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KYLIE ZAVADIL [email protected] • Chicago, Illinois 60657 • (817) 458 - 2202 • www.linkedin.com/in/kyliezavadil/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HIGHLIGHTS • 9+ months of digital advertising experience (campaign management, data analysis, and billing) at Microsoft • 1 year supporting the development and execution of experiential, trade, and promotional marketing programs at globally recognized ad agency • Consistently demonstrates ability to solve problems and improve work processes using creative and analytical thinking • Manages and protects $9 million + of company revenue (billing, reporting, and invoicing) using data analysis • Graduated Summa Cum Laude with 2 degrees: Advertising Art Direction (B.F.A) and Marketing Communications (B.A.) SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES • Microsoft Office programs: Excel (Pivot table and advanced functions), PowerPoint, and Word • Measurement & Tracking: Double Click (DFA), Google Analytics, MRI+ (Audience Measurement), & Spectra (ACNeilsen) • Design Software: Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop WORK EXPERIENCE Total Case Owner / Financial Analyst - Microsoft, Chicago, IL -----------------------------------------------------------October 2013 - Present • Managing the financial tracking, billing reconciliation, and invoicing for the clients’ digital ad campaigns worth approximately $9 million in company revenue • Utilizing strong attention to detail, prevented the loss of $20k in company revenue during a leadership transition period by recommending and conducting a financial audit against a client’s signed insertion order (IO) and our internal booking system • Proactively pulling and analyzing data reports to alert account teams of HTML tagging issues, missing creative, and possible budget optimization opportunities • Working with cross-functional teams to secure online ad inventory, book makegood impressions, and resolve reporting discrepancies between 1st and 3rd party reporting tools Advertising Assistant Account Executive - Ogilvy Action, Chicago, IL ----------------------------------- October 2012 - July 2013 • Supported the development, execution, and evaluation of event, trade, and promotional programs • Assisted with managing timelines, budget tracking, research efforts, staff training, and event production • Analyzed on-site survey and social media data to identify problems/opportunities and to measure program effectiveness • Coordinated creative development, production and distribution of coupons and promotional materials • Assisted with program reporting, manual data entry, and proofreading research documents and presentations • Designed marketing collateral such as brochures, sell sheets, signage, and 3-D displays • Recipient of 2013 Event Marketer Ex Award, Best Multi-Market Event (Consumer) for Ford Fusion Street Chic Tour (active team member) Marketing Intern - The Monogram Group, Chicago, IL -------------------------------------------------------November 2011 - April 2012 • Researched product offerings, social media presence, and distribution channels for competitive research reports • Assisted in branding, creative, and strategy development efforts • Organized and implemented a media plan for Star Fine Furniture’s football sponsorship campaign - responsible for tracking and distributing $15 thousand media budget during final month of internship Marketing Consultant Intern - DraftFCB, Prague, Czech Republic --------------------------------------------------------May - July 2011 • New product launch of Oreo brand (Kraft Foods) in Czech and Slovak Markets - developed strategic marketing plan with heavy focus on research insights, brand positioning, SWOT analysis, and appropriate media channels • Conducted quantitative and qualitative marketing research, primarily observational and survey collection, in and around Tesco, Albert, and Billa grocery stores • Worked directly with and presented to C - level professionals EDUCATION Columbia College Chicago - Chicago, Illinois • B.A. in Marketing Communication & B.F.A. in Advertising Art Direction (duel degree recipient) • Cumulative GPA: 3.92/4.0 (Summa Cum Laude)

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KYLIE [email protected] • Chicago, Illinois 60657 • (817) 458 - 2202 • www.linkedin.com/in/kyliezavadil/

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HIGHLIGHTS • 9+monthsofdigitaladvertisingexperience(campaignmanagement,dataanalysis,andbilling)atMicrosoft •1yearsupportingthedevelopmentandexecutionofexperiential,trade,andpromotionalmarketingprogramsatglobally

recognizedadagency •Consistentlydemonstratesabilitytosolveproblemsandimproveworkprocessesusingcreativeandanalyticalthinking • Managesandprotects$9million+ofcompanyrevenue(billing,reporting,andinvoicing)usingdataanalysis • GraduatedSummaCumLaudewith2degrees:AdvertisingArtDirection(B.F.A)andMarketingCommunications(B.A.)

