Heather Sakai
Social Media Engagement Coordinator at Bright Beginnings- Claim this Profile
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Suzanne Naftanel
It is with great pleasure that I am recommending Ms Heather Sakai for employment in any position that she is currently being considered for. I have had the pleasure of working with Ms Sakai for nearly 4 years, and have nothing but admiration and respect for her. In my position as a Project Manager at an Ohio City graphic design and website development studio, Ms Sakai worked side-by-side with me on several projects, and she reported directly to me on a number of additional projects. It is with ease and confidence that I can say Heather has excelled in her roles as Marketing Manager, Community Manager, Product Manager, and Event Director while working at Go Media. Heather's work ethic and integrity are first-rate. She is always a willing team player, displays endless flexibility in adjusting to change, and consistently performs well-beyond expectation. When Heather encounters a task or assignment that she's unfamiliar with, I've repeatedly witnessed her make it her mission to collect as much information as she can from the resources available to her and gracefully acquire and master a new skill. Heather is the type of employee who is easy to work beside, as well as supervise. I know her to be a dependable and conscientious professional, who fulfils the requirements and expectations assigned to her with fierce determination. She is often first to step up to volunteer for a new challenge or to collaborate with a team member who's in need of support. Her ability to work independently and to remain focused amidst distracting office activity always results in timely and successful task completion as well as exceptional work. Should you have the honour of working with Ms Sakai you will find her to be friendly and approachable while striving to perform at her very best. She is a delight to know and collaborate with; I would choose to work with Heather again and again! Sincerely, Suzanne Naftanel snaftanel@hotmail.com
Anna Cerveny
Heather works as the main marketing designer for Cleveland Dance Project and is simply the best. I cannot recommend her enough. She goes above and beyond in every way - her design work is beautiful, clean, and eye-catching. She has put together multiple fun and appealing promo videos, creates Instagram posts that engage our audience and inform them, and designs our paper products (flyers, programs, etc). In addition to her boundless talent, she is an absolute joy to work with - her kind spirit adds so much to the CDP environment and she takes every request I make and exceeds my expectations over and over again. We are so grateful to have her on our team at CDP, and any company she chooses to work for would be lucky to have her.
Suzanne Naftanel
It is with great pleasure that I am recommending Ms Heather Sakai for employment in any position that she is currently being considered for. I have had the pleasure of working with Ms Sakai for nearly 4 years, and have nothing but admiration and respect for her. In my position as a Project Manager at an Ohio City graphic design and website development studio, Ms Sakai worked side-by-side with me on several projects, and she reported directly to me on a number of additional projects. It is with ease and confidence that I can say Heather has excelled in her roles as Marketing Manager, Community Manager, Product Manager, and Event Director while working at Go Media. Heather's work ethic and integrity are first-rate. She is always a willing team player, displays endless flexibility in adjusting to change, and consistently performs well-beyond expectation. When Heather encounters a task or assignment that she's unfamiliar with, I've repeatedly witnessed her make it her mission to collect as much information as she can from the resources available to her and gracefully acquire and master a new skill. Heather is the type of employee who is easy to work beside, as well as supervise. I know her to be a dependable and conscientious professional, who fulfils the requirements and expectations assigned to her with fierce determination. She is often first to step up to volunteer for a new challenge or to collaborate with a team member who's in need of support. Her ability to work independently and to remain focused amidst distracting office activity always results in timely and successful task completion as well as exceptional work. Should you have the honour of working with Ms Sakai you will find her to be friendly and approachable while striving to perform at her very best. She is a delight to know and collaborate with; I would choose to work with Heather again and again! Sincerely, Suzanne Naftanel snaftanel@hotmail.com
Anna Cerveny
Heather works as the main marketing designer for Cleveland Dance Project and is simply the best. I cannot recommend her enough. She goes above and beyond in every way - her design work is beautiful, clean, and eye-catching. She has put together multiple fun and appealing promo videos, creates Instagram posts that engage our audience and inform them, and designs our paper products (flyers, programs, etc). In addition to her boundless talent, she is an absolute joy to work with - her kind spirit adds so much to the CDP environment and she takes every request I make and exceeds my expectations over and over again. We are so grateful to have her on our team at CDP, and any company she chooses to work for would be lucky to have her.
