Resume
Professional
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I am a passionate, inspired and driven individual who has experience in strategy, client service, research, and thought leadership. My knowledge spans across CPG, BevAl, Retail, Tobacco, QSR, Fintech, & Outdoor Recreation. I care about developing authentic consumer-brand relationships and campaigns. I bring creativity and genuine collaboration in my approach to internal and client interactions.
Skills
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Exceptional time management, organization and prioritization
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Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
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Detail and “big picture” oriented
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Proficient in Spanish
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Tools: WARC, Mintel, MRI-Simmons, Resonate, Infegy, Kantar
Work
Experience
SENIOR STRATEGIST, ALMA DDB | NOVEMBER 2021 - PRESENT
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Clients: McDonald’s, Sol Beer (US), Coors Light, Tobacco Free Florida
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Editor of Alma Cultural Digest
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Manage and serve as strategy mentor for summer internship program
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Lead day-to-day strategic development across accounts; work along-side and report to Group Strategy Director and SVP
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Craft strategy through relevant data, insights, and cultural/human truths to address business problems and objectives
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Develop creative briefs grounded in storytelling to inspire creative team
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Distill and synthesize research, data, and background materials into actionable insights
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Create thought leadership pieces that dive into a variety of topics and identify ways it connects to the brand, their business, and the category
STRATEGIST, TEN35 | OCTOBER 2020 - OCTOBER 2021
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A few clients: Polaris, Facebook (Elevate, Novi), Abbvie, Mott’s, Molson Coors, Al Fakher, Lowe’s, Fair Bank, Nike, Airbnb
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Led day-to-day strategic development across multiple projects; work along-side and report to the Director and SVP
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Distilled and synthesized primary/secondary research, data, and background materials into actionable insights to bring client objectives to life
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Developed creative briefs grounded in storytelling that built upon relevant data, cultural insights and strategy in order to inspire creative team
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Provided strategic direction in new business pitches to spark creative, digital and/or integrated communications teams
MEDIA STRATEGIST, ES99 | JANUARY 2020 - JUNE 2020
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Defined client objectives and consumer journey in order to determine optimal media strategies, both short-term and long-term plans
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Performed media research to provide insightful and effective B2B and B2C media plans based on marketing strategies developed by internal strategy team
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Conducted competitor social audits in order to better understand the landscape and to provide recommendations as it related to social media strategy
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Assisted Director of Digital Marketing to effectively create Google Custom Audiences and Placements for Google Ads
SENIOR ENGAGEMENT MANAGER | JULY 2016 - DECEMBER 2019
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A few clients: Constellation Brands, Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits, E. & J. Gallo, Molson Coors, P&G, Levi Strauss, Beam Suntory, L’Oreal, Target, Colgate, Revlon
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Strategized with client team(s) to evaluate past promotional strategy in order to influence go-forward strategy (Omni-channel) and provide guidance in how to leverage the Numerator
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Drove relationship between contract holder and other key contacts/teams to continue a healthy, symbiotic partnership between client and account team
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Understood the client’s business initiatives, helped provide insights to answer business questions, and provided thought leadership via post-event analysis
Awards
2024 Effies
2023 Hispanic Marketing Council - Strategic Excellence
Education
Bradley University | 2012-2016
B.A. Psychology & Spanish
Honor Society - Psi Chi National Honor Society
Magna Cum Laude
Center of Modern Languages - University of Granada | 2015
B.A. Spanish