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American Marketing Association · USC

From running the work to leading the portfolio.

VP of Marketing · Team Leadership · Client Strategy

After managing a five-person internal marketing team and building a repeatable content operation, I was promoted to co-lead a 30-member division spanning AMA’s brand and two external client engagements.

promoted · Internal PM → VP Marketing

marketing division / current portfolio

Three workstreams. One operating system.

30

internal

AMA brand

recruitment · content · events

returning

But Cute

consumer brand · client retention

new

Live Lagree

USC acquisition · local growth

03

workstreams

02

clients

01

division

VP

Marketing & Co-Lead

30

members co-led

02

client engagements

120K+

views in 60 days

the evolution

I earned the opportunity to lead the division by first getting close to the work: rebuilding systems, managing delivery, and showing that creative operations could produce measurable growth.

then · Internal Marketing PM

Own the operation

Managed five creatives, rebuilt AMA’s Figma kit, standardized event-promotion handoffs, and expanded community-led short-form content.

now · VP of Marketing

Design the system around the work

Set direction across 30 members, support project managers, align scopes, place people by strength, and create accountability across three simultaneous workstreams.

internal foundation

A repeatable content operation—not isolated posts.

Standardized assets, clearer handoffs, consistent publishing, and more community-centered short form gave the team a system it could execute together.

60-day organic performance

Audience growth dashboard

+47% engagement

120K+

organic views

14,358

accounts reached

5

team members

Posts
Reels
Stories
Takeovers
— Fall ’25— Spring ’26

current portfolio

Internal brand, returning trust, new-market growth.

01

AMA Internal Marketing

Internal brand team

Recruitment marketing, social strategy, campus event coverage, and operational support for the Internal Marketing PM.

02

But Cute

Returning consumer client

Continuing a retained relationship with a plush-products brand and building on the previous semester’s engagement.

03

Live Lagree

New local client

Developing a USC acquisition strategy around student partnerships, accessible introductory offers, and convenience-led positioning.

leadership approach

Structure without micromanagement.

My job is to create clarity around outcomes, owners, and decision points—then preserve room for members to bring their own strengths and creative judgment.

01

Set direction

Define the problem, success criteria, and strategic guardrails.

02

Place by strength

Match responsibilities to how people work best.

03

Support the PMs

Create escalation paths and unblock delivery without taking over.

04

Protect ownership

Hold teams accountable while leaving room for creative decisions.

internal marketing archive

Two semesters of the work

Spring 2026 · end-of-semester portfolio

what changed

Leadership became less about personally touching every deliverable—and more about designing the conditions for good work to happen repeatedly.