
Thomas Conn
Social Media Manager & Strategist
My Resume
PROFESSIONAL ​INFO​​
Experienced Social Media Manager, Strategist, and Leader with 12+ years of expertise in developing and executing impactful social media campaigns for B2C, B2B, and employer brands. Demonstrated a data-driven approach that generated substantial results including 500%+ engagement increase & 300%+ impression growth. Proven ability to lead & collaborate with teams while staying current with emerging trends. Focuses on exceeding brand & business objectives as well as maintaining a creative mindset.

"An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way."
- Charles Bukowski
WORK EXPERIENCE​​
Feb 2024 -
Present

Chamberlain University (Adtalem Global Education), Remote
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Scaled in-house paid social media program, resulting in 60%+ conversion/return rate, 6M+ impressions, & $1 CPCs
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Accomplished $3M annual revenue & an additional 90%+ cost savings
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Expanded paid strategy to underserved audiences & additional media channels
Manager, Retention Marketing | Sept 2024 - Present
Paid Media Manager (via Aquent) | Feb 2024 - Sept 2024
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Pioneered in-house paid social pilot that cut costs 170%+ & achieved 50%+ conversion/return rate, ~3% higher than agency
Sept 2020 -
Mar 2023
Social Media Consultant/Contractor, Remote
Various Clients
UnitedHealth Group (via CSI Companies) | Jul 2022 - Mar 2023

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Built new global talent marketing digital content channel strategy, driving 500%+ engagement & impressions
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Spearheaded first ever TikTok influencer pilot, generating 15M+ impressions & views
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Partnered with agency to enhance reporting, optimize content, & launch multi-channel (social, blog, email, Yammer) campaign

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Developed paid social campaigns (Meta, TikTok, Twitter/X, Snapchat), optimizing via pixel data



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Designed 50+ unique content pieces for B2B social media on LinkedIn, Twitter/X, & Instagram & grew engagements by 10%
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Executed B2B LinkedIn lead gen., conversion, and traffic ad campaigns

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Improved Cisco Secure's blog traffic by 15% through SEO optimization and streamlined the blog content process
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Redesigned social media reporting to track & align KPIs with business goals
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Established launch strategy and promotion for a new cybersecurity podcast via social

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Managed B2B Facebook & LinkedIn Ad campaigns, reducing CPCs by $1-2 through real-time optimization
Corteva Agriscience (via TEKSystems) | May 2022 - Jul 2022
Akamai Technologies (via Collabera) | Sept 2021 - Mar 2022
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Drove social media and influencer marketing campaigns, overseeing briefing, social listening analysis (including Boolean logic), execution (including Reddit AMAs), & reporting
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Initiated TikTok influencer marketing strategy
PerkinElmer (via Capital Staffing) | Jun 2021 - Sept 2021
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Managed 15 B2B social media accounts, boosting CTRs by 1% & engagement by 163% in first month
Ciena (via Vitamin T/Aquent) | Apr 2021 - Jun 2021
Cisco (via Experis) | Dec 2020 - Mar 2021
The Hartford (via Aquent) | Sept 2020 - Nov 2020
Jun 2020 -
Sept 2020

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Created and optimized social-first content, increasing engagement by 20%
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Orchestrated B2B/B2C campaigns across Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn
Social Media Coordinator
Network Health WI, Menasha WI
Feb 2020 -
May 2020

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Facilitated organic, paid, & employee advocacy strategies for talent clients to boost social engagement
Principal-Social Media Strategist, Employer Brand
Alexander Mann Solutions, Remote
Apr 2019 -
Dec 2019

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Mentored 5-person team managing SC Johnson social media for 11 brands, improving social response time by 85%
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Launched in-channel CSAT surveys (achieved 95%+ satisfaction)
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Developed SOPs and training for North America and Global teams
Social Media Team Leader
Alta Resources, Neenah, WI
Sept 2018 -
Mar 2019

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Increased engagement 5% MoM by revamping social media strategy for Kohler’s hospitality brands
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Oversaw $30K–$50K/month paid social campaigns, averaging $1 CPC and 2.5% CTR
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Established 5-month A/B testing strategy for new wellness-focused vertical
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Directed content efforts for major events, including a 400% engagement boost during Kohler Food & Wine
Sr. Social Media Communications Specialist
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI
Mar 2018 -
Jun 2018

