects based on specifications and requirements.
• Determined project resource requirements based on scope.
• Worked with clients, external contractors, and in-house staff on process and strategy for assigned projects.
• Collected data and completed reports by established deadlines.
• Tracked and report on project milestones, budget burn, earned value, project effort, duration to completion, and other key metrics.
• Sought opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen client relationships.
• Communicated with clients to identify needs and evaluate business solutions.
• Used CRM system to ensure proper client and project documentation, internal tracking, and reporting.

Skills: Microsoft Office · Team Management · Written Communication · Decision-Making · Customer Service · Program Management · B2C Marketing · B2B Marketing · Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) · Social Media · Project Coordination · Management · Customer Relationship Management (CRM) · Time Management · Team Leadership · Leadership · Communication · Problem Solving · E-Commerce · Teamwork · Business-to-Business (B2B) · Social Media Marketing · Online Advertising · Marketing Communications · Mondaycom · Timeline Development · Organization Skills · Project Management
Key Account Manager
Skyline Tradetec
United States
January 2019 - July 2020 (1 year 6 months)
• Communicated effectively with high-profile clients to develop trust, build relationships, and enhance revenues through key accounts.
• Collaborated with creative teams, sales partners, and warehouse staff to plan, develop, and execute strategic projects.
• Created estimates for event displays, maintained inventory systems, and efficiently managed budgets.
• Accurately assessed customer requirements and proposed solutions, services, and products to meet their needs.
• Resolved issues in a timely manner and enforced quality customer service standards to promote repeat and referral business.
• Performed various administrative and managerial functions in support of daily business operations.
• Communicated effectively with high-profile clients to develop trust, build relationships, and enhance revenues through key accounts.
• Collaborated with creative teams, sales partners, and warehouse staff to plan, develop, and execute strategic projects.
• Created estimates for event displays, maintained inventory systems, and efficiently managed budgets.
• Accurately assessed customer requirements and proposed solutions, services, and products to meet their needs.
• Resolved issues in a timely manner and enforced quality customer service standards to promote repeat and referral business.
• Performed various administrative and managerial functions in support of daily business operations.

Skills: Microsoft Office · Budget Management · Team Management · Written Communication · Decision-Making · Customer Service · Program Management · B2C Marketing · B2B Marketing · Project Coordination · Management · Customer Relationship Management (CRM) · Time Management · Team Leadership · Leadership · Communication · Problem Solving · Teamwork · Business-to-Business (B2B) · Marketing Communications · Account Management · Live Events · QuoteWerks · Exhibitforce · Timeline Development · Organization Skills · Salesforce.com · Project Management
Project Manager
Schawk!
United States
August 2018 - December 2018 (4 months)
• Planned and implemented successful strategies to streamline processes, cut costs, and achieve project goals.
• Interacted extensively with marketing, media, communications, technical, creative, and other business
units.
• Managed teams and deadlines, oversaw contractors, kept accurate records and status reports, and
complied with applicable policies and regulations.
• Efficiently allocated resources and helped to ensure the overall quality of final deliverables.
• Planned and implemented successful strategies to streamline processes, cut costs, and achieve project goals.
• Interacted extensively with marketing, media, communications, technical, creative, and other business units.
• Managed teams and deadlines, oversaw contractors, kept accurate records and status reports, and complied with applicable policies and regulations.
• Efficiently allocated resources and helped to ensure the overall quality of final deliverables.

Skills: Team Management · Written Communication · Decision-Making · B2C Marketing · Project Coordination · Management · Customer Relationship Management (CRM) · Time Management · Team Leadership · Leadership · Communication · Problem Solving · Teamwork · Online Advertising · Marketing Communications · Project Estimation · Timeline Development · Organization Skills · Adobe Workfront · Project Management
Stay-At-Home Parent
The Dunlap Family
United States
May 2000 - August 2018 (18 years 3 months)
Stay at home parent to two children on the Autism spectrum. Both are full-ride college scholars. My education as a parent enabled me to develop and hone transferable project management skills.

Skills: Budget Management · Team Management · Written Communication · Decision-Making · Resilience · Patience · Research · Clear communication · Crisis Management · Accountability · Creativity · Time Management · Leadership · Timeline Development · Project Management
Senior Project Manager
Cook Marketing Communications
United States
March 1993 - May 2000 (7 years 2 months)
• Sr PM of Florida's third largest independent advertising agency.
• Sr PM when Cook launched The Jacksonville Jaguars inaugural season.
• Expedited the inevitable crisis jobs.
• Monitored stalled projects and moved them forward.
• Enabled information to flow throughout all departments
• Maintained accurate records from initial client contact report to finished pieces.
• Ensured information was accessible to team members
• Provided continuity among team members in times of vacation, promotion, and termination.
• Packaged and delivered finished assets to media outlets per schedule.
• Maintained an electronic archive of all completed and canceled projects for future reference.

Skills: Team Management · Written Communication · Decision-Making · Customer Service · Project Coordination · Management · Customer Relationship Management (CRM) · Time Management · Team Leadership · Leadership · Communication · Teamwork · Business-to-Business (B2B) · Marketing Communications · Timeline Development · Organization Skills · Project Management

Education

BA Mass Communications

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