Correy Honza's Website


correy@correyhonza.com

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Objective
Seeking a position that offers involvement in marketing and/or interactive. I offer experience in the telecom and food industry, with emphasis in e-marketing, mobile, loyalty, e-commerce, & process improvement. My major accomplishments include:

  • Doubling the Quiznos loyalty database in 2.5 years, while maintaining a 50% open email rate using segmentation, then doubling it again using local store marketing efforts
  • Increased opt-in conversion rate by 50% with A/B testing of loyalty sign-up
  • Implemented an in-house email system (Lyris) that allows segmentation of users at a cost savings of 75%
  • Created & implemented new social media strategy that saved $150k in media spending
  • Member of the team that doubled revenue three years in a row on Qwest.com
 
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Education
University of Kansas / Spring 1997

B.S. in Journalism / Broadcast News Sequence

 
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Professional Experience

Quiznos / Marketing : 05.05 - 02.09
Director of Internet Marketing

  • Defined & implemented the overall internet strategy for quiznos.com (including mobile), deliverybyquiznos.com (online ordering), mircosites, & sister properties
  • Created & oversaw all social media channels (Twitter & Facebook)
  • Webmaster (creative & development) for Quiznos.com
  • Created, implemented, & tracked online advertising, search, & search engine optimization
  • Created, implemented, & tracked metrics for consumer loyalty & email programs
  • Defined & implemented all emarketing programs (including mobile, video podcasts, value –add, gaming, and other emerging technologies)
  • Managed relationships with multiple agencies and vendors
  • Worked with franchise owners to help local store marketing

Qwest / Marketing : 01.01 - 04.05
Producer of Qwest.com & intranet

  • Managed a team of web designers & developers
  • Project managed new web projects and production budgets (qwest.com / intranet)
  • Assisted in developing intake & workflow for web campaigns/projects

  • Gathered business requirements and develop high level design for web campaign
  • Conducted web analytics - "a/b" testing

Qwest/USWEST.com / Human Resources : 02.00 - 01.01
New Media Marketing Manager

  • Managed design & content of 'qwest.com/jobs' internet and intranet sites
  • Developed recruiting collateral, web, and multimedia marketing materials
  • Integrated both classic u s west & classic qwest hr intranet sites
  • Ensured brand consistency

USWEST / Information Technologies - Global Village Labs : 02.98 -01.00
Marketing Manager

  • Designed, developed, & deployed interactive presentations, training and marketing materials
  • Project managed several user interface and multimedia projects
  • Planned events for product launches & technology conferences
  • Developed and produced front-end internal/external web sites
  • Member of uswest/qwest transformation merger committee

USWEST / Public Relations : 06.97 - 01.98
New Media Manager

  • Produced & managed the V.I.N. (video information network - in house cable information channel)
  • Developed and produced internal web sites
  • Developed presentations and multimedia applications
  • Produced voice-over & production of company wide voice-mail

University of Kansas Special Education : 01.96 - 05.97
Multimedia Producer / teaching assistance

  • Produced broadcast PSAs, interactive CDs, web based audio/video files, and creation of multimedia presentations for classrooms
  • Produced spanish culture cd-rom : designed, developed, and produced interactive spanish culture cd
  • Taught 'intro to multimedia/web'

KJHK - 90.7 fm (University of Kansas) : 09.94 - 05.97

  • Station Manager (12/95-12/96)
  • Production Director (1/95-12/95)
  • News : anchor, reporter, talk show producer (9/94-12/95)
  • Music : morning show dj (10/94 - 12/94), special programming dj : "8 BY 0" : the all eighties pop show. (1/95 - 12/96)
  • Teaching assistant : TV-14 television studio : (10/94 - 6/95)
KTKA - 49, Topeka, KS - Summer intern reporter : 06.95 - 07.95

Comcast Cable 8, Columbia, Maryland : 09.91 - 06.94

  • Involved in the broadcasting mentor program.
  • Acted as host, producer, & writer on "PANORAMA" (9/91 - 6/92)
  • Volunteered production assistant, producer, editor, and camera man. (6/92 - 6/94)
 
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Technical/Applied experience

multimedia applications :
apple final cut hd
apple motion
adobe premiere
media 100
macromedia director
macromedia flash
macromedia sound edit 16

web applications / skills :
macromedia dreamweaver
html, css
javascript
audio/video streaming encoding

graphic / desktop publishing applications :
adobe photoshop
adobe illustrator
macromedia fireworks
quarkxpress
ms office suite

business
search engine marketing
pay per click / adwords
social network marketing (twitter / facebook)
web producer / webmaster
business analysis
relationship management
human factors engineering
idea generation
process improvement
project management
web analysis - omniture & web trends
team lead

 
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Affiliations

  • AMA (American Marketers Association)
  • ECC (Email Experience Council) - MediaPost
  • iMedia Advisory Board
  • AFTRA | professional voice-over/radio talent
  • Miss USA / Teen USA State Pageant Judge | Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska
 
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References

Laurel Malenke, Malenke | Barnhart creative agency
Co-Owner - agency reference
laurelm@mbarnhart.com
720.217.3236

Cheryl Gresham, Initiative Media Group
VP / Account Director – agency reference
cheryl.gresham@us.initiative.com
949.471.7744

Kristine Rose, Crocs
VP Marketing – past manager reference
720.939.0577

Bonnie Warschauer, PR Consultant
Past senior leadership at Quiznos reference
bonniewarschauer@comcast.net
303.842.5761

Dan Barnhart , Malenke | Barnhart creative agency
Co-Owner - agency reference
danb@mbarnhart.com
720.987.5716

Craig Carney , Microsoft
Account Executive - vendor reference
crcarney@microsoft.com
310.449.7446

 
\ Hobbies

water skiing, video production, web production design, home improvement

 
 
last updated 02.2009