Marissa Dacosta Email & Phone Number

Woodbridge Township, Nj, Us

Newark, New Jersey, United States

Edison, New Jersey

• Teaching all levels of dance to students ages 2- adults in the styles of acro, ballet, lyrical, jazz, hip-hop, and tap (private and group classes)• Choreography for competitions, recitals, holiday performances, and more• Assisting with the production of the studio’s events• In-class photography and videography for marketing content• Aiding in the development of newer dance instructors• Overseeing curriculum for each level

Woodbridge, New Jersey, United States

• Developed social media strategy and content for Portmeirion US, Spode US, Nambé, and Haustopia brands on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and X• Generated 19 million organic impressions, 520 thousand organic engagements, and a following growth of 15k• Held a 3.9% engagement rate for Spode, 4.7% for Portmeirion, and 2.9% for Nambé• Community Management: Managed engagement on brands’ social media channels, responding to comments, direct messages, and UGC• Influencer marketing:… Show more • Developed social media strategy and content for Portmeirion US, Spode US, Nambé, and Haustopia brands on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and X• Generated 19 million organic impressions, 520 thousand organic engagements, and a following growth of 15k• Held a 3.9% engagement rate for Spode, 4.7% for Portmeirion, and 2.9% for Nambé• Community Management: Managed engagement on brands’ social media channels, responding to comments, direct messages, and UGC• Influencer marketing: Identified opportunities with influencers, managed relationships with influencers and their management teams, and contracted influencers for collection launches and holiday campaigns• Utilized analytics via Sprout Social, Facebook Business Manager, and BazaarVoice’s Social Commerce (formerly Curalate) platform to develop weekly, monthly, and campaign reports and calendars• Contributed to brand campaigns, ensuring campaigns aligned with the North American market and created additional brand hooks and key date copy for North America when necessary. Also contributed to industry washup reports• Copywriting: In addition to writing post captions for social media, assisted with writing social media ad copy, romance/product copy, and review responses when needed. Also edited web and email copy when needed• Creative: Shot and developed reel content, utilized Canva to apply branding elements to photography and post templates when needed, created GIFs to expand video assets, assisted on photoshoots and developed shot lists• Liaised with e-commerce managers and graphic design team to ensure social media calendars aligned with promotional and email marketing calendars and necessary graphic assets were created Show less

Parsippany, New Jersey, United States

• Gen Z Think Tank Project: Curated content crafted by our analysts and competitors which were presented to Rutgers University senior marketing and communications students for evaluation to improve effectiveness of messaging and content with younger audiences• Created and edited content for blogs and social media using organic SEO and SMO strategies• Developed schedules on a quarterly and/or monthly basis for social media postings based on analytics and research to help boost clients’… Show more • Gen Z Think Tank Project: Curated content crafted by our analysts and competitors which were presented to Rutgers University senior marketing and communications students for evaluation to improve effectiveness of messaging and content with younger audiences• Created and edited content for blogs and social media using organic SEO and SMO strategies• Developed schedules on a quarterly and/or monthly basis for social media postings based on analytics and research to help boost clients’ online presence and revenue• Maintained relationships with clients and their management companies to increase business opportunities for the company; led monthly and quarterly conference and performance review calls and expanded business with two property management companies• Protected clients’ online reputation by monitoring and creating personalized responses to reviews and comments on social media and review sites, including Yelp, Google, and Trip Advisor• Assisted with the training of new analysts and overseeing a team of four junior analysts• Supported the web design/PPC team’s advertising and marketing efforts by creating related content for social media, blogs, and quarterly updates to destination driver web pages Show less

Cranford, Nj

• Provided customer service to current and potential studio families, including processing the registration of students, trial fees, performance tickets, and costume fees, etc.• Supported music and dance instructors with print and preparation of other materials for lessons• Opened and closed the studio

Lawrenceville, New Jersey

• 100 Club Award for multiple perfect secret shops• Opened & closed the store• Customer service• Preparing deposits & paperwork• Met & exceeded sales goals• Supervised & trained associates• Merchandising• Tracked top selling items & sales in various departments• Handled payroll• Processed sales, returns, & exchanges on registers• Interviewed potential new employees• During a 2 month absence of both a manager & assistant manager I created work… Show more • 100 Club Award for multiple perfect secret shops• Opened & closed the store• Customer service• Preparing deposits & paperwork• Met & exceeded sales goals• Supervised & trained associates• Merchandising• Tracked top selling items & sales in various departments• Handled payroll• Processed sales, returns, & exchanges on registers• Interviewed potential new employees• During a 2 month absence of both a manager & assistant manager I created work schedules, hired new associates, participated in conference calls, & oversaw the store's target program Show less

Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States

• Ear piercing• Opened & closed the store• Trained & supervised associates• Processed returns, exchanges, & sales using registers• Merchandising• Prepared paperwork & deposits• Met & exceeded sales goals

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism - Public Relations, Event Planning, Dance

Activities and Societies: Backstage Story - Interviewer 2008, Student Entertainment Council - General Board Member 2007 - 2008, Voices.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Colorguard - Dance Captain '06 - '07, Dance Club, Show Choir, International Thespian Society, Senior Mentor.