Suzanne Naftanel
It is with great pleasure that I am recommending Ms Heather Sakai for employment in any position that she is currently being considered for. I have had the pleasure of working with Ms Sakai for nearly 4 years, and have nothing but admiration and respect for her. In my position as a Project Manager at an Ohio City graphic design and website development studio, Ms Sakai worked side-by-side with me on several projects, and she reported directly to me on a number of additional projects. It is with ease and confidence that I can say Heather has excelled in her roles as Marketing Manager, Community Manager, Product Manager, and Event Director while working at Go Media. Heather's work ethic and integrity are first-rate. She is always a willing team player, displays endless flexibility in adjusting to change, and consistently performs well-beyond expectation. When Heather encounters a task or assignment that she's unfamiliar with, I've repeatedly witnessed her make it her mission to collect as much information as she can from the resources available to her and gracefully acquire and master a new skill. Heather is the type of employee who is easy to work beside, as well as supervise. I know her to be a dependable and conscientious professional, who fulfils the requirements and expectations assigned to her with fierce determination. She is often first to step up to volunteer for a new challenge or to collaborate with a team member who's in need of support. Her ability to work independently and to remain focused amidst distracting office activity always results in timely and successful task completion as well as exceptional work. Should you have the honour of working with Ms Sakai you will find her to be friendly and approachable while striving to perform at her very best. She is a delight to know and collaborate with; I would choose to work with Heather again and again! Sincerely, Suzanne Naftanel snaftanel@hotmail.com
Anna Cerveny
Heather works as the main marketing designer for Cleveland Dance Project and is simply the best. I cannot recommend her enough. She goes above and beyond in every way - her design work is beautiful, clean, and eye-catching. She has put together multiple fun and appealing promo videos, creates Instagram posts that engage our audience and inform them, and designs our paper products (flyers, programs, etc). In addition to her boundless talent, she is an absolute joy to work with - her kind spirit adds so much to the CDP environment and she takes every request I make and exceeds my expectations over and over again. We are so grateful to have her on our team at CDP, and any company she chooses to work for would be lucky to have her.
Suzanne Naftanel
It is with great pleasure that I am recommending Ms Heather Sakai for employment in any position that she is currently being considered for. I have had the pleasure of working with Ms Sakai for nearly 4 years, and have nothing but admiration and respect for her. In my position as a Project Manager at an Ohio City graphic design and website development studio, Ms Sakai worked side-by-side with me on several projects, and she reported directly to me on a number of additional projects. It is with ease and confidence that I can say Heather has excelled in her roles as Marketing Manager, Community Manager, Product Manager, and Event Director while working at Go Media. Heather's work ethic and integrity are first-rate. She is always a willing team player, displays endless flexibility in adjusting to change, and consistently performs well-beyond expectation. When Heather encounters a task or assignment that she's unfamiliar with, I've repeatedly witnessed her make it her mission to collect as much information as she can from the resources available to her and gracefully acquire and master a new skill. Heather is the type of employee who is easy to work beside, as well as supervise. I know her to be a dependable and conscientious professional, who fulfils the requirements and expectations assigned to her with fierce determination. She is often first to step up to volunteer for a new challenge or to collaborate with a team member who's in need of support. Her ability to work independently and to remain focused amidst distracting office activity always results in timely and successful task completion as well as exceptional work. Should you have the honour of working with Ms Sakai you will find her to be friendly and approachable while striving to perform at her very best. She is a delight to know and collaborate with; I would choose to work with Heather again and again! Sincerely, Suzanne Naftanel snaftanel@hotmail.com
Anna Cerveny
Heather works as the main marketing designer for Cleveland Dance Project and is simply the best. I cannot recommend her enough. She goes above and beyond in every way - her design work is beautiful, clean, and eye-catching. She has put together multiple fun and appealing promo videos, creates Instagram posts that engage our audience and inform them, and designs our paper products (flyers, programs, etc). In addition to her boundless talent, she is an absolute joy to work with - her kind spirit adds so much to the CDP environment and she takes every request I make and exceeds my expectations over and over again. We are so grateful to have her on our team at CDP, and any company she chooses to work for would be lucky to have her.
