Katherine Montalto

Maintained and managed the City of Warren website and designed, built, project-managed, and maintained MIWarren.org. Produced the MIWarren Podcast.

Provided freelance writing and web design, including SEO content and product descriptions for catalogs. Created marketing materials and maintained websites/CMS builds for freelance clients.

Created original editorial content for websites, microsites, social media accounts, and company magazines as content manager and writer.

Worked in production making specialty sausage batches and created promotional materials and the company website.

Managed content on the Metro Times website, including weekly content updates and web ad campaigns. Collected and entered event data, wrote feature stories/blog posts/restaurant reviews, and created and sent weekly newsletters and eblast campaigns.

Supervised floor staff and managed merchandising operations including stock rotation, weekly displays, inventory receiving/sending, and back-stock maintenance. Supported customers and handled service beyond the floor staff as needed.

Created store price-point signs and event/promotion artwork as part of the marketing team, and coordinated on-site vendor demos and in-store demos. Managed off-site events and represented the company at vendor fairs and concerts.

Created custom menus and organized special events, dinners, and luncheons while managing and maintaining the kitchen for the family. Maintained the herb and vegetable garden on the property.

Maintained food safety and sanitation procedures and assisted with event menu planning and preparation. Designed and set up displays and managed shipping for online/phone orders of gift baskets and party trays.

Handled cash and stock receipt processing including money transfers, department mail, cash deposits/currency reporting, and data entry for receipts. Performed general ledger entries for wire, stock, and check receipts.

Provided administrative support including answering phones and handling department correspondence. Performed data entry for health insurance claim forms and ran daily productivity reports in Excel.

Attended The Illinois Institute of Art–Chicago from 2003 to 2005.

Completed the HTML & CSS for beginners course with Girl Develop It (Detroit).

Completed an introductory PHP & MySQL course with Girl Develop It (Detroit).

Completed an introductory WordPress course with Girl Develop It (Detroit).

Completed Screen Printing 101 training with Ocelot Print Shop (Detroit).

Completed community garden training with Keep Growing Detroit.