RESUME
JESSICA BATES
Visual Strategist | Global Marketing Manager | Industrial Designer
Creative and strategic B2B marketing leader with over 15 years of experience in industrial manufacturing, product design, branding, and digital marketing. Proven success in leading global marketing initiatives, managing cross-functional teams, and executing high-impact campaigns that align with business objectives. Passionate about design, collaboration, and delivering results.
CORE COMPETENCIES
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Strategic Marketing - B2B Marketing Strategy, Global Market Expansion, Product Launches, Trade Show Marketing
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Digital Marketing - Digital Campaigns, SEO/SEM & Analytics, Email Marketing
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Brand & Creative Development - Brand Development, Creative Direction, Content Creation, Marketing Collateral Development, Product Photography
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Team Leadership & Collaboration
EXPERIENCE
Global Marketing Manager
Cleanova | Lima, NY | October 2024 - Present
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Lead development and execution of global marketing strategies to support international growth
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Design and manage integrated campaigns across digital, social, content, and print channels
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Collaborate with regional teams to adapt campaigns for cultural relevance and market needs
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Oversee product launches, promotions, and trade shows, ensuring brand consistency worldwide
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Manage SEO, SEM, email marketing, and social media initiatives to drive brand visibility
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Develop and monitor marketing budget and ROI performance
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Report on campaign metrics and KPIs to senior leadership
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Product Launches & Campaigns:
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PFAs free media coalescing filter elements Launch (Oct. 2025)
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F&B Cartridge Range Product Launch & Campaign (July 2025)
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Cleanova.EXCHANGE Launch & Campaign (June 2025)
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Biogas Campaign (May 2025)
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Carbon Capture Utilization & Storage (CCUS) Campaign (Feb. 2025)
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Trade Shows & Exhibitions:
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drinktec 2025 (Sept. 2025)
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WasteExpo (May 2025)
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SABIC (2025)
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Projects:
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Consolidation of Sidco, Shawndra, Allied websites to Cleanova.com, including product catalog/database of 15,000+ parts.
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Onboarding of Allied Filter Systems Ltd., post-acquisition (Jan. 2025)
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Marketing Manager
Cleanova|Sidco | Manchester, NY | August 2024 - October 2024
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Led integration of Sidco brand into Cleanova marketing operations post-acquisition
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Assisted in aligning marketing messaging and tools during acquisition transition
Marketing Manager
Sidco Filter Company | Manchester, NY | September 2020 - Aug 2024
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Directed strategic marketing campaigns using print, digital, and social platforms to drive lead generation
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Redesigned company website, brand identity, and style guide for consistent corporate messaging
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Created product catalogs, annual marketing plans, and digital campaigns
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Managed marketing vendors, internal staff, and contractor relationships
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Captured and edited product photography for 10,000+ part digital asset library
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Develop, implement, and manage strategic marketing campaigns that utilize print, digital, web, and social media to obtain qualified leads and increase business with current accounts
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Manage internal marketing team
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Manage vendors and contractors
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Provide marketing support to sales team and key customer accounts with strategic planning, business development plans, and marketing collateral
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Day to Day:
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Design industrial-grade air and gas filtration products using CADD
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Photograph new additions to the product line (average of 30 new products/month)
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Manage internal product database of 10,000+ parts
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Design print & digital marketing materials
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Manage company website, SEO, and social media presence
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Design and manage trade show collateral
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Projects:
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Rebranded Sidco's visual strategy and corporate identity. Including; mission statement and corporate vision development, corporate style guide creation, and website redesign (2021)
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Annual Product Catalog, digital & print (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)
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Industrial Designer & Product Photographer, Marketing Specialist, Digital Asset Manager
Sidco Filter Company | Manchester, NY | Aug 2012 - Sept 2020
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Develop and maintain brand identity and visual language that effectively communicates company mission and vision
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Create and maintain corporate style guides that provide strategic focus and guidelines for the look and feel of all creative materials
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Develop and execute end-to-end outbound digital marketing strategy
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Manage SEO & social media, resulting in an increase in quality web traffic, generating new sales leads in 2016
