Maya P. Email & Phone Number

• Create SEO-driven content for websites, blogs, social media profiles and podcasts; yielding optimal results for clients • Improved Google keyword ranking for clients’ original posts by optimizing posts with keywords in the food blogging niche• Grew a Pinterest business account from 26 followers to 1.6K within 3 months with a current rate of 447.5k monthly views• Maintain weekly newsletters for clients’ websites; increased subscribers by 400% in a 1.5-year span •Edit essays, research papers, and blog posts

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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Combining my passions for food, creative writing and exploring my adopted city of Los Angeles, I started a food blog on Instagram in the Spring of 2019 known as @MayaEatsLA. Since I launched this brand I have:• Sucuessly completed paid promotions with with well-known brands including DoorDash, Doritos, and Black Restaurant Week, as well as Southern California-based restaurants including Urban Plates and PokeCeviche• Selected to participate in the launch of the Influencer Program at Markk, a mobile app that promotes live ratings of Los Angeles restaurants, shops, and events• Achieved a social engagement rate of 9.67% (nearly 6% more than the average influencer rate)

As Head of the Department, I maintained the editorial quality of Checkers' outgoing reports. I also established editorial standards, advise on applicable guidelines, and worked closely with other members of the Checkers team as well as professionals across the entertainment industry. My responsibilities included:• Training new employees on Media Research protocol• Creating a streamlined process for conducting Social Media based background reports on candidates • Delegating assignments and tasks to the Media team• Reviewing, fact-checking and editing each report before it goes out to our clients• Acting as Project Manager for television programming that requires investigative work with a focus on Social MediaI successfully trained an entire staff for a new division of the company, structured a lesson plan for new hires, and implemented monthly team meetings.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Fairfield, Ct

• Conducted background research for prospective television projects produced by major media corporations• Verified education, employment and professional license statuses• Executed sexual offender checks using state and federal databases• Administered primary and secondary reference interviews• Created comprehensive social media based reports on candidates

Remote

• Wrote copy for international wedding and honeymoon destinations• Managed social media posts on Twitter, Facebook & Pinterest

Ridgefield, Ct

Researched and compiled data for special events (concerts, plays, musicals, sports, benefits, etc.) in designated U.S. markets including Detroit, Cleveland & Philadelphia

Trumbull, Ct

Prepared and served quality beverages while providing excellent customer service

New York, Ny

• Presented a compilation of top new stories to Editorial department in a daily team email• Researched trending topics and information about potential celebrity features• Logged information about upcoming book releases into the editorial database• Contacted book publishers• Transcribed interviews

Westport, Ct

• Created copy for improved user-friendly FAQ page of company's website• Researched trends in stationery and fashion for creative inspiration for design team• Brainstormed original sayings and slogans for stationery designs• Presented marketing strategies to reach the millennial demographic• Organized and maintained contact list of business vendors and customers

Greater New York City Area

• Selected to participate in the NBCUniversal Pilot Program from a network of NBCUniversal interns• Created a concept and proposed a marketing strategy for a scripted television series• Pitched show to NBCUniversal executives

Stamford, Ct (The Maury Show)

• Answered incoming calls and recorded stories of potential guests• Ran errands for the production team including shopping for guests' wardrobe and picking up office supplies• Assisted in the audience department

• Greeted students, faculty and guests who visited The Center• Assisted the director of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies by filing documents, making copies, and creating fliers for campus events sponsored by the WGSS program and affiliated clubs

Stamford, Ct

• Gave incoming freshman tours of the Stamford campus• Facilitated team-building exercises• Assisted in class enrollment for students' first semester of college

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba)

Education record