

James Griffel
Marketing Professional

experience
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach, FL
DIRECTOR, INSTITUTIONAL MARKETING (FEB 2024-PRESENT)
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Supervise graphic designer and communications writer.
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Collaborate with the VP of Marketing on annual messaging, marketing, and communications strategy.
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Write and edit communications, including newsletters, web content, social media, and other key messages for leadership.
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Oversee social media strategies for the organization.
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Direct public and media relations to enhance brand and impact.
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Conceptualize consistent messaging across all channels, including social media, digital, video, and print.
The E.W Scripps Company
WPTV/WFLX NBC/FOX
West Palm Beach, FL
CREATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR (MAY 2017-DEC 2023)
PROMOTION MANAGER (APR. 2016-MAY 2017)
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Led in-house advertising agency.
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Managed marketing and strategic plans for owned, earned, and paid media.
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Created and maintained effective relationships with community organizations, media outlets, media buyers, and vendors that meet the objectives of partner organizations and station’s strategic goals.
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Collaborated with station stakeholders to establish a targeted, consistent branding plan to achieve KPI’s.
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Conceptualized, wrote, produced, and edited multi-platform advertising.
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Successful execution of advertising development and management.
FOX Television
WTXF FOX29
Philadelphia, PA
Sinclair Broadcast Group
WPEC CBS 12
West Palm Beach, FL
CREATIVE SERVICES EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (2011-2015)
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Executed the mission of station to create and coordinate advertising.
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Oversaw day-to-day output of creative production team.
Essential collaborator for grassroots marketing and events
Disney/ABC Television
WJRT ABC12
Flint, MI
CREATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR (2015-2016)
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Created, executed, and improved comprehensive TV, web, social and mobile strategies.
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Responsible for the station’s 13 member in-house creative team.
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Oversaw ratings increases in A25-54 in morning newscasts, 5pm, 6pm, and 11pm.
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Conceptualized, created, and executed sales promotion/marketing campaigns.
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Wrote, produced, directed, and edited with Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere.
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Oversaw department budget and outside media buys.
CREATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR (2006-2011)
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Developed and maintained a consistently strong brand across all platforms.
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Conceptualized, created, and executed sales promotion/marketing campaigns which generated more than a half-million dollars in new revenue annually.
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Interdepartmental collaboration of station initiatives to increase ratings and revenue.
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Developed and coordinated extensive image campaigns as well as daily television, and social media messaging.
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Developed and managed social media strategy and web team.
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Organizational Effectiveness community outreach strategic planning, brand management, and all advertising of station.
​ADDITIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE
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Promotion Manager WWJ/WKBD Detroit, MI. 2001-2006
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Creative Services Director WEYI, Flint MI. 2000-2001
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Bachelor Arts and Science University of Michigan-Flint
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Served on the regional Board of Governors NATAS
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Region 4 Representative for the NBC Station Marketing Committee.
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Emmy Nomination - Promo Single Spot, NATAS, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, 2014
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Emmy: Promotion - News Promo - Single Spot, NATAS, Michigan Chapter, 2009
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Emmy: Writer - Short Form, NATAS, Michigan Chapter, 2008
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Emmy: Promotion - Image – News, NATAS, Michigan Chapter, 2007
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Emmy: Promotion - News Promo, NATAS, Michigan Chapter, 2007
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Emmy: Writer - Short Form – Writing, NATAS, Michigan Chapter, 2007
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Emmy: Promotion - News Promo, NATAS, Michigan Chapter, 2006
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Emmy: News Promo - Weather Image, NATAS, Michigan Chapter, 2008
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Emmy: Program Promotion, NATAS, Michigan Chapter, 2003
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Emmy: Promotion/PSA -writing, NATAS, Michigan Chapter, 2002
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16 other Emmy nominations, NATAS, Michigan Chapter, 1996-2011
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Multiple Michigan Association of Broadcasting Awards 1996-2010
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