Download - Chris Mahar Resume
CHRIS MAHAR6181 Lewis St. Madison, OH 44057
312.532.6477 : [email protected]
Motivated recent master’s graduate with experience in B2B sales, strategic brand planning, market research, copywriting and event management. Ready to dive in and increase the company’s bottom line in a creative marketing and research role requiring innovative thinking, imaginative construction and a strategic focus
EXPERIENCE
Freelance Marketing Consultant, Cleveland, OH & Brisbane, AU 5/09 - Present
Contracted by Studiothink marketing firm in Cleveland and APN News & Media in Brisbane for creative projects while pursuing Master’s of Business including: web content, brochures, newspaper ads online ads & direct response
Collaborated with the creative team to interpret and act on creative briefs and produce effective web and print B2B and B2C advertisements for audiences up to 1.5M for companies like Target and Quantas and many SMEs
SEM Productions, Cleveland, OH, 8/07 - 5/09
Account Executive
Corporate event planning company
Increased business by more than 10% over a 1-year period by growing the key Rite Aid account while winning the new National College Access Network account
Managed client communications, project development and execution, and event schedules and budgets for $1M+ health and beauty expos and corporate charity golf events for Rite Aid corporation
Formulated strategies to increase brand exposure and enhance the attendee experience for consumer events that attracted crowds of 100K+ and local media coverage
Employed new media tactics to create updated content and optimize website to top-five Google rankings in a
competitive market
Novastar Mortgage, Inc., Cleveland OH, 2/06 – 8/07 Account Executive
Lender specializing in home loans through mortgage brokers across U.S.
Grew sales from $250K/month to $6M/month over one year
Developed B2B partnerships with mortgage brokers and cultivated five clients with $1M+ in funding per month
Advanced customer relationships through weekly customer visits and represented client interests in internal company meetings
Drove strategic decisions for clients and grew client business by 20%+
EDUCATION
University of Queensland, School of Business, Brisbane, Australia, 12/10 Master’s of Business Marketing GPA: 6.1 / 7.0- Top 10% of Class
Led group that won best Strategic Marketing Plan
Placed 16th out of 754 groups in Capstone International Strategic Management Competition
12/16 courses purely focused on marketing
UQ Postgraduate Ambassador for Business, Economics and Law
Self-financed 90% of education through freelance work as a marketing consultant
Core Focus: Market & Consumer Research, Strategic Marketing Management, E-Marketing, B2B Marketing, Business Negotiation, Advanced Consumer Behavior, Entrepreneurial Marketing, International Marketing, etc.
Ohio University, School of Communications, Athens, OH, 06/05B.S. Event Management GPA: 3.1/4.0
Member of Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs
Self-financed 30% of education through on-site event work with SEM productions and a job at Walmart