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES • MicrosoftOfficeprograms:Excel(Pivottableandadvancedfunctions),PowerPoint,andWord • Measurement&Tracking:DoubleClick(DFA),GoogleAnalytics,MRI+(AudienceMeasurement),&Spectra(ACNeilsen) • DesignSoftware:AdobeCreativeSuite:Illustrator,InDesign,andPhotoshop

WORK EXPERIENCETotal Case Owner / Financial Analyst - Microsoft, Chicago, IL -----------------------------------------------------------October 2013 - Present • Managingthefinancialtracking,billingreconciliation,andinvoicingfortheclients’digitaladcampaignsworth

approximately$9millionincompanyrevenue • Utilizingstrongattentiontodetail,preventedthelossof$20kincompanyrevenueduringaleadership

transitionperiodbyrecommendingandconductingafinancialauditagainstaclient’ssignedinsertionorder(IO)andourinternalbookingsystem

• ProactivelypullingandanalyzingdatareportstoalertaccountteamsofHTMLtaggingissues,missingcreative,andpossiblebudgetoptimizationopportunities

• Workingwithcross-functionalteamstosecureonlineadinventory,bookmakegoodimpressions,andresolvereportingdiscrepanciesbetween1stand3rdpartyreportingtools

Advertising Assistant Account Executive - Ogilvy Action, Chicago, IL ----------------------------------- October 2012 - July 2013 • Supportedthedevelopment,execution,andevaluationofevent,trade,andpromotionalprograms • Assistedwithmanagingtimelines,budgettracking,researchefforts,stafftraining,andeventproduction • Analyzedon-sitesurveyandsocialmediadatatoidentifyproblems/opportunitiesandtomeasureprogrameffectiveness • Coordinatedcreativedevelopment,productionanddistributionofcouponsandpromotionalmaterials • Assistedwithprogramreporting,manualdataentry,andproofreadingresearchdocumentsandpresentations • Designedmarketingcollateralsuchasbrochures,sellsheets,signage,and3-Ddisplays •Recipientof2013EventMarketerExAward,BestMulti-MarketEvent(Consumer)forFordFusionStreetChicTour

(activeteammember)

Marketing Intern - The Monogram Group, Chicago, IL -------------------------------------------------------November 2011 - April 2012 • Researchedproductofferings,socialmediapresence,anddistributionchannelsforcompetitiveresearchreports • Assistedinbranding,creative,andstrategydevelopmentefforts • OrganizedandimplementedamediaplanforStarFineFurniture’sfootballsponsorshipcampaign-responsiblefor

trackinganddistributing$15thousandmediabudgetduringfinalmonthofinternship

Marketing Consultant Intern - DraftFCB, Prague, Czech Republic --------------------------------------------------------May - July 2011 • NewproductlaunchofOreobrand(KraftFoods)inCzechandSlovakMarkets-developedstrategicmarketingplan

withheavyfocusonresearchinsights,brandpositioning,SWOTanalysis,andappropriatemediachannels • Conductedquantitativeandqualitativemarketingresearch,primarilyobservationalandsurveycollection,inandaround

Tesco,Albert,andBillagrocerystores • WorkeddirectlywithandpresentedtoC-levelprofessionals

EDUCATIONColumbia College Chicago - Chicago, Illinois •B.A.inMarketingCommunication&B.F.A.inAdvertisingArtDirection(dueldegreerecipient) •CumulativeGPA:3.92/4.0(SummaCumLaude)