Profile
I am an accomplished Creative with a passion for innovation and a strong aptitude for effective project management. From concept to execution, I excel at thinking outside the box and managing teams to effectively bring marketing campaigns to life.
Experience
Creative Director | Advenir Living
Miami, FL | 2017-Present
Miami, FL | 2017-Present
As the Head of Design, it is my job to develop and uphold the organization’s brand image and the image of all properties we manage. Along with a talented pool of in-house and freelance talent that I have selected and coached, I manage the conceptualization and execution of innovative marketing campaigns.
Key Accomplishments:
1. Impact Leadership Conference | My team spearheads and executes our annual company conference and all ancillary events. The conference lasts a total of 4 days, involves night events, and hosts up to 150 people.
Key skills: creative direction, team leadership, strategic event planning and logistics, project management.
2. Annual “Maintenance Rocks” Recognition Event | I am in charge of leading the theme conceptualization and communication of this industry-standard annual event to ensure smooth execution at the property level.
Key skills: creative direction, creative event planning, visual strategy and communications, informational infrastructure.
3. New property acquisitions and development branding | It is my creative responsibility to develop new brands for each new acquisition, and to uphold the integrity of existing brands along with conceptualizing the execution of innovative marketing campaigns.
Key skills: creativity, art direction, brand development, strategic design thinking, strategic team communications, project management.
4. Team leadership and development | As a hands-on leader, I take great pride in coaching and mentoring junior designers to help them succeed in their roles and careers.
Key skills: mentoring, strategic career mapping, leadership, effective team communications.
Brand Strategist & Content Creator | Lucky Media 6
Fort Lauderdale, FL | 2015 - 2017
Fort Lauderdale, FL | 2015 - 2017
As a freelance brand developer and content creator, I took great pride in helping my clients discover their unique voice and grow their visual presence across many channels, from digital platforms to physical spaces like trade shows.
Key Accomplishment:
Dolfab, Inc Presence Campaign | Dolfab was a well-established metalworking and yacht refit company with a strong local presence yet virtually no digital presence. Through a customer-centric approach, I gained a deep understanding of brand messaging needs and, with the help of a high-performance team of freelancers, crafted unique content and innovative marketing plans.
Key skills: brand strategy, client communications, digital and printed marketing strategy and execution, video content, innovative marketing conceptualization, event planning.
Brand Manager | InterMarine
Fort Lauderdale, FL | 2012 - 2015
Fort Lauderdale, FL | 2012 - 2015
It was my sole responsibility to elevate the brand’s image from a small boat dealership to a sophisticated, international yacht broker and dealer.
Key Accomplishments:
Complete brand overhaul | I successfully led the company into developing a new website, rebranded all of their sales spec sheets and other collateral to reflect their new upgraded approach, re-organized and revived their social media accounts, created engaging content for digital spaces, and designed and executed events for prospective yacht clients. I selected a new digital CRM system, developed the training materials and strategy, and led training sessions with the sales team, both as group and individually.
Key skills: brand visualization and strategy, social media strategy and content, event planning, innovative marketing campaign design, effective knowledge transfer.
Education
Keiser University | Fort Lauderdale, FL | A.S. Computer Graphic Design
Skills
Strategic design thinking | Creative problem solving | Brand development and advocacy | Mentoring & leadership | Innovative thinking | Native Proficiency in English and Spanish languages | Campaign management | Project management | Vendor relations | Creative Team development and management
Software & App Proficiency
Adobe Creative Cloud | Microsoft Office | Google Business Suite | Slack | Canva | Hootsuite | Redbooth | Trello | Milanote | markup.io