Hey, I’m Alain!
I’m a strategic marketing professional with experience leading multi-channel marketing campaigns and creating data-driven communications that support growth, engagement, and visibility. I’ve worked in internal marketing teams, agency environments, and as a freelancer, consistently delivering creative solutions for my clients. I enjoy new challenges and exploring new opportunities, so take a look around and let’s chat!
My Work
Experience
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Jul 2024 - Present
Manages the marketing for the central chamber organization, several satellite chambers, a young professionals program, and a talent attraction program
Develops a quarterly local business magazine; including content planning, layout design, writing, and proofreading. Communicates with printers to ensure the magazine's production quality, and with distributors for mailing, and public placement.
Creates promotional materials, environmental graphics, and marketing collateral for four annual fundraiser events, monthly networking events, and our members' celebratory events.
Empowers membership engagement efforts by providing digital and print marketing materials.
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August 2016 - Current
Maintains and manages a profitable freelance design business that enables self-sufficiency without traditional employment
Works closely with clients to fulfill their print and digital design needs
Rebrands small businesses, modernizing and equipping them to reach a broader audience
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Apr 2021 - May 2024
Developed brand identities and standards for banking clients, industrial manufacturers, insurance companies, and city projects
Created a variety of multi-page print publications including magazines, product catalogs, and calendars
Designed templates and used them to create social graphics for posting through collaborative scheduling programs
Worked as part of a design team and with writers to develop successful marketing campaigns
Delivered work efficiently in a fast-paced environment as part of an agency with over 25 consistent clients
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Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
Created branded and co-branded event designs including banners, posters, social media ads, event programs and tabletop displays
Designed calendar of events and sponsorship packets for donors
Developed marketing campaigns for fundraising events under tight deadlines
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Aug 2018 - Oct 2020
Followed brand guidelines to complete layouts and designs for various internal departments and events.
Designed business cards for professors and employees.
Developed promotional materials including banners, posters, flyers, brochures, and animated graphics.
Created iterations based on feedback from supervisors and department heads.
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Aug 2016 - May 2020
Created chapter identity, brand strategy, and standards.
Designed annual reports and presentations for yearly competitions.
Lead design team in creating marketing materials and videos for chapter and nonprofit partner promotion.
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Aug 2017 - May 2020
Tutored beginner design students, assisting with Adobe projects and teaching them design best practices.
Maintained Macs, programs, and printers for student use.
Monitored lab and ensured proper usage of equipment.
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Summers 2017 & 2018
Led the AV team by organizing schedules and holding meetings to check progress and run AV for nightly programs and skits.
Photographed weekly activities for online camp promotion.
Captured and edited videos for social media and weekly recap.