Experience
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Bright Beginnings
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Education Administration Programs
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100 - 200 Employee
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Social Media Engagement Coordinator
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Mar 2022 - Present
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Marketing Director
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Jun 2017 - Present
- Serve as a visionary for social media and marketing strategy, developing brand standards and creating engaging social media imagery, brochures, programs, postcards, apparel, videography, and other materials. - Work alongside Director and Co-Director to coordinate and assist in all audition events, shows, and other special events. The Cleveland Dance Project's mission is to provide a fun, yet professional, environment for adult dancers of ALL styles to come together as a community, to help us all find a balance between our work/home lives and following our passions, while allowing us the opportunity to showcase our creations together to our friends, family, and the greater Cleveland/Akron area. Here at CDP, I am responsible for designing SWAG, creating promotional videos, and assisting the directors in any other marketing ventures as needed. I have also served as choreographer and dancer since the fall of 2017. Show less
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Osborn Engineering
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United States
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Design Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Marketing Associate
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Jun 2019 - Mar 2022
- Designed and developed marketing materials for Cleveland’s oldest engineering firm, working in collaboration with 80+ engineers. - Led Osborn's higher education, municipal, institutional, commercial, and K-12 markets. - Took the lead on proposal documents, including RFQ and RFP documents, with strong input on strategy, content, layout, schedule and production - Developed and upkept specific market sector qualification packages, which included coordination with technical staff for the creation of new project profiles and website maintenance. - Worked with leaders to create new content and graphics for social media, manage print/e-media, e-mail blasts, maintain award submissions, as well as assisted in planning special events for the company - Created/maintained database of all graphic/written content - Took lead on creating presentations for marketing or interviews using Powerpoint and Prezi, creating placemats/leave-behinds as needed - Coordinated photography of built work Show less
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Go Media
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Türkiye
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Marketing and Content Manager
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Dec 2018 - May 2019
- Developed and execute marketing communications plans and related budget for Go Media, working with sales, lead the creative design and PR efforts.- Served as Go Media’s content manager, ensuring clients deliver appropriate content to our design team in a timely fashion. Assist with content population as needed.- Spearheaded SEO strategies for a boutique graphic design firm and our clients, ensuring successful campaign management using keyword research Yoast SEO, Google Ads, and content creation. - Trained clients on the use of WordPress following the launch of the website.- Managed all of Go Media's social media accounts and Go Media's blog, Go Media's Zine.- Google Fundamentals Certified - April 2019- Google Ads Search Certified - April 2019 Show less
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Event Director - Weapons of Mass Creation Fest & WMC: Off the Grid
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Aug 2014 - May 2019
- Coordinated all aspects of the premier art, design, and music design conference in the Midwest. - Solicited sponsorships, negotiated contracts, secured high-quality speakers, coordinated with our venue- Responsible for managing over 100 volunteers per event, for marketing our event, and managing press
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Community/Product Manager
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Apr 2013 - Dec 2018
- Helped to orchestrate the successful launch of a subscription package on our digital e-commerce site, which has become the #1 product on our site.- Performed product launch of 235 digital products on our website, each the result of product and customer research.- Successfully managed a team of freelancers of varying schedules and skill-sets, resulting in top-quality work.
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Beck Center for the Arts
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United States
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Performing Arts
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1 - 100 Employee
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Ballet Instructor
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Sep 2009 - Sep 2014
- Used creativity, imagination, and innovation to create the curriculum for children ages 3 to 7 every week. - Used creativity, imagination, and innovation to create the curriculum for children ages 3 to 7 every week.
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The Little Gym International, Inc.
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United States
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Dance Program Manager
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Apr 2007 - Apr 2013
- Designed and provided copy for company email campaigns to assist in growing contact database. - Served as a team leader, trained and managed dance instructors to ensure brand standards were followed - Provided exciting content for social media channels (including photo and video) - Designed and provided copy for company email campaigns to assist in growing contact database. - Served as a team leader, trained and managed dance instructors to ensure brand standards were followed - Provided exciting content for social media channels (including photo and video)
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My Gym
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United States
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Instructor
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Mar 2003 - Mar 2007
- Served as an ambassador, promoting the brand and representing the United States at the Hong Kong gym. - Engaged with a wide and diverse range of children, parents, and families as an instructor at both gyms. - Served as an ambassador, promoting the brand and representing the United States at the Hong Kong gym. - Engaged with a wide and diverse range of children, parents, and families as an instructor at both gyms.
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University Hospitals
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Coordinator
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Aug 2000 - Mar 2003
- Worked hand-in-hand with Joseph Calabrese, the Director of the Mood Disorders Program, on several research projects aimed at the study of mood disorders accompanied by alcohol/drug abuse, co-morbid substance abuse, bipolar disorder/rapid cycling, and depression. - Assessing the effect of blinded medications on patients in our clinic. - Coordinated the first research study of its kind looking to identify the prevalence of mental illness, substance abuse disorders within an inmate population, working alongside Omar Elhaj. - Coordinated data collection and entry for a $22 million NIMH funded contract study testing the effectiveness of various new treatments for bipolar disorder, including blinded medications and structured psychotherapies. D - Wrote and submitted grants, working in conjunction with the University Hospitals Institutional Review Board to allow for prisoner research to occur, for the first time, through their system. Show less
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Education
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2004 - 2006
Case Western Reserve University
Master of Arts - MA, Modern/Contemporary Dance -
2001 - 2003
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University
Master of Science in Social Administration, Adult Mental Health -
1996 - 2000
Baldwin Wallace University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Sociology
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