Hi, I’m Nico.
I make ideas work.
I bring strategy, creative direction, and digital experience together to turn complex challenges into clearer, more engaging outcomes.

My Resume
Marketing & Creative Leadership
I’m a marketing and creative professional who brings strategy, design, digital experiences, and emerging technology together. My work spans professional services, associations, nonprofits, and hospitality.
At GRF CPAs & Advisors, I lead digital content and work with cross-functional partners on digital marketing, SEO/AEO, analytics, and a website transformation currently in progress.
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Bachelor of Arts
Visual Communication, with a focus on graphic design.
Associate of Arts
Advertising Art.
Digital Content Manager
GRF CPAs & Advisors
Digital content, SEO/AEO, analytics, integrated marketing, and an ongoing website redesign with cross-functional partners.
Creative Director / Director of Art & Production
American Society for Engineering Education
Creative direction, publications including Prism, brand consistency, campaigns, vendors, events, and digital communications.
Founder
Graphic Marks
Websites, marketing strategy, content systems, brand identity and creative support.
Design & Communications
Choice Hotels International and Stone House Urban Winery.
A blend of hands-on creative production, digital marketing leadership, UX thinking and practical AI experimentation. My work spans strategy through execution, from planning a campaign to editing the video, publishing the site and reviewing the data.
Marketing & Communications
Integrated marketing strategy, campaign planning, audience segmentation, social media strategy, content calendars, brand messaging, email marketing, newsletters, events, stakeholder communications, vendor coordination and creative project management.
Platforms: HubSpot, Brevo, Publer, Campaign Monitor, LinkedIn, Meta and Google Ads.
Web, UX & Search
Website planning and redesign, information architecture, UX/UI design, wireframing, user journeys, content governance, accessibility awareness, landing pages, SEO, answer engine optimization (AEO), technical/content audits, conversion optimization and performance reporting.
Platforms: WordPress, Gutenberg, Kentico, Figma, GA4, Google Search Console, Screaming Frog, Yoast and HubSpot.
Creative, Design & Video
Brand identity, art direction, editorial and magazine layouts, typography, illustration, print production, presentation design, event signage, social graphics, motion graphics, video editing, storyboarding and digital asset production.
Software: Adobe Creative Cloud including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro and After Effects; Canva and Figma.
AI, Automation & Analytics
AI-assisted content ideation and editing, brand-voice workflows, prompt development, custom agents, marketing automation, reporting, campaign optimization and process improvement.
Tools: Microsoft Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, Make, HubSpot workflows, GA4 and dashboard reporting.
Tools are listed to illustrate my working toolkit; my focus is selecting the right approach for the audience, team and project.
Association Trends All-Media Contest
Silver Award for Prism Magazine, Commemoration/Tribute.
Communicator Awards
Award of Distinction.
Licenses & Certifications
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Marketing Strategy
Cross-channel planning, content development, audience insights.
Digital Experience
Web strategy, UX, SEO/AEO, analytics, and conversion.
Creative Leadership
Brand systems, editorial design, campaigns, and creative production.
A few projects. A range of skills.
Four examples of strategy, storytelling, creative direction, and digital communications.
01
The challenge
Turn event promotion into a connected lead-generation journey, from reaching prospective attendees to registration, participation, and follow-up.
My role & approach
Developed an integrated event marketing workflow spanning paid social promotion, conversion tracking, registration forms, HubSpot contact segmentation, and Zoom integration. Connected registration activity to targeted email journeys, so contacts receive relevant messaging rather than the same communication at every stage.
Built the communications approach around pre-event reminders and post-event follow-ups, linking audience acquisition, registration, and nurturing into one coordinated experience.
Skills demonstrated
Marketing automation · HubSpot & Zoom integration · Paid social · Lead generation · Conversion tracking · Segmentation · Email lifecycle strategy
02
The challenge
Make a complex accounting and advisory website easier to navigate, strengthen service positioning, and create a more useful path from search to inquiry.
My role & approach
Led the 2026 website redesign initiative, coordinating external vendors, internal stakeholders, and service-line leaders. Guided content strategy, information architecture, service-page messaging, user experience, and SEO/AEO priorities based on audience needs and search intent.
Used analytics and ongoing optimization to inform content improvements and conversion opportunities. AEO work has shown week-over-week growth in AI-search visibility, tracked through recurring reporting.
Skills demonstrated
Website project leadership · Content strategy · UX & information architecture · SEO/AEO · Stakeholder management · Analytics
03
The challenge
Help ASEE stand out to potential corporate partners and sponsors by making the value of reaching the engineering education community immediately clear.
My role & approach
Developed the creative campaign direction around “The Right Tool”: when reaching engineering educators is the goal, ASEE is the right partner for the job. Turned that positioning into a connected campaign across Google display advertising, paid social, and email outreach, with reporting to evaluate audience response.
Skills demonstrated
Campaign strategy · Creative direction · Corporate partnership marketing · Paid media · Email marketing · Performance reporting
Social advertising results
Facebook / Instagram paid ads · April 30–July 28, 2021
Reported performance for the paid social campaign during the period shown.
04
The challenge
Make institutional membership feel less like a routine affiliation and more like an opportunity for engineering education leaders to be part of the conversation and help shape what comes next.
My role & approach
Helped develop “Have a Seat at the Table”, an integrated recruitment campaign built around a simple, intriguing invitation: the leaders who want a voice in engineering education should have a seat at ASEE’s table.
The miniature chair mailed to deans was the conversation starter, not the entire campaign. We extended the idea through paid social outreach, organic marketing, targeted email and direct mail, and on-campus event efforts to build recognition and a sense of belonging among institutional decision-makers. Each touchpoint reinforced the same message of influence, participation, and being included.
Skills demonstrated
Membership growth strategy · Integrated campaign development · Creative concepting · Paid & organic social · Direct mail · Email outreach · Event marketing · Audience targeting
05
The challenge
Translate ASEE’s broad mission and influence in engineering education into an inspirational story that audiences could connect with.
My role & approach
Led creative direction from research and concept through script development and production coordination. Worked with internal stakeholders and board members to identify ASEE’s positioning, influence, and key messages, then shaped those insights into a narrative.
Sourced a production and design partner to support casting and voiceovers, and researched and selected B-roll footage and stock imagery to bring the story to life.
Skills demonstrated
Creative direction · Brand storytelling · Positioning research · Script development · Stakeholder engagement · Production coordination · Visual sourcing
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