From snappy email subject lines to comprehensive marketing campaigns, I'm here to help you achieve your goals!

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MY STORY

I have over 15 years of experience in planning and executing integrated marketing campaigns that apply comprehensive research, captivating creative, and insights from analytics

I began my career in theatre, becoming certified as a proofreader and writing copy while managing promotional campaigns for Broadway and Off-Broadway productions with prominent press and advertising agencies.  Working with talented designers, I developed an interest in html, and began taking graphic design courses at NYU SCPS. I was an early adopter of Google Ads and Analytics (later becoming certified), and appreciate how data can both increase efficiency in real-time and provide road maps for future campaigns!

As a promotions manager for nonprofits, I’ve valued institutional assets, created sponsor letters, and developed marketing decks, building lasting grassroots partnerships and attracting valuable institutional support through media and corporate partnerships. 

I’ve written for a wide range of interests—adult classes, camps, children’s programming, concerts (cabaret, classical, jazz, musical theater), health and wellness, local businesses, museums, politics, recruiting, talks and readings, visual arts, and so many more. I know that creativity and planning go hand-in-hand! I’m results-oriented, and achieve this by identifying target audiences and putting together compelling and creative research-based strategies. 

As a former Girl Scout, I’m proud to have spent most of my career working for non-profits, striving to “make the world a better place.” I collaborated on the marketing for the first #GivingTuesday at its inaugural home, 92nd Street Y. We’re a great match if you, too, view DEIA (diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility) as both a social good and good business practice.

I’d love to work with you one-on-one or in collaboration with your team. Check out my portfolio for some samples of my past work!

Marketing Strategy Services

  • Planning campaigns with paid, owned, and earned media

  • Measuring performance and sharing insights in real-time, using data and analytics for maximum efficiency

  • Identifying your target audience segments and the optimum strategies to get their attention and loyalty

  • Competitive analysis to identify strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities

  • Grassroots outreach to build added no or low-cost support and community relationships

    Specialties: Kids & Family, Jewish, Literary, LGBTQ+

  • Creating corporate and media sponsor decks for collaborations with development/fundraising teams

  • Keeping communications inclusive and on-brand

Copywriting Services

  • Advertising: broadcast, display, print, OOH

  • Collateral: annual reports, brochures, letters, postcards, programs

  • Content creation for social media, blogs, and more

  • Creative briefs and collaboration with designers, including selecting the right images and graphic elements to tell your story

  • Email marketing campaigns

  • Letters to the editor and Op-Eds

  • Press releases

  • Scripts for live events

  • Sponsorship decks

  • Websites and event pages

  • White papers

Career Highlights

92nd Street Y
NYC, 2008-2020

Director,
Patron Insights and Engagement

Midtown Int'l Theatre Festival
NYC, 2008

Marketing Director

The Jewish Museum
NYC, 2007-2008

Advertising Manager

Eliran Murphy Group
NYC, 2005-2007

Advertising Manager

Boneau/Bryan-Brown
NYC, 2004-2005

Associate Publicist

Education

CUNY Graduate Center

M.A. Liberal Arts

Rider University

BS Marketing and Advertising

Rider University

BA Fine Arts-Theatre

Skills

Brand Strategy

Coordinating Photo/Video Shoots

Copywriting and Editing

Data Analysis

Email Marketing

Grassroots Outreach

Presentations

Project Management

Research and SWOT Analysis

SEM (Search Engine Marketing)

SEO (Search Engine Optimization)

Social Media Management

Platforms

Asana

Canva and Visme

Google Ads and Analytics

Hootsuite

JIRA

LinkedIn Ads

Mailchimp

Meta Business Suite

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

SurveyMonkey

Tessitura

Webdam

Workspeed

WordPress

Erika Byrnison

Jersey City, NJ | 973.531.7890 | ErikaByrnison@gmail.com

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