Krysten Gross Taunton

About Krysten Gross Taunton

Experienced marketing professional and event planner with a demonstrated history of working with nonprofit organizations. Strong communications, project management, and hospitality professional skilled in Adobe Creative Suite, content creation and editing, project design and execution, and customer service.

Experience

1. Creative Resources Manager

   Tma

   Jan 2022 — Present

   Responsibilities include: Foster an environment where a culture of creativity and originality is encouraged.Assess incoming assignments to understand creative needs (scope of assignment, timing, and priority)Sort through information to identify opportunities, alternative approaches, or next steps.Evaluate the available creative resources (aptitude, workstyle, and workload) against creative needs.Review timelines and communicate feasibility with project managers and account team.Work with Creative Directors to assign the appropriate team members for creative assignments.Maintain creative resource PTO calendar.Attend briefings and schedule creative group meetings.Follow progress of assignments to understand project demands and team capacityAnticipate trends within the group and create innovative solutions.Continuously track projects, deliverables, and workloads.Identify potential issues such as resource and change control matters.Develop and maintain management system that manages schedules, workflow and offerings of internal staff, potential recruits, and freelance.Recommend and implement process improvements for the creative talent process and application for managing creative resources, as well as help implement these improvements.Facilitate weekly Creative Director meetings

Education

• Elmhurst University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA

  2013 — 2017