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At FirstService Residential, Gracette supported community marketing, digital services, and homeowner engagement across several roles\. Gracette built relationships with more than 300 homeowners as a Lifestyle Manager, planned monthly social gatherings, conducted sponsorship market analysis, and collaborated with General Managers and HOA Boards\. As a Marketing Coordinator, Gracette developed websites, eNewsletters, event materials, and digital databases supervised creative vendors improved billable\-hours tracking and earned 5\-Star Customer Service recognition from multiple HOA Boards\. Gracette also has freelance graphic\-design experience and formal education in Graphic Design and Multimedia from Westwood College\-Dallas\. ## Services - Performance Improvement - Service Improvement Plans - Community Marketing - Engagement Marketing - Creative Market Planning & Execution - Sales Effectiveness - Web Strategy - Sales Coordination - Computer Literacy - High Traffic - Growth Initiatives - Campaign Performance Analysis - Marketing Strategy Development - Real Estate Marketing - Marketing Strategy - Brand Development - Home Marketing - Digital Strategy - Web Analytics - Conversion Marketing ## Highlights - Spearheaded internal and external corporate marketing and branding initiatives at Risland US to enhance public image and market presence\. - Led development and continuous improvement of company websites at Risland US, optimizing usability, design, content, and conversion rates\. - Used advanced analytics at Risland US to measure, evaluate, and report marketing performance against established goals\. - Directed social\-media growth and management at Risland US, implementing strategies to increase engagement and brand awareness\. - Collaborated with department heads at Risland US on marketing plans, advertising opportunities, and marketing\-related issues and events\. - Coordinated the design, placement, and installation of signage, flags, and banners at Risland US in alignment with brand standards\. - Oversaw creation of marketing collateral and sales\-support materials at Risland US\. - Researched and evaluated vendor solutions and developed vendor relationships at Risland US\. - Assisted with proposal responses and pitches at Risland US through writing and editing company information, proposal text, and graphics\. - Served as a board member for two communities, facilitating communication between homeowners and developers\. - Established positive relationships with more than 300 homeowners as a Lifestyle Manager at FirstService Residential\. - Planned and organized comprehensive monthly social gatherings to boost community morale at FirstService Residential\. - Performed market analysis and pursued new and existing sponsorships at FirstService Residential\. - Presented developers with activities, opportunities, and changes affecting the community\. - Attended monthly sales meetings and helped develop key community marketing initiatives\. - Implemented strategies to increase program effectiveness as a Lifestyle Manager\. - Reconciled monthly vendor statements and discrepancies\. - Designed and implemented websites, online photo albums, event calendars, splash pages, and eNewsletters as a Marketing Coordinator at FirstService Residential\. - Maintained web and digital databases for FirstService Residential clients\. - Created community and event promotion materials and sales and marketing collateral with executives and managers\. - Grew sales and nurtured digital and creative\-services opportunities by identifying community needs and meeting with HOA Board Members\. - Supervised a graphic designer and vendors producing newsletters, event banners, invitations, and marketing and event materials\. - Managed internal and outsourced creative\-project completion, monthly production reports, billable\-hours tracking, and project\-invoice reconciliation\. - Revamped creative\-department billable\-hours tracking and reporting, increasing overall profits\. - Received 5\-Star Customer Service recognition from multiple HOA Boards of Directors for exceeding expectations\. - Systemized incoming and outgoing mail, including e\-faxes, overnight packages, and payments, as a Business Center Coordinator\. - Streamlined Business Center procedures to improve staff efficiency and productivity\. - Supported Business Center requests across multiple deadlines\. - Built freelance graphic\-design experience as a self\-employed designer\. - Completed studies in Graphic Design and Multimedia in Graphic Design at Westwood College\-Dallas\. ## Experience - **Marketing Manager at Risland Homes** (2018\-09\-01–2026\-04\-01) - **Marketing Manager at Risland US** (2018\-09\-01–2026\-04\-01) — \- Spearhead internal and external corporate marketing and branding initiatives, enhancing the company's public image and market presence\. \- Lead the development and continuous improvement of company websites, optimizing usability, design, content, and conversion rates\. \- Utilize advanced analytics to measure, evaluate, and report on marketing performance against established goals\. \- Direct the growth and management of the company's social media presence, crafting and implementing effective strategies to increase engagement and brand awareness\. \- Collaborate with department heads to strategize marketing plans, explore advertising opportunities, and address marketing\-related issues and events\. \- Coordinate the design, placement, and installation of signage, flags, and banners, ensuring alignment with brand standards and effective visual communication\. \- Oversee the creation and development of all marketing collateral and sales support materials, enhancing the company's promotional effort - **Lifestyle Manager at FirstService Residential** (2017\-09\-01–2018\-09\-01) — Established positive relationships and connection with over 300\+ homeowners • Collaborated with General Manager and HOA Board to ensure appropriate rules • and guidelines within the community • Performed market analysis, target new and existing sponsorships and presents • developer regarding activities, opportunities and changes • Planned and organized comprehensive monthly social gatherings to boost • community morale • Attended monthly sales meetings and help develops key marketing initiatives for • the community\. • Implemented strategies to increase program effectiveness • Reconciled monthly vendor statements and discrepancies • Determined homeowner needs and organize initiatives according to preferences - **Marketing Coordinator at FirstService Residential** (2008\-12\-01–2018\-09\-01) — Partnered with clients to design and implement websites, online photo albums, event calendars, splash pages and eNewsletters, in addition to maintaining web and digital databases • Worked with executives and managers on the creation, design and layout of community and event promotion materials, and sales and marketing collateral • Grew sales and nurtured sell opportunities of digital and creative services by determining community