Tricia Sharp

Marketing Communications Specialist, Art Director, Senior Designer, Event & Promotions

Anacortes, WA, USA
Over 10 years’ experience in Creative Marketing Communications, specializing in visual communications, strategic marketing, team leadership, tradeshows, events, promotional marketing, and business development sales tools. Managed brand awareness, content and design elements for multiple tradeshows with budgets ranging from $40 thousand to $1.6 million. Awarded Best Prepaid Card Design, Rotarian of the Year, and Travel Expert in 2018.

Work Experience

Atlanta Silverbacks Park

Marketing Director - Graphic Design

Creating bi-lingual (English & Spanish) directional and complex signage. Rebranding of Willie B's Bar & Grill with collateral, website updates, promotional swag and signage.
Marketing of community partnerships and making sure the organization is giving back to the planet in a positive way.
July 2020 - June 2021 Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Anacortes Candles

Business Owner

Business owner focused on handcrafted, eco-friendly, Made in the USA soy candles. Branding, product marketing, and promotions from start to in-store display.
January 2014 - January 2019 Washington, United States

Fidalgo Island Rotary

Marketing and PR Director

• Proven record of success in campaign management, relationship development, writing, and project management
• Brand awareness campaigns that increased membership and community involvement by 30%
July 2014 - January 2019 Anacortes, Washington, United States

Anacortes Chamber Of Commerce

Marketing Director

• Spearheaded a paperless digital delivery process for tourism marketing, budget planning & amendments
• Event planning to support economic development for Anacortes
September 2013 - October 2014 Anacortes, Washington, United States

Interactive Communications

Sr. Marketing Manager

Sr. Marketing Manager (9/09 - 2/13)
• Received Effective Product Marketing Certification in 2011 that expanded the department’s gaming market (online, console, and mobile) by producing a strong value proposition within a 12-month period and designing a leading Best Practices for InComm’s Digital Content Division.
• Managed digital content brand awareness campaigns at leading tradeshows nationwide, lifting social media followers 330%.
• Executed 10 promotional campaigns targeted at gaming and entertainment consumers in 2012 making 1.4 Million in incremental placement sales.
• Awarded Best Promotional Marketing Swag at E3 Gaming Conference 2011.
• Persuasive in presenting and implementing a digital delivery process in 2 months.

Sr. Media Specialist/Graphic Designer (4/07 - 9/09)
• Art directed and design of prepaid cards, brochures, presentations, publications, direct mail pieces, etc.,
• Created web design elements, user interface, tradeshow banners, in-store displays and card packaging.
• Awarded the Paybefore Award on 2008 for Best Prepaid Card Design.
April 2007 - February 2013 Atlanta, Georgia, United States

TMP Worldwide

Corporate Trainer, Designer, Art Director

• Managed and mentored a team of 35 graphic designers and interactive developers for recruitment advertisements
• Work directly with clients to help establish the marketing objectives, strategies, tactics and required creative executions while building a positive reassuring client-based relationship (i.e. Disney; Accenture; Emory Healthcare)
• Lead art direction to creative teams to campaign recruitment projects for Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
• Received Collaborative Solutions Certification in 2006 & trained 35 designers and 40 account managers on new
Beacon software and help fill the communication gap on
print production issues
September 2002 - April 2007 New Albany, Indiana, United States

Education

Madison Area Technical College

Visual Communications

Multimedia Specialist and Creative Genius Training.
June 2002 Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Languages

Spanish (Beginner),

Awards

Travel University

Travel Expert

2018

E3 Gaming Expo

Best Promotional Marketing

2012

Fidalgo Island Rotary

Rotarian of the Year

2016

Paybefore Awards

Best Prepaid Card Design

2008

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite, Animation, Autocad, Bilingual, CMS, Communications, Ecommerce, Email Marketing, Illustration, Microsoft Office, Motion Graphics , Photography, Promotions, Video Editing,