Graphic design work for various clients including marketing materials, web design, social media graphics, motion designs, UI redesigns, materials for print and more. See portfolio for examples: www.benmendes.myportfolio.com

Account Manager for Taxi Rides- arranging free taxi rides for cancer patients during the Covid-19 global pandemic. The Lemonade Fund is a charity which raises money for breast cancer victims in Israel. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the government restricted public transportation to the point where cancer patients had almost no way to get to their treatments. The Lemonade Fund partnered with Gett Taxi to arrange free taxi rides for these cancer patients to get to their treatments. I was the coordinator and account manager between the Social workers and Gett Taxi.

● Designed, wrote and edited content for company website including newsletters, press releases, marketing campaigns, landing pages● Managed listings on travel agent websites (Trip Advisor, Booking.com and Expedia)● Researched new and trendy topics to increase engagement● Wrote technical manual for Webrez Pro property management system for the resort● Community management - responded to all reviews on Trip Advisor, Booking.com and Expedia as well as managed social media posts on Facebook● Initiated marketing campaigns on Facebook and email blasts using Constant Contact

● Managed 6 front desk agents● Was responsible for staff hiring, shift scheduling and training of new employees● Participated in senior management weekly meetings● Promoted from Food and Beverage Assistant Manager to Assistant Reception Manager

● Promoted from position as Front Desk Agent to Reception Shift Manager● Trained new Front Desk Agents● Increased hotel occupancy by selling rooms over the phone and in-person

Room Service and Pool Bar:Skilfully anticipated and addressed guest’s service needs Performed multiple tasks at once, under heavy time constraints

● Sold agency products to customers in person, via phone and email● Provided customer service to agency clients

MILITARY EXPERIENCECOMBAT ENGINEER COMBATANT (לוחם הנדסה)Combat Engineers Corps (חיל הנדסה קרבית)Training (מסלול)Commander's Course (קורס מכ"ים)Commander of November 2010 Recruits (מפקד טירונים)Logistical Sgt. (סמל לוגיסטיקה)Completed Full Service at the Rank of Staff Sgt. (סמל ראשון)