Emelie Ortiz

Emelie Ortiz

Global Brand Manager · Altra Running

Lafayette, CO

In My Own Words

With 25 years of marketing experience both on the manufacturing and retail side, I am a passionate, detail oriented marketing professional. I am very creative, work well in teams and have managed many projects and people.

Work Experience

Global Brand Manager

Altra Running

2019 – Present

Manage elite athlete team, 400 ambassador team, event sponsorship program and all go to market programs. Create strategies and execute tactics to help achieve companywide goals. Manage a team of professionals directly and indirectly. Work cross-functionally with creative, sales, operations and product teams to create meaningful marketing programs and gain alignment across the organization. Manage the athlete, ambassador and events budgets. Create ways to actively engage consumers at events. Work with the vf enterprise teams on special projects.

Marketing & Communications Director

Krimson Klover

2017 – 2019

Responsible for all aspects of marketing the Krimson Klover brand -- digital, social, e-commerce, dealer support, branding, public relations, events, grassroots marketing, advertising, email campaigns, etc. My goal is to increase brand awareness and increase sales both sell-in and sell-through. Including photo shoots, seasonal catalogue development and design direction, trade show planning/booth organization, and anything else my little brain can come up with to benefit the brand. Krimson Klover crafts apparel that makes you look good and feel good using luxurious natural fibers with a commitment to supporting women and our planet. Designed in Colorado by Women for Women.

Global Brand Manager

Pearl Izumi USA, Inc.

2014 – 2016

Manage product marketing programs for the run division, public relations, Social media and Dealer promotions for the run business and women’s across all categories. Create & execute marketing plans, initiatives, digital & online, promotions, events, product launches, and ambassador teams. Manage a team of professionals directly and indirectly across all projects. Create all advertising plans and buy all media. Manage agencies. Work in partnership with operations and product development teams. Responsible for all social networking marketing (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Website, Ecommerce). In a short period of time (1 year) achieved significant increase in apparel, footwear and essentials sales through marketing efforts lead and executed by me.

Senior Retail Marketing Manager

Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy

2008 – 2014

Manage all retail & private Label product marketing programs, loyalty program, coupons, public relations, Social media and promotions for all 24 stores & over 500 private label products. Create & execute marketing plans, initiatives, digital & online, promotions, events, product launches, and teams. Manage a team of professionals directly and indirectly across all projects. Create all advertising plans and buy all media. Manage agencies. Work in partnership with operations and product development teams. Responsible for all social networking marketing (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Website, Ecommerce). In a short period of time (1 year) achieved significant increase in sales and customer count through marketing efforts lead and executed by me.

Field Marketing Director

Wild Oats Markets, Inc.

2005 – 2008

Managed marketing initiatives for the company (75 stores), Managed a team of 32 marketing managers & 3 regional managers. Created & managed regional marketing initiatives, programs and promotions, worked with a cross functional team on creating marketing programs around products and sales, grassroots initiatives, Public Relations, Created & executed new store opening plans, Created & executed regional Marketing plans. Assisted in the transition of Wild Oats markets to Whole Foods Markets.

Regional Marketing Manager

Starbucks Coffee Company

2005 – 2005

Manage marketing initiatives for 4-state region (175 stores), new Store Openings, Events, Manage & executed community events & sponsorships, executed national and regional marketing initiatives, Create & execute regional Marketing plans.

Sr. Event Marketing Manager

Nike, Inc.

1997 – 2003

Responsible for managing all aspects of NIKE Corporate marketing initiatives & events relative to marketing plans. Responsible for budgeting, negotiating contracts, executing marketing initiatives and working with outside vendors and internal NIKE Teams to execute quality events & marketing plans. Marketing initiatives include Sydney Olympics, Men’s World Cup ’02, Final Four, Super Bowl, US Open Tennis, Running events/marathons, NIKE US Commerce Sales Meetings.

Education

Bachelor's degree

University of Portland

1989 – 1993

Bachelor's degree

Interests

Jewelry makingKnittingReadingAnything outdoors

Industries

BikeDiveLifestyleOutdoorRunSnowSurfSwimTriathlonYogaHealth & Fitness

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