Executive Summary
A loyal professional with extensive communication and creative abilities, enhanced by charisma, versatility, fluency in four languages, and a strong passion for qualitative entertainment.
Experience:
2008-2009 Freelance Copywriter Chicago, IL
* Part-time Translator and Copywriter for Lapiz/Leo Burnett, Discovery Channel, Queue Marketing, and The Marketing Store Worldwide.
* Freelance content provider for Mytriptrace.com, Batanga.com and Hungry City Guide.
* Writer of Press kits for Venezuelan musicians: Vinilo Versus, Jesus Hidalgo, Venezuela Electronica Kabbalah.
2004- 2007 Editor and Scriptwriter Miami, FL
* Editor-in-Chief and Head Writer of Distrikt Magazine.
* Scriptwriter for the Live TV broadcast of the Orange Bowl ’07
* Freelance Copywriter for Discovery Networks, GOL TV, and other media.
* Freelance P.R with Latino MLB player Omar Vizquel.
* Copywriter for marketing campaign of MLB player Bob Abreu.
* Photographer and writer of Live music events (Vans Warped Tour, Langerado Fest) interviewing musicians.
* Scriptwriter for a Celia Cruz documentary, which earned a Regional Emmy.
2002- 2004 Office Director and Exec. Assistant- Cisneros Group Miami, FL
* The Cisneros Group is one of the premier media, entertainment and telecommunications organizations in the Americas.
* Reported directly to VP and Senior Advisor to the CEO.
* Provided support in the Strategy and PR departments.
* Effectively coordinated gala and fundraising events with political figures from around the world.
2002 Temporary Tour Coordinator New York, NY
* Scheduler, Publicist and Tour Coordinator for Altamira Artists -manager of Los Amigos Invisibles, King Chango, Caramelos de Cianuro- during a 9-month stay in Manhattan.
* Successfully planned their US and World tours and their opening show for Dave Matthews Band, Merce Cunningham, among others.
2001-2002 On-Air Promotions Writer and Translator Miami, FL
* Proofreader Locomotion Channel, correcting the subtitles in Spanish and English.
* Writer of On-air promos for Evangelion, South Park, Cowboy Bebop, and other animé programs that aired all over Latin America and the USA through Cable Television.
2000-2001 Online Content Producer- Planeta -currently Batanga.com.- Coral Gables, FL
* Interviewed celebrities such as John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis, among others.
* Attended a red carpet event in Miami for the film The Crew, and Press Junket in L.A for Mission Impossible and Dinosaurs.
* Provided daily -on camera- entertainment news on the Internet, wrote articles, and movie reviews.
* Updated the Latin American websites, every hour, through a complete content management system, and usage of html.
1999-2000 Account Manager -South Beach Productions Miami, FL
* Represented Film and Video Directors, some are currently with Cortez Brothers.
* Attended advertising conferences and events, and traveled throughout the USA showing the reels to creative directors.
1998-1999 Exec. Assistant to VP of Universal Studios Coral Gables, FL
1993-1994 Dir. of Public Relations- Hollywood Group Caracas, Venezuela
1992-1993 Production Assistant- La Mega Unión Radio- Caracas, Venezuela
Achievements
- Wrote a documentary on Celia Cruz that won a regional EMMY award in 2007.
- Published in several sources including, LOFT magazine, U.M Foundation Magazine, Distrikt magazine, Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul, Revista Portada, Revista Kena, Television Latin America (Cahners), Promax, Produ.com, Commonties.com, Hungry City Guide Miami and Chicago.
- Featured in the film “Trust 22”, awarded best documentary at the Tenerife Film Festival. Also helped in the PR agenda while shooting interviews in Miami.
- Translated from Spanish to English the script “Secuestro Express” written by Jonathan Jacubowicz, produced by Miramax Films.
Education
* B.A in Communications, Drama Minor- Loyola University New Orleans –
* Copyeditor online course- Mediabistro.com
* Enhancing Your Communication Writing Loyola University Chicago – Continuum
* High School – Henry Clay – Caracas, Venezuela.
Skills
- Spanish (Native Speaker), English (Spoken and Written), French and Portuguese (Spoken).
- Internet savvy, above average research abilities, knowledge of PC and Apple platforms, and their most useful applications.
- Ability to use content management systems and learn technology very quickly.
- Exceptional people skills.
- Active user of social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Linkedin, Plaxo, and Word Press.
- Responsible and able to wear different hats in order to achieve goals successfully.
- Interested in music, film, social causes, animals, and culture.
