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Stanton K. Souza

Interactive Marketing Specialist


Personal & Professional Profile

Stanton K. Souza, an Interactive Marketing Specialist with a background in online marketing communications is currently seeking a position in marketing or related department to help your company reach its business and fiscal goals.

Having experience in project management & creative services, he has proven ability to create successful marketing campaigns that leverages the power of design through visual communication. With a creative & technical background that includes web/print design & concepting, to website development, UX Design, online advertising, copywriting,  eNewsletters, to SEM/SEO, and photography, he can provide the marketing tools & creative solutions necessary to help reinforce business and marketing objectives.

His strengths are Design Communications and push/pull marketing. His weaknesses are cheap coffee and reality tv, especially cheap coffee with reality tv. He likes to fish, surf and swim, and is also an avid guitarist.

Technical Skills/ Awards

Software Proficiency

  • Adobe CS4 Creative Suite: Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Flash, InDesign, Premiere
  • Microsoft Office 2007
  • Various CMS Systems
  • Various Marketing Tools: Google & Adobe
  • Various Social Media platforms

Programming Proficiency

  • XHTML, CSS, Javascript
  • AJAX, Actionscript
  • PHP, MySQL
  • Comfortable with hand coding

Website Design

Excellent

Website Development

Very Good

Online Marketing/Advertising

Very Good

Mobile

Average

Work Experience

Interactive Marketing Specialist

Supernatural Media

  • Period: March 2007 - January 2013
  • Job type: Freelance

Freelance Interactive Designer providing strategic online marketing communications.

  • Custom built commercial websites.
  • Custom Email Marketing.
  • SEO placement, mostly organic.
  • Social Media / Inbound Marketing, planning & execution.
  • Online Display Advertising Campaigns.

I.T. Manager / Webmaster

Atlantic International University

  • Period: March 2011 - August 2011
  • Job type: Fulltime

Lead creative strategic development for Distance Learning initiatives aimed at improving student experience.

  • Design & develop distance learning online resources.
  • Improve overall user experience for students.
  • Create usability reports to increase localisation.
  • Manage several internet switches and routers, helpdesk support.
  • Resolve technical/graphical website issues.

Ecommerce Manager /
Graphic Designer

ResortQuest / Aston Hotels & Resorts

  • Period: March 2005 - February 2007
  • Job type: Fulltime

Lead Ecommerce Department to reach Sales & Marketing Goals.

  • Support senior marketing managers with national campaigns.
  • Lead design & development of digital marketing.
  • Manage department staff.
  • Manage monthly consumer email communications.
  • Graphic design for various print collateral.

Interactive Designer

MVNP / Firefly Interactive

  • Period: November 2003 - January 2005
  • Job type: Fulltime

Design and develop various interactive projects for local corporate clientele.

  • Manage parent site and sister site for HVCB.
  • Create display advertisements - animated and static.
  • Various programming support where needed.
  • Website Design updates for Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
  • Work with Account Executives and Creative Directors to develop project scope.

Marketing Coordinator

Dream Cruises Hawaii

  • Period: June 2000 - Sep 2003
  • Job type: Fulltime

Assist Marketing Director with marketing initiatives for increasing tours and activities.

  • Manage website content and updates.
  • Work with internal staff to create detailed descriptions of activities and tours.
  • Design Marketing/Advertising collateral in Japanese and English.
  • Create quaterly marketing reports and presentations.

* Please note that this is a snapshot list of previous employers and duties,
inquire for complete list. Mahalo.

Education

University Of Hawaii At Manoa

Computer Science Major / School of Arts & Sciences
2000-2003

Studied various disciplines within the computer science field, mostly related to programming. Also took many graphic arts electives courses.

Kapiolani Community College

Liberal Studies Program
1998-2000

Work Portfolio

Selected Clients

Here is a short list of various work I have done for freelance clients & employers.

Selected Works