LAUREN J.

STAUB
1455 N. Sandburg Terrace Apt 508 Chicago, IL 60610 Tel. 646.468.2178 E-Mail: ljstaub@gmail.com laurenstaub.weebly.com

Innovative self-starter with six years experience in luxury marketing, advertising, and high-profile client support in New York City, seeking role in account planning, management, or strategy in Chicago.

EXPERIENCE
Pace Gallery, New York, NY 2007-2012

Associate II, Marketing & Communications, June 2012November 2012 Associate I, Communications, May 2011June 2012 Assistant, Public Relations, January 2008May 2011 Gallery Assistant, February 2007January 2008 Devised and executed global advertising media strategy in partnership with London and Beijing galleries Oversaw $750k marketing budget for New York gallery Negotiated and managed eleven annual advertising contracts with major media outlets worldwide Maximized value and impact of print ads in The New York Times by reducing frequency and increasing advertisement size by 75%, leading to premiere placements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Managed and coordinated implementation of global rebranding, working closely with gallery President Partnered with design team to establish and manage project timelines, creative development & production Directed campaigns for nytimes.com that achieved seven times industry average click-through rate of .1% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Served as press and copyright agent for over sixty renowned artists and estates (including Chuck Close, Tara Donovan, Robert Irwin, Maya Lin, and the estate of Willem de Kooning, among others) Vetted more than 2000 press inquiries annually and coordinated opportunities in major news publications worldwide, ranging from The New York Times to Vanity Fair and The Wall Street Journal ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conceived and organized press event for Social Media exhibition featuring David Byrne and Miranda July, (presented in partnership with artlog.com), generating more than forty news stories worldwide Formed partnership with private school, which led to the cornerstone purchase of their art collection Coordinated and negotiated artist lectures at leading institutions and museums worldwide Established gallery Facebook page (now has nearly 7,000 followers) and fed content to administrators ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Created analysis of artist exhibition history, informing selection of gallerys inaugural exhibition in London and subsequent exhibition planning abroad in London and Beijing Provided research support and fact-checking for journalists at major news publications worldwide, from The Wall Street Journal to The New York Times, Charlie Rose, CNN, The New Yorker, and more ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrote press releases, updates, and collateral materials distributed to nearly 900 media outlets globally Created weekly internal digital newsletter, providing critical insights for sales team ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Restructured and digitized press archive to optimize search results, improving office functionality Conceived and partnered with developer to realize Press Room on gallery website, automating reproduction requests and enabling employees to more directly contribute to bottom line Developed and implemented communications system for rotating team of gallery assistants ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supervised Communications Assistant and interns to ensure Public Relations needs and goals were met

STRATEGY

CREATIVE IDENTITY

CLIENT SUPPORT

ENGAGEMENT

RESEARCH

WRITING

SYSTEMS DESIGN

SUPERVISORY

EDUCATION
Washington University in St. Louis, B.A. History, Summa Cum Laude, GPA: 3.85/4.0 AWARDS: J. Walter Goldstein Prize for the Most Outstanding Senior Honors Thesis Hoopes Undergraduate Research Award, grant to Rome to research in Vatican Library Hudson Scholar, four year merit-based award Rowland Berthoff History Honorary Golden Key Honor Society 20022006 MINORS: American Culture Studies Art Painting INTERNSHIPS: Smithsonian American Art Museum, intern under Chief Curator St. Louis Art Museum, intern under director for curatorial affairs and curator for American Art Summer 2004

Washington University Study Abroad, Florence, Italy, concentration in bookmaking

ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS

VOLUNTEER: 826 CHI; Ronald McDonald House; Washington University Alumni Association, Co-Chair, Arts & Culture Committee (2008-2010); Arts & Business Council, New York, Grants Writer (2008-2009) // Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority // PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: statistics, brand strategy & design courses, Udacity, Skillshare & General Assembly, 2011present; Saatchi & Saatchi CHANGE Conference 2011 // ACTIVITIES: yoga, painting, cooking, running, writing, reading // PUBLISHED AUTHOR