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Photograph and edit photos of each new product; approx. 120 photos/month
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Manage internal photos for product database of 10,000+ parts
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Design & engineer products for fabrication, involved with the design of 350+ products
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Create technical drawings of products for fabrication
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Projects:
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Redesign of Sidco's website, resulting in a 139% increase in e-commerce goal completions (2016 vs. 2015)
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First place winner of Capstone IT & Nextiva contest: Extreme Phone Makeover. Develop and create video submissions. Grand prize: Customized Nextiva VoIP solution valued at $10k. Click to view video
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Graphic Designer & Event Coordinator
InnovateHER Media Group | Victor, NY | Aug 2011-Aug 2012
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Design magazine layout for two monthly publications; Rochester Woman Magazine, and Syracuse Woman Magazine
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Design print advertisements for clients
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Design digital marketing campaigns for clients
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Design and plan charity events, including The Epilepsy Foundation's Chocolate Ball, Fashionweek of Rochester, Italian American Sports Club Annual Fundraiser, CURE Childhood Cancer's Wine for CURE (average of 2 events per month)
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Secure donations for fundraisers (average of 2 events per month)
Design Director
Rochester Association of the Performing Arts | Rochester, NY | 2010-2011
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Set design and fabrication for the 2010-2011 season’s productions (Willy Wonka, JITNEY, Snow White, Dreamgirls)
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Coordinated fundraising events (Celebration of the Arts, 2010 festival)
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Print & Digital Marketing
Intern - Textiles & Trade Show Exhibits
RES Exhibit Service | Rochester, NY | Fall Semester 2010
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Worked on the fabrication of modular tensile lighting structure for large-scale trade show exhibit booth for client, Luxottica Brands
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Worked on high-volume orders, constructing trade show exhibit lighting fixtures and tensile structures for high-profile clients, including Luxottica, Bushnell Optics, and the U.S. Military
Sales Associate & Customer Service
Campus Connections at RIT | Rochester, NY | Feb 2006 - Nov 2006
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Trade books department
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Inventory
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Special orders for TTY customers
Camp Counselor & Lifeguard
Browncroft Day Care Center | Rochester, NY | Jun 2005 - Apr 2010
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Swim lessons instructor; levels 1 & 2
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Arts & Crafts Director
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Tutored K-6 grade in reading, writing, math, and homework help
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Wrote curriculum for kindergarten and pre-k classes, integrating art history and art
EDUCATION
Industrial Design, B.F.A.
Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, NY | Class of 2015
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Minor in Art History
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Concentrations in Fine Arts & Studio Arts
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Independent study in Non-toxic Printmaking
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Varsity Crew
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IDSA, student member
NYS Regents H.S. Diploma, Visual Arts Major
School of the Arts | Rochester, NY | Class of 2005
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Art Director of the yearbook
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Art Director of the school newspaper
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Student Curator of the John Silver Gallery
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Varsity Crew, 2nd Seat
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
ROC City Gaelic
Volunteer | Rochester, NY | January 2022 - August 2024
RIT Alumni Association - Houston Chapter
Chapter Leader | Houston, TX | May 2018 - October 2021
• Organize social events and days of service for Houston Area Alumni
Emerging Museum Professionals - Houston Chapter
Founding Member | Houston, TX | Apr 2018 - October 2021
Exploration Green Conservancy
Executive Board Member | Houston, TX | Jan 2018 - October 2021
• Committees served on: Fundraising, Events, Communications
• Events chaired: Glow the Green 2019, Sunset Yoga Series 2019-2020, Glow the Green for Halloween 2019, Wetland Walkabout 2019, 2020, 2021, Squawk Walk 2019, 2020, 2021
• Social media and marketing collateral design
Friends of School of the Arts (Friends of SOTA)
Executive Board Member & Alumni Representative | Rochester, NY | Aug 2016 - 2019
Emerging Museum Professionals - Rochester Chapter
Founding Member | Rochester, NY | 2014 - 2017
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY
Platforms: Windows, Mac OSX
Applications: Adobe Creative Cloud; Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Lightroom, Premiere, MS Office, Google Office, FileMaker, SolidWorks, SketchUp, Cobalt, Rhino, Canva, Clickup, Asana
DESIGN PROFICIENCY
Advertising design
Branding & identity design
CADD
Digital & hand rendering
Digital Marketing
Drafting
Event design
Exhibit design
Graphic design
Logo & branding design
Page layout
Product design
Product photography & raw format photo editing
Photo editing & retouching
RGB/CMYK 4 color printing
Theater set design
Visual strategy development
3D model making
WORKS EXHIBITED
Black Tulip | Wall to Wall | Flower City Arts Center | 2025
Waiting | 6x6x2024 | Rochester Contemporary Art Center | 2024
Elaine's Toast | 6x6x2024 | Rochester Contemporary Art Center | 2024
Untitled | 6x6x2024 | Rochester Contemporary Art Center | 2024
Grandmother's Legacy | Total Eclipse of the Art | Flower City Arts Center | 2024
Efflorescence and Utensils | Return to SOTA: An Alumni Show | David Silver Gallery at School of the Arts | 2018
Pods | 6x6x2018 | Rochester Contemporary Art Center | 2018
Patchwork Series | 6x6x2013 | Rochester Contemporary Art Center | 2013
Self Portrait | International Non-toxic Printmaking Exhibition | Gallery R | 2010
Mountain | International Non-toxic Printmaking Exhibition | Gallery R | 2010
Trellis | ImagineRIT | 2009