Carina A. Ludgate
Brand strategist, consultant, volunteer, fitness enthusiast.
Work Experience
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Assisting small to mid-sized organizations with creating (or refreshing) their unique brand, including vision, mission, character, persona, voice, tagline, primary and secondary messaging, and more; developing and executing full-scale brand strategies for clients, including social media planning, marketing and communications plans, employee on-boarding, culture building, and community engagement.
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Courses taught: Media and the Message; Advanced Strategic Communications
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Leading the marketing team for innovative Financial Feminist(TM) platform, including providing strategic guidance and advice for growth marketing tactics across the organization.
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Worked with start-up, mid-sized, and vintage companies with creating (or refreshing) their brand; conducted primary and secondary research for brand building, including surveys, focus groups, and content analysis. Used both qualitative and quantitative data to inform the development of client brands.
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Provided strategic communications and social media advice internally and for clients; worked on content development for internal and external communication, including websites, social media, proposals, reports, and marketing and communication plans; conducted market research, gathering qualitative and quantitative data, interpreting the data, and writing reports back to clients based on results and findings.
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Planned multi-million dollar branch budgets including monthly review of expenditures, an annual assessment of budgetary needs, and year-end forecasting; researched and drafted internal and external communication, speaking notes, and parliamentary updates for the Office of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, the Office of the Clerk, and Parliamentary Counsel; assisted with drafting Bills and legislation for presentation in the Assembly.
Education
2018 - PRESENT | MASTERS OF ARTS | UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA | EDMONTON, ALBERTA
Concentration: Communications and Technology
2012 - 2015 | BACHELOR OF COMMUNICATION STUDIES WITH DISTINCTION | MACEWAN | EDMONTON, ALBERTA UNIVERSITY
Degree Focus: Professional Communications
2005 - 2009 | BACHELOR OF ARTS | UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA | EDMONTON, ALBERTA
Major: Political Science; minor: Sociology
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2023 | Graduate Teaching and Learning Level 2 | University of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta
2021 | Prof G Certified Brand Strategist | Section 4
2020 | Graduate Teaching and Learning Level 1 | University of Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta
Giving Back
PRESENT | U OF A’S PETER LOUGHEED SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP | MENTOR
2013 - 2020 | CHIMO ANIMAL ASSISTED WELLNESS AND LEARNING SOCIETY |
BOARD MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER
2018 - 2019 | INTERVIVOS MENTORSHIP SOCIETY OF ALBERTA | MENTOR
2016 - 2019 | MACEWAN UNIVERSITY | GUEST LECTURER
2016 - 2017 | ADVERTISING CLUB OF EDMONTON | MENTOR
2014 - 2016 | WELLSPRING EDMONTON | COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE MEMBER
2012 - 2015 | MACEWAN STUDENT PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE | COMMITTEE MEMBER