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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

As the Associate Director of Media, Communications and Marketing, I create content across all platforms (publications, website, social media), oversee visual content creation and dissemination, and assist with increasing the overall visibility of Mount Saint Mary’s University, including securing media placements, ensuring effective communications internally and externally, establishing the brand internally and externally, and strengthening the university's social media presence across all channels.

Los Angeles, California, United States

I work with the Institutional Advancement (IA) Communications and Marketing team to increase the overall visibility of Mount Saint Mary’s University, ensuring effective communications internally and externally, establishing the brand internally and externally, strengthening the reach of public programs for increased community engagement via social media, and positioning the President as a thought leader for gender equity and the advancement of women.

Los Angeles, California

• Create and execute communications strategies to advance the presence of the WCC• Maintain and update the WCC website, ensuring that content is current, engaging, well-written and accessible.• Manage and maintain WCC’s social media channels. • Assist Director in the creation and execution of strategic priorities set forth by the WCC Board of Directors.• Conduct research projects related to women’s education.• Assist in meeting preparation and event planning/logistics, including reserving space, overseeing invitations and RSVP lists, compiling board packets and/or other materials, arranging catered meals, etc.

Los Angeles, California

• Responsible for the development, planning and execution of strategic PR and communication programs for a variety of national and international travel and hospitality clients, including Visit California, Visit Los Cabos, Marriott, and more.• Secured hundreds of media placements in top U.S. outlets, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, CBS This Morning, the Today show, Condé Nast Traveler, Lonely Planet and more, generating millions of impressions. Outstanding earned coverage includes a cover story in Travel + Leisure’s April 2019 issue featuring Dominica’s recovery efforts post-hurricane Maria. • Extensive experience planning and executing launch events, media tours and press trips resulting in widespread and positive media coverage.• Responsible for writing and editing of client media materials, byline articles, press releases, strategic media pitching, newsletters, client correspondence, and reports.• Develop and write new business proposals for potential clients based on RFPs, and presentation of strategy programs in front of clients and stakeholders.• Preparation, planning and management of crisis communications strategies for several clients.• Manage day-to-day client relations and client budgets. • Won HSMAI Adrian Awards 2017 & 2018 for “Best Public Relations Campaign” on behalf of clients

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Responsible for the development, planning and execution of public relations campaigns for international tourism boards. Responsibilities include: strategic media pitching to international, national and regional media; elaboration and distribution of press releases and newsletters; social media strategy and management; preparation of media kits; coordination of consumer and media events; crisis communication management; organization of press trips; arrangement of desk-sides, media visits and interview opportunities for clients; management of accounts’ budgets.• Develop and write new business proposals for potential clients based on client objectives and RFPs.Results:• Secured over 80 media placements in top print and online publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Geographic Traveler, Travel + Leisure, and U.S. News & World Report for multiple clients.• Organized several successful press trips to multiple destinations, coordinating all aspects, from target list development to leading the visit.• Grew tourist arrivals to Nicaragua from North America by 12% in 2017 by implementing PR programs.• Established and nurtured relationships with media reps across all major news outlets.

Barcelona Area, Spain

• Managed, developed and implemented over 50 market research projects for a wide variety of industries. • Analyzed qualitative and quantitative data, synthesized results, elaborated reports, and drew actionable and executable conclusions for stakeholders.• Transcribed and translated (both English-to-Spanish and Spanish-to-English) interviews and focus groups with experts and consumers.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Collected and analyzed data on Parliaments’ contribution to the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review process in Mexico, Germany, and Australia. Arranged and conducted in-depth interviews with parliamentarians, government officials, and other stakeholders. Presented the findings at one expert group meeting at IPU in Geneva.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

As an accredited journalist in the United Nations, I covered high-level UN meetings. I wrote journalistic content for ‘Panorama Diplomático’, the only platform in Geneva that provides specialized information about the latest UN international debates concerning human rights in Latin American countries. I elaborated detailed reports about Honduras and Panama’s human rights situation, met with UN officials and other stakeholders, and assisted local NGO representatives during the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Reviews (UPR). I developed and managed the organization’s social media profile and presence, and helped to promote its app ('Geneva Human Rights Agenda') through different platforms.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Managed administrative and legal tasks at the Vital Records, Citizenship and Social Affairs Department of the Consulate.• Elaborated internal reports for the Spanish Chamber of Commerce. • Wrote and dispatched diplomatic communication.

Barcelona Area, Spain

• Covered legislative activity of the Catalan Parliament and wrote institutional press releases. • Mediated relations and assisted different media and press offices of political parties and institutions.• Managed the official social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Youtube) and helped to enhance the social media strategy of one of the most advanced Parliament 2.0 of the European Union.

Barcelona Area, Spain

• Covered press conferences and the presidential elections of Catalonia. • Wrote and produced complete media contents for broadcast on a daily basis. • Assisted the Spanish leading TV news team in the elaboration of the daily TV-news broadcast ‘L’Informatiu’.

Spain

Master’S Degree, International Affairs, 5.32/6

Dissertation: "The Wall After the Fence: Unaccompanied Minors from Central America Seeking Asylum in the United States", June 2016..

Education Abroad Program, Political Science, 3.67/4.0

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Public Administration, Honors, Class Rank: 2/ 52

Minor: International Relations. Education Abroad Program: one academic year at UCLA. Concentration on International Relations and Global.

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism

Erasmus Program: 1 semester at Università degli Studi di Firenze, focus on European Studies.