freelance

  • Manage the social media presence and create daily original posts for the band, Beautiful Things

    • Organically increased their Instagram following by more than 20% in the first 30 days;

    • Organically increased post engagements on Facebook in the first 30 days by 77%

  • Consulted in developing Beautiful Things’ unique brand and create an authentic social media voice

  • Write weekly articles on travel and tourism for Tripping.com

  • Contracted by the Scottsdale Tourism Bureau to post a blog series about the vegan experience in Scottsdale

  • Commissioned by BevMo! to blog and utilize social media to promote the Riverside grand opening and the 5 Cent Wine Sale

  • Published an article about veganism on Farm Animal Rights Movement’s blog

april 2013 - present
web content creator and social media marketer
remote

Animal place

September 2013 - october 2013
education and advocacy intern
grass valley, CA

 

  • Wrote blog articles to distribute for the Food for Thought campaign

  • Created advertising materials for Thank the Turkeys fundraiser and marketed event

  • Represented Animal Place at various tabling and adoption events

  • Assisted in planning the first Food for Thought vegan outreach barbecue

  • Compiled databases of potential targets for advocacy efforts

city of los angeles

SEPTEMBER 2008 - APRIL 2009
MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA'S PRESS INTERN
LOS ANGELES, CA

  • Acted as a liaison between the media and Mayor Villaraigosa at special events

  • Responsible for day-to-day management of intern team

  • Prepared weekly clips reports for Mayor Villaraigosa and press staff

  • Researched and advised Mayor on current pop culture trends

  • Created and sent congratulatory letters from Mayor Villaraigosa to various organizations

  • Worked one-on-one with disadvantaged children to improve math and literacy skills

  • Prepared and executed lesson plans for grades K-8

  • Organized and taught activities at 4th & 5th Grader After-School Program

USC Readersplus

SEPTEMBER 2006 - APRIL 2009
Math and reading mentor
LOS ANGELES, CA

Daily trojan

SEPTEMBER 2006 - May 2007
lifestyles reporter
LOS ANGELES, CA

  • Wrote lead stories for Lifestyle section of the Daily Trojan

  • Obtained and conducted several interviews with nationally-known musical artists

other work experience

VIPKID

APRIL 2017 - PRESENT
ESL TEACHER
REMOTE

  • Teach English to Native Chinese students ages 5-12, from True Beginner Level to Advanced Level, online via video chat platform

  • Provide thorough written feedback identifying students' strength and areas for improvement to students, parents, and other teachers

  • Personalize teaching approaches to focus on improving each student's grammar, writing, listening, and speaking skills

  • Evaluate new students and recommend an appropriate entry point for their skill level

  • Privately tutored ESL to local students who widely varied in age and background

  • Utilized customer relations skills to generate an independent clientele

  • Created unique and personally-tailored lesson plans for each student to engage them and address their individual needs

Freelance

january 2018 - july 2018
ESL TEACHER
prague, cz

  • Worked on various high-profile and big-budget television series

  • Coordinated all logistics involved for 75+ person crews to successfully film in diverse public and private locations on a weekly basis

  • Researched, scouted, and photographed numerous locations for potential filming; and assessed their appearances and accessibility for filming

teamsters local 399

January 2016 - April 2017
Key Assistant Locations Manager
LOS ANGELES, CA

teamsters local 399

  • Responsible for all administrative functions for the Location Department, including all accounting and insurance processes

  • Acted as on-set location manager: responsible for troubleshooting and problem-solving site issues

  • Liaised between department and all vendors

  • Negotiated contract agreements with location properties

October 2010 - December 201
Assistant Locations Manager
LOS ANGELES, CA

  • Provided daily administrative support for all Accounting Directors in fast-paced production environment

  • Responsible for effective interdepartmental communication and delivery of time-sensitive materials

  • Maintained filing systems of auditable account documents for 20+ television shows

Warner brothers - television estimating

JUNE 2009 - APRIL 2010
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
BURBANK, CA

education

university of california, irvine continuing education

december 2018
certificate in digital marketing
irvine, ca

International tefl academy

MAY 2017
certificate in tefl/tesol
Chicago, il

University of southern california

MAY 2009
B.A. in Public Relations, cum laude
LOS ANGELES, CA

skills

  • Expert  copywriting                            

  • Proficient Google AdWords                

  • Content creation                                  

  • Website optimization                           

  • Landing page development                 

  • SEO and PPC competency                  

  • Management experience

  • Social Media marketing                                  

  • Email marketing                                 

  • Customer Relations

  • Verbal communication

  • Leadership skills