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United States

I currently lead a team of strategists, account managers and community managers to develop and execute social campaigns for clients including Amazon Prime Video, BET, VH1, STARZ, MTV Entertainment, Lionsgate and Showtime/Paramount+. Responsibilities include: co-leading strategy with my creative team from ideation to presentation, collaborating with our Head of Content Production to appropriately staff each campaign for optimal performance, guide strategists to delivering quality concepts and overarching strategies for each campaign, develop and operationalize account workflows, draft and finalize SOWs with our legal and finance departments, and actively engage in agency-wide thought leadership and client stewardship to secure new business opportunities.Notable campaigns include: - Joyride Theatrical & Home Campaign (Lionsgate) - MTVE a.s.k. Campaign - A Million Miles Away (Amazon Prime Video) - The Conversations Project (Andscape/ESPN) - 2024 NAACP Image Awards - The Chi Season 6 (Showtime/Paramount+)- STARZ Brand: We're All Adults Here - Sweetpea (STARZ) - Three Women (STARZ) - Fat Joe Talks (STARZ) - She Taught Love (Andscape/ESPN) - Fight Night: A Million Dollar Heist (Peacock) - House of Spoils (Amazon Prime Video)

Oversee a dedicated strategy team for high profile entertainment clients including Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Freevee, Freeform, HBO, Netflix, Warner Bros., Telemundo, ABC and FOX. I work closely with DMM's talent, influencer and creative teams to develop comprehensive social strategies for upcoming shows and films.

As a Senior Digital Strategist, I am responsible for identifying key trends and emerging platform tools to inform creative campaigns and social media strategies for clients such as HBO, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, CBS, Lionsgate, Showtime, Warner Brothers and more. I also work closely with our talent services, creative, influencer, video production and community management teams to help execute and inform digital stunts, social creative content, and provide recommendations for our partners across theatrical, network, studio, and streaming titles.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Overseeing the strategic development, social execution, creative production, and community management for multiple Amazon Originals titles including Upload (S1), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (S1-S3), Jack Ryan (S1-S2), Good Omens(S1), Bosch (S5-S6), Goliath (S3), The Man In The High Castle (S4), Homecoming (S1-S2), Undone(S1), Catastrophe (S3), and the Transparent Musicale Finale.Additionally oversaw the redesign and social strategy for Digital Media Management's Instagram (@wearedmm) to fully showcase the agency's work across multiple entertainment clients.

Communicate with the marketing team to develop new digital and social media campaigns to increase brand awareness, engagement with the beauty/lifestyle community, and elevate the brand aesthetic to strengthen brand, salon, and influencer relationships.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Consulted BOXFOX to create content and copy for their website, social media, and email newsletter from their inception in 2014. I currently also help their fulfillment team with operations.

Marina Del Rey

Help create digital campaigns and social media strategies for products developed under Krispe, an e-commerce startup focusing on creating and branding a variety of fashion and home products.

Providing content by photographing and styling products for various beauty and lifestyle clients that are featured on their respective social media platforms. Clients include Skinfix, Amala Beauty, Sweet Spot Labs, Beezees, Briogeo and more.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Overseeing various social media accounts while focusing on content creation, branding, outreach, community management and online engagement within various social media channels including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest etc. I managed beauty/lifestyle, hospitality, and entertainment brands.

Curated and managed singer/actress Olivia Holt’s growing online platforms including Instagram (4.9 million followers), Facebook (2.4), and Twitter (1.34). Created strategy and produced content with her management, PR, sponsorship, and beauty teams to elevate her channels’ overall look and assist with community management to ensure active engagement with her fans during her #RiseOfAPhoenixTour.

Westwood, Ca

I photograph for special events throughout the Los Angeles area, predominantly for private parties hosted by UCLA, USC, Pepperdine and LMU students.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Responsible for managing all social media accounts for Meg O' Hare Beauty, a company specializing in makeup and hair styling for weddings, professional photoshoots, and other special events.

Culver City, California

-I assess and report any suspicious or unsavory user behavior on the anonymous social media app, Whisper, to ensure the safety of the online community by reviewing hundreds to thousands of user posts each week. - I analyze user behavior to help generate new strategies and safety procedures to more efficiently moderate content and ensure that all users are adhering to the terms of service of the Whisper platform. I also report users that violate these terms of service to the appropriate supervisor and domestic authorities, if necessary. - I work closely with managers and other team members in completing various projects mandated by our headquarters in Venice, CA. - I communicate with teams at Whisper HQ as well as a subsidiary content moderation workforce in the Philippines to streamline user activity and behavior. - I have also received additional training in Whisper's Quality Assurance department to help ensure maximum employee productivity within the company. - I assist in troubleshooting new updates for the app as they develop.

I organize and synthesize research for multiple projects in order to aid the CEO of a business matchmaking firm. I provide SMA Global with concise, accurate, and relevant articles, research, facts and figures pertaining to a client’s competitors, client base, and industry in order to better understand how small businesses can improve their branding, client outreach, and hiring.

Venice, California

-Generated daily content in order to remain competitive with sites like Elite Daily and Buzzfeed. -Pitched, wrote, edited, and collaborated on content-rich articles covering breaking news-Developed opinion pieces, human interest stories, and insightful pop culture critiques aimed to engage college readers and grow traffic-Paired each story with a relevant non-profit organization or cause to encourage readers to donate and enact change, promoting RYOT’s goal of advocacy journalism -One of my stories appeared on Reddit and has since become the second most-read article in RYOT’s history. -Posted articles and content through the site’s social media outlets including Facebook and Twitter

-Generated daily content and supported day-to-day administrative functions of Variety.-Gained invaluable reporting experience through writing features, profiles, breaking news stories and red carpet events-Performed various administrative tasks including organizing event calendars, transcribing, fact checking, receiving and organizing press releases, monitoring social media outlets for relevant entertainment news stories-Researched and synthesized figures for album sales, weekly TV ratings, Broadway earnings, and box office grosses-Wrote pieces highlighting the philanthropic endeavors of various celebrities, which allowed me to develop personal relationships and influential contacts in the entertainment industry

Ucla

- Wrote for the Arts & Entertainment section of the UCLA Daily Bruin publication, the third most circulated newspaper in the Los Angeles area. -Previewed local UCLA events, reviewed albums, concerts, performances, and profiled exhibits in the LA area-Wrote a weekly column assessing topical films, music, and entertainment events and its impact on popular culture

I gained administrative, customer service and sales experience through daily interaction with customers. I was also responsible for the organization and replenishment of the store and offices. Here I honed my interpersonal and customer service skills between my coworker and customers, as well as the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects throughout the store.

I photograph for various venues and special events in the Los Angeles area, specifically UCLA sorority and fraternity events.

Norwalk, Ca

As a judicial extern for the Honorable Judge Margaret Miller Bernal, I gained administrative experience though filing, proofreading memorandums, and other tasks. I was also required to discuss what I observed during many civil, family and criminal proceedings with practicing public defenders, prosecutors and judges. I learned about various facets of law and I was encouraged to weigh in on the various trials I witnessed in order to fully comprehend the judicial process.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: UCLA Daily Bruin, UCLA Unicamp, Delta Sigma Phi, ASUCLA Employee

Education record

Activities and Societies: Key Club, Vice President of CSF, Green Club, ASB, Link Crew, OASIS