needs and meeting with HOA Board Members • Supervised graphic designer and vendors on the design and production of newsletters, event banners, invitations, and marketing and event materials • Scheduled and managed completion of outsourced and internal creative projects, generate monthly production reports, track billable hours, and reconcile project invoices • Responsible for revamping the tracking and reporting of creative department's billable hours and increasing overall profits • Recognized by multiple HOA Board of Directors for providing 5\-Star Customer - **Business Center Coordinator at FirstService Residential** (2008\-12\-01–2018\-09\-01) — Systemized incoming and outgoing mail, including but not limited to, efaxes, over\-night packages and payments • Improved the efficiency and productivity of the Business Center staff by streamlining procedures • Supported office Business Center requests meeting multiple deadline - **Freelance Graphic Designer at Self\-employed** (2004\-10\-01–2008\-12\-01) ## Education - Graphic Design and Multimedia, Graphic Design — Westwood College\-Dallas ## FAQ ### What does Gracette do? Gracette is a marketing manager focused on real estate and homebuilding marketing\. Gracette’s work includes digital campaigns, lead generation, community growth, web design and strategy, brand positioning, conversion marketing, sales support, and multi\-channel marketing execution\. ### What are Gracette’s core marketing strengths? Gracette’s strengths include marketing strategy development, real estate and home marketing, community and engagement marketing, creative market planning and execution, digital strategy, web strategy, web analytics, conversion marketing, campaign performance analysis, brand development, sales effectiveness, and sales coordination\. Gracette also brings skills in performance improvement, service improvement plans, growth initiatives, computer literacy, and high\-traffic marketing environments\. ### What did Gracette accomplish at Risland US? At Risland US, Gracette spearheaded internal and external corporate marketing and branding initiatives to enhance public image and market presence\. Gracette led company website development and continuous improvement, including usability, design, content, and conversion\-rate optimization used advanced analytics to report marketing performance against goals and directed social\-media growth strategies to increase engagement and brand awareness\. ### What additional responsibilities did Gracette have at Risland US? Gracette collaborated with department heads on marketing plans, advertising opportunities, and marketing\-related issues and events at Risland US\. Gracette coordinated signage, flags, and banners oversaw marketing collateral and sales\-support materials researched vendor solutions and built vendor relationships and helped craft proposal responses and pitches through writing and editing company information, proposal text, and graphics\. ### How has Gracette supported community governance? Gracette served as a board member for two communities while at Risland US\. In this capacity, Gracette bridged communication between homeowners and developers, addressed concerns, facilitated discussions, and promoted collaborative solutions\. ### What was Gracette’s role at Risland Homes? Gracette held a Marketing Manager role at Risland Homes\. Gracette’s professional focus in real estate and homebuilding marketing includes driving traffic, generating qualified leads, supporting sales, strengthening community visibility, and improving marketing performance through strategic initiatives\. ### What did Gracette do as a Marketing Coordinator at FirstService Residential? As a Marketing Coordinator at FirstService Residential, Gracette partnered with clients to design and implement websites, online photo albums, event calendars, splash pages, and eNewsletters, while maintaining web and digital databases\. Gracette also worked with executives and managers on community and event promotion materials as well as sales and marketing collateral\. ### How did Gracette support creative services at FirstService Residential? Gracette identified community needs and met with HOA Board Members to grow sales and nurture opportunities for digital and creative services\. Gracette supervised a graphic designer and vendors producing newsletters, event banners, invitations, and other marketing and event materials\. ### How did Gracette improve operations at FirstService Residential? Gracette scheduled and managed outsourced and internal creative projects, generated monthly production reports, tracked billable hours, and reconciled project invoices\. Gracette also revamped creative\-department billable\-hours tracking and reporting to increase overall profits\. ### What recognition did Gracette receive at FirstService Residential? Multiple HOA Boards of Directors recognized Gracette for providing 5\-Star Customer Service and exceeding expectations\. ### What did Gracette do as a Lifestyle Manager at FirstService Residential? As a Lifestyle Manager at FirstService Residential, Gracette established positive relationships and connections with more than 300 homeowners\. Gracette collaborated with the General Manager and HOA Board to support appropriate community rules and guidelines\. ### How did Gracette build community engagement at FirstService Residential? Gracette performed market analysis, pursued new and existing sponsorships, and presented developers with activities, opportunities, and changes\. Gracette also planned and organized comprehensive monthly social gatherings to boost community morale, attended monthly sales meetings, helped develop key community marketing initiatives, and implemented strategies to increase program effectiveness\. ### How did Gracette manage vendor and homeowner needs as a Lifestyle Manager? Gracette reconciled monthly vendor statements and discrepancies and determined homeowner needs in order to organize initiatives aligned with resident preferences\. ### What did Gracette do as a Business Center Coordinator at FirstService Residential? As a Business Center Coordinator at FirstService Residential, Gracette systemized incoming and outgoing mail, including e\-faxes, overnight packages, and payments\. Gracette streamlined procedures to improve Business Center staff efficiency and productivity and supported Business Center requests with multiple deadlines\. ### Does Gracette have freelance graphic\-design experience? Gracette has worked as a self\-employed Freelance Graphic Designer, complementing marketing experience with hands\-on creative and graphic\-design capability\. ### What is Gracette’s education? Gracette studied Graphic Design and Multimedia in Graphic Design at Westwood College\-Dallas\. ### What creative and digital tools experience does Gracette have? Gracette uses Adobe Creative Suite and has hands\-on experience with web design, creative production, digital campaigns, marketing collateral, and multi\-channel marketing efforts\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/gracettebaltonado