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Education:

M.A in Communication and Media Studies  (May 2024) 

  • Rutgers University – New Brunswick, NJ

B.A in Communications and Visual Media (May 2019)   

  • Montclair State University – Montclair, NJ

  • Member of Sigma Alpha Lambda National Leadership and Honors Organization   

  • Member of The National Society of Leadership and Success  

 

Certification:

Fundamentals of Digital Marketing Certification (Google Digital Garage, October 2021)

 

Experience:

Stellar Role Models Inc. Administrative Coordinator (May 2020 – Present) 

  • Manage calendars, coordinate appointments and meetings, conference calls for organization’s executives using Google Workplace

  • Conduct outreach to other businesses and organizations for sponsorship opportunities

  • Perform administrative tasks, including creating agendas and keeping detailed accounts for board meetings  

  • Co-authored non-profit bylaws with board and directors, continuously keep the bylaws up-to-date

 

Sunglass Hut Sales Lead (November 2022 – Present)

  • Monitor sales performance to reach financial goals and execute individual sales plan at over 150%

  • Drive sales through exceptional customer service and product knowledge

  • Serve as a cashier and handled customer transactions at register

  • Maintain floor appearance and organization of merchandise per company guidelines

  • Train new associates on employing corporate company values and skills

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Stellar Role Models Inc. Social Media Coordinator (March 2018 – May 2020)

  • Collaborated with social media team to create posts to attract target audience  

  • Contributed concepts for social media calendar and posting schedule and monitored sentiment on social content to suggest optimizations   

  • Launched multiple online promotions and orchestrated giveaways for online audience

  • Measured analytics to monitor audience engagement which increased by 153%   

  • Supported the creation of effective customized marketing campaigns to generate new leads

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Aéropostale Sales Lead and Cash Wrap Specialist (September 2017-March 2020)​

  • Supervised and delegated tasks to sales associates 

  • Monitored sales performance in order to reach financial goals

  • Used POS system to handle customer transactions at register

  • Trained new associates on employing corporate company values and skills 

  • Consistently recognized for highest sales per hour and selling the most units per transaction 

 

Volunteer Experience:

Garden State Film Festival (January-May 2019)​

  • Collaborated with peers on ways to increase attendance and participation of local audience 

  • Assisted in conducting market researc

  • Identified to ways to integrate involvement of local businesses 

 

Skills:

Spanish (Bilingual) | Meltwater Analytics | Cision | Microsoft Office | Google Workplace | 

Social Media Management (TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest)

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