Andrew C. Belton, MBA single page Resume as of October 2023 Marketing, Licensed Financial Services Professional and Writer passionate about helping small businesses, education and challenging the limits of technology and communications. I am a Social Media Marketing Strategist and the Owner of Symmetrical Media Marketing where I help small businesses to create effective digital marketing strategies. My digital marketing experience began in 2015 with a social media marketing internship with HR Tech Advisor and inspired me to launch Symmetrical Media Marketing in December of 2015. I also write digital marketing, content marketing, entrepreneurship, labor market and related articles that have been featured on Business2Community, Authority Magazine, Startup Stash, Venture, Express Writers, LinkedIn Pulse and LinkedIn News. In addition, I am a Marketing and RFP Associate at Brandywine Global Investment Management, a specialist investment manager of Franklin Templeton located in Philadelphia, PA. In July 2021 I completed a Masters of Business Administration program at the West Chester University of Pennsylvania College of Business and Public Management. In 2018 I completed a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration with a focus in Marketing and a minor in Communications at Delaware Valley University. I also have an AAS degree in Management (2018) and an AA degree in Liberal Studies (2016) from Montgomery County Community College. "The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, it's possible to achieve the American dream."-Tommy Hilfiger

1. Andrew C. Belton, MBA
Marketing Communications & Financial Services Professional
King Of Prussia, PA 19406 | Cell: 267-644-7754
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/acbelton | Website: www.symmetricalmm.com | Email: acbelton@yahoo.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
 Marketing and RFP Associate at Brandywine Global Investment Management (Franklin Templeton)-
Philadelphia, PA (September 2021-Present)
 Create customized requests for proposal and due diligence questionnaires, Maintain third-party databases
 Collaborate on marketing activities such as public relations, digital marketing strategy including content
marketing, website and social media management
 Contribute to strategic product campaigns, email marketing, special reports, content creation, etc.
 Write and schedule an average of over 1,100 social media posts quarterly
 Created a digital marketing dashboard highlighting key performance indicators with detailed analysis
 Created LinkedIn Jobs native postings that have averaged 75 applicants per position within my first 8
months which has contributed to multiple new hires, participated in applicant interviews and evaluations
 Increased LinkedIn account followers by 20% in the first year
 Social Media Marketing Strategist & Owner of Symmetrical Media Marketing (December 2015-Present)
 Create social media marketing strategies tailored to small businesses and startups, acquire and conduct
consultations with clients, customize and maintain the website, produce and edit blog content and
slideshows, collect social metrics and monitor each social media platform
 Executive Retirement Specialist at Vanguard- Malvern, PA (August 2018-September 2021)
 Provide Retirement Plan Participants with 401k and defined benefits account information, process
transactions, conduct mutual fund investment conversations, discuss complex topics such as net unrealized
appreciation, non-qualified plans, tax regulations, plan rules, advisory services and coach junior associates
INTERNSHIPS/ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
 Writer for Business2Community, LinkedIn Pulse, Venture, Startup Stash (August 2015-Present)
 Marketing Intern at The UPS Store- Doylestown, PA (January 2018-July 2018)
 Marketing Intern at Farmers Insurance- Blue Bell, PA (May 2017-September 2017)
 Office Intern at Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce- Doylestown, PA (November 2016-May 2017)
 Store Operations Intern at Wegmans Food Markets- Montgomeryville, PA (Summer 2016 and 2017)
 Social Media Marketing Intern at HR Tech Advisor- West Chester, PA (June 2015-January 2016)
 Wine & Beer Customer Service at Wegmans Food Markets- Montgomeryville, PA (July 2013-June 2018)
 Retail Sales Associate at JDR Shoe Warehouse- Montgomeryville, PA (August 2012-February 2015)
EDUCATION:
 West Chester University of Pennsylvania- West Chester, PA (August 2019-July 2021)
 Master Of Business Administration Graduate Program, The College of Business and Public Management 21’
 Delaware Valley University- Doylestown, PA (August 2016-May 2018)
 Bachelor of Science, Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing; Minor in Communications 18’
 Montgomery County Community College- Blue Bell, PA (July 2014-May 2016; December 2018)
 Associates of Applied Sciences, Management 18’
 Associates of Arts, Liberal Studies 16’
CERTIFICATIONS:
 Series 6 and 63 Financial Services Licensed (September 2018-Present)
 Google Certifications: Google Analytics Certification (Google Analytics 4), Advanced Google Analytics
 Sprout Social Platform Certification
 HubSpot Academy Certifications: Email Marketing, Frictionless Sales, Inbound Marketing, Content Marketing, Digital Advertising,
Inbound Sales, SEO 1 & 2
 Hootsuite Media Inc. Certifications: Social Media Marketing, Social Selling, Hootsuite Platform, Hootsuite Enterprise, Foundations of
Social Advocacy, Advanced Social Advertising