• Apr 2022 - Present

■ Oversee the creation and implementation of $1.5 million budget in accordance with finance-related performance standards■ Manage team of seven talented full-time employees, including recruiting two new positions with an emphasis on increasing staff diversity, creating and implementing a new staff structure, developing policies and procedures for remote employees, updating job descriptions, and conducting performance evaluations■ Collaborate with 17-person Board of Directors to create a strategic plan and fulfill organization objectives■ Create and oversee annual staff operations plan in support of the association’s strategic plan■ Cultivate partnerships with stakeholders, like-minded organizations, and federal, state, and local government agencies■ Develop an organizational culture consistent with the Board of Directors’ stated goal that the association be a leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion Show less

• Aug 2012 - Present

Communications■ Serve as managing editor for Legacy magazine, the association’s bi-monthly print publication, working with a team of 10 associate editors to procure and curate relevant, timely articles ■ Create page layout for visually appealing full-color Legacy magazine using Adobe Creative Suite■ Create regular email communications with more than 20,000 recipients using Constant Contact and MailChimp■ Create logos, printed materials, and digital collateral for the association’s annual national and international conferences■ Create and oversee the implementation of the association’s graphic and identity standards■ Maintain association website using iMIS Content Management SystemAdministrative■ Serve as staff liaison with NAI’s Advisory Council; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee; and other task forces and committees■ Represent staff with the Executive Director at meetings of the NAI Board of Directors■ Perform administrative duties in support of the Executive Director Show less

• May 2003 - Aug 2012

■ Created new logo for the association in 2007, which is still in use today■ Brought editorship of the association’s magazine in-house for the first time■ Copy-edited, designed, and oversaw the production of the association’s publications using Quark XPress and Adobe Creative Suite■ Created content for the association’s social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter■ Coordinated technology at NAI national and international conferences, troubleshooting projectors, performing audio checks for keynote speakers, and overseeing audiovisual needs for concurrent sessions■ Conducted two-day training workshops on graphic design and social media for interpreters, highlighting content creation, color, type, and composition Show less

• Feb 2002 - May 2003

■ Served as the association’s first in-house designer, formalizing the association’s design standards■ Created page layout for the association’s magazine and other publications■ Designed and produced collateral materials for annual conferences■ Created logos for annual conferences■ Procured quotes for producing materials, saving the association more than $10,000 my first year

Contributor

• Apr 2014 - Present

Write weekly "Story Behind the Nickname" series for popular sports logos website: http://news.sportslogos.net/author/paulcaputo/ Write weekly "Story Behind the Nickname" series for popular sports logos website: http://news.sportslogos.net/author/paulcaputo/