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Miami, Florida

Bits & Pieces Media is a content strategy and creative services company. Our team has launched and managed print and digital publications for numerous industries, including airlines, hospitality, travel and tourism, weddings, health care, business, and the arts. Based in Miami, Florida, Bits & Pieces Media offers editorial, photography, design, content marketing and project management services. Go to bitsandpiecesmedia.com to learn more and connect with us.

Miami, Florida

Manage the company’s editorial and creative projects, including quality assurance, concept development, ensuring efficient workflow between departments, strategic planning and organization, assigning work and ensuring deadlines were met.

Miami, Fl

Responsible for management and administration of the editorial, graphic design and special publications departments, including overseeing the company’s overall brand, editorial and creative direction and maintaining quality assurance, concept development, RFP responses and new business presentations, content marketing and collateral, managing client expectations, developing budgets and monitoring expenses, ensuring efficient workflow between departments, developing workflow systems and implementing policies, strategic planning and organization, assigning work and ensuring deadlines were met. Managed staff of 18.Our clients included travel and tourism, airlines, hospitality, business, arts, healthcare and other organizations:Baptist Health South Florida: Resource and SaludCaribbean Hotel and Tourism AssociationThe Exile Experience: Journey to Freedom (with Gloria and Emilio Estefan)Bay of Pigs: The Men Behind the Invasion (with The Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald)Mount Sinai Medical Center: 60 Years of Excellence and InnovationMiami Business Profile and Relocation Guide (The Beacon Council)Prologue to Greatness (Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts)The Children’s TrustPenha Building: 300 Years, CuraçaoAmerican Airlines/American EagleTaca AirlinesVolaris AirlinesCayman AirwaysHyatt Hotels and Resorts – North America and CaribbeanMarriott International – Latin America and the CaribbeanLos Cabos Hotel Association and Tourist BoardRiviera Maya Hotel AssociationGreater Miami Convention & Visitors BureauDiscover Charleston and Kiawah Island Resort, South CarolinaU.S. Virgin Islands Hotel & Tourism AssociationBritish Virgin Islands Chamber of Commerce & Hotel AssociationJamaica Hotel and Tourist AssociationSint Maarten Hospitality and Trade AssociationBermuda Hotel AssociationCuraçao Hospitality and Tourism AssociationAruba De Palm ToursColorado Mountain and Resort Express

Miami, Fl

Assigned to the Target Stores account and named regional marketing coordinator for Target’s national Take Charge of Education Program. In 1998, I was recognized for making the South Florida district number one in the nation. My next challenge came as marketing program manager for Travel + Leisure and Food & Wine magazines, where I helped launch two affinity programs for American Express Publishing: Elite Traveler and Connoisseur Club. In the first year, I doubled the membership base for both loyalty programs. I served on the editorial board and was responsible for editorial and photography content, project management and fulfillment services.

Coral Gables, Florida

Supervised creative services and coordinated all aspects of production for direct marketing collateral. Responsible for copy editing, proofreading, communicating with advertisers and collecting ad materials, obtaining approvals and working with printer. Developed new techniques to facilitate production services/traffic and meet deadlines. Evaluated and improved office management procedures and overall organization.

Miami, Florida

In charge of investigating and reporting for the Neighbors section and managing the post-Hurricane Andrew "eyesore" hotline. Researched stories, interviewed subjects and organized photo shoots as part of a news reporting and writing internship.

Homestead, Florida

Covered news reporting and writing assignments for community newspaper. Wrote about major South Florida occurrences, such as the re-opening of Miami Metrozoo (now ZooMiami) after Hurricane Andrew.