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Managed editorial for 70+ regional magazines & mentored incoming content writers
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Published 5 business, marketing, & lifestyle articles
Content Specialist
Best Version Media, De Pere, WI
Apr 2012 -
Nov 2017

Social Media & Agile Coordinator | Mar 2016 - Nov 2017
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Led 6-person team and developed strategy for 25+ B2C, B2B, and employer brand accounts, resulting in 300% follower increase of Corporate and Talent Acquisition accounts
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Executed data-driven organic social campaign that delivered 4000% engagement increase, 325% impression growth, and 10% engagement rate
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Introduced Agile methodology for social teams; launched a Kleenex micro-influencer program.
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Implemented content creation process, enabling the team to create 20% of content in-house
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Led audit of 60,000+ eCommerce ratings & reviews across platforms, improving response quality & consumer feedback reporting
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Headed 5-person community management team, increasing B2C brand & corporate social media engagement 300%+
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Navigated highly-visibility social media crisis response for Huggies Wipes (25K+ comments in one week)
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Invented social media community manager training process & increased retention
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​Delivered efficient customer support with 98.5–99.5% data accuracy across CRM systems
Kimberly-Clark Corp., Neenah, WI
Social Media Community Manager (via CorTech, LLC) | Jul 2013 - Mar 2016
Consumer Service Representative (via Stafflogix) | Apr 2012 - Apr 2013
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Master of Arts (English) | Jan 2012
Bachelor of Arts (English w/ Minor in Creative Writing) | Jun 2009
Skill Tree
Skills
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Social Media Marketing
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Content Creation
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Paid Social Media Advertising
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Social Media Data Analysis
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Social Listening
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Community Management
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Team & People Leadership
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Project Management
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Social Media Strategy Development
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Social Media Best Practices
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Brand Marketing
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Agile Marketing
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Influencer Marketing
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B2C Marketing
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B2B Marketing
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Employer Branding
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Corporate Branding
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Talent Marketing
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Content Marketing
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Brand Reputation Management
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Online Crisis Communications
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Corporate Communications
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User-Generated Content (UGC)
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Copywriting
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Proofreading
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Graphic Design
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Competitive Analysis
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Training
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Blogging
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Creative Writing
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Process Development/SOPs
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Facebook Advertising
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Instagram Advertising
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LinkedIn Advertising
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Twitter Advertising (now X)
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TikTok Advertising
Tools/Technology
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Sprinklr
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Hootsuite
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Opal
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Sprout Social
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Radian6
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Talkwalker
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Social Studio
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Kapost
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Emplifi
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Astute Social
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SimplyMeasured
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Datorama
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LiveRamp
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WordPress
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Umbraco
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Clavis
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BazaarVoice
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Photoshop
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Canva
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Visage
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EveryoneSocial
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DynamicSignal
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Facebook Business Manager
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Facebook Ads Manager
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LinkedIn Campaign Manager
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Twitter Ads (now X)
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Snapchat Ads Manager
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TikTok Ads Manager
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Bit.ly
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Google Campaign URL Builder
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Adobe Analytics
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Google Analytics
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Workfront
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Asana
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Welcome
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Smartsheet
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CRS
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Trello
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Competitrack
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Microsoft Office
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G-Suite
Certifications
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Sprinklr
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Sprinklr Super User (July 2016)
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Sprinklr System Admin Pro: Workflow Setup (May 2022)
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Sprinklr System Admin Pro: Team Management (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Media Planner Pro (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Ads Analyst Pro (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Modern Advertising: Ads Optimization (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Modern Advertising: Ads Execution (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Research Analyst Pro (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Product Analyst Pro (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Media Practitioner Pro (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Engagement Analyst Pro (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Campaign Manager Pro (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Community Manager Pro (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Brand Manager Pro (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Distributed Pro (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Modern Research: Lead Generation (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Modern Research: Brand Research (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Modern Research: Crisis Research (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Modern Research: Audience Research (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Marketing Research Analyst Pro (May 2022)​
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Sprinklr Marketing Manager Pro (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Marketing Operations Pro (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Content Creator Pro (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Modern Marketing – Become a High Preforming Marketer (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Modern Marketing – Become and Agile Marketing Pro (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Modern Marketing – Become an Expert Brand Manager (May 2022)
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Sprinklr Modern Marketing – Manage Brand Reputation (May 2022)
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LinkedIn
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Social Media Marketing: Strategy and Optimization (June 2021)​
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