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California, United States

Santa Rosa, California, United States

Manages PR for La Crema, Zena Crown, Penner-Ash, Gran Moraine and WillaKenzie including: Develops and executes annual PR plans that support the long-term business goals of brands. Prepares budgets and cost estimations based on strategic planning and forecasting financial needs. Evaluates and tracks results, comparing them per key performance.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Reported directly to CEO & Founder and managed a dynamic cross-agency team of eight employees. Was responsible for the development of internal communications and training programs to nurture employees' professional and personal growth.Worked closely with company leadership to maximize performance, streamline workflow, increase market share and create.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Led teams of 2-3 people across six accounts. Evaluated performance and assisted with employment decisions.Led startup of new clients including creation of press kits and annual engagement strategies.Developed creative strategies and offered new ways to support clients through knowledge of the industry and industry contacts. Consistently looked for and.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Hosted 11 virtual tastings in a year; connecting client spokespeople with journalists and trade; resulted in 45+ features.Routinely secured features in publications like Forbes, Conde Nast Traveler, Wine Enthusiast, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, San Francisco Chronicle, Robb Report, etc.Planned and hosted winemaker dinners, seminars, press trips and media.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Develop and pitch story ideas to key wine, travel and lifestyle journalists.Organize and plan media tours and press trips for clients as behind-the-scenes support during agency leadership travel. Create social media and PR calendars for clients based upon knowledge of trends in the wine, spirits, travel, luxury and lifestyle industries.Write and copy edit.

El Segundo

Scouted and recruited online influencers with reach ranging from 4,000 to 7.2 million. Used Hypr, SocialRank, and CreatorIQ software to discover influencers.Grew strong network of brand advocates through ongoing outreach.Created post-campaign reports to present to clients and show the metric value the company created for their business.Worked independently.

San Luis Obispo County, California, United States

Wrote both short-form and long-form posts that told stories and connected with my audience of (at the time) 1,000 followers. Pitched post ideas and edited the content of peers.In this role I had a post go viral reaching over 1.9 million users, receiving over 21,000 likes and 607 comments.Attended LinkedIn Accelerate U Conference in Los Angeles where I.

San Luis Obispo, California Area

Edited all articles prior to publication for content and accuracy. 24 articles/week.Worked cohesively with a team of 12 to meet tight deadlines and respond rapidly tobreaking news in high pressure situations.

Palo Alto, California

Came in 3rd place in the Palo Alto Intern Best in Class Competition for my research on Millennial marketing and my creative pitch that explained how HPE could reach this audience. Developed Pitched and deployed early phase plan for short-form mobile video ad campaign geared toward Millennials on Snapchat. Proposed a new creative way to use the brand logo.

Chula Vista, California

Coordinated, organized, and lead an inaugural community Career Night for more than 400 at risk youth. Inspired community and civic leaders to gain sponsorship and participation. Responsible for communicating with event partners, organizing a publicity campaign for the event, assisting in writing press releases, and performing market analysis using surveys.