María Alejandra Fernández Gerdel, B. A
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312 (Cell) 940 - 595-6681 acry59@r.postjobfree.com
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/maria-alejandra-fernandez-gerdel/64/6aa/1b
Mass Media Communications
Accomplished professional with a strong academic foundation and experience on media production, as well as social media development and management.
KEY COMPETENCIES
Planning & Implementation Goal Oriented
Resourceful Proactive
Team Player Self Starter
BENCHMARKS / MILESTONES
How to use Social Network in company. Like Twitter, Facebook, Lind ink, and Instagram (Sept 2015)
Pre- Converged Broadcast Media Certificate. Department of Radio, TV, Film, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas (May, 2014)
Marketing Certificate. Leadership and Honors – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR (Jan – May 2008)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERINCE
Dallas Standard, Dallas, Texas (May 2014 - Aug. 2014)
Sale Representative
Implemented all marketing strategies learned at the training program - Face to Face Sale.
Exceeded monthly sales goals by 110%
Managed product promotions, trade shows organization and kept inventory of all marketing collateral.
GEEKS Magazine, Caracas, Venezuela (Sept. 2008 – Dec. 2013)
Graphic Producer
Managed photographic designing.
Organized casting events for new talents.
Planed all logistics for the photographic events.
TELESUR International Channel Caracas, Venezuela (Feb 2010- Sept 2010)
Distribution Specialist
Researched international networks and cable companies’ business activities.
Coordinated Telesur International logistics for all media events done in different countries.
Managed all the marketing monitoring of social networks and broadcasting marketing news.
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LA TELE- TV CHANNEL Caracas, Venezuela (Feb. 2009- Oct. 2009)
TV Production Assistant
Conducted the creative scripts for the magazine program.
Managed on live information, using APP news application.
Directed the process of editing micros.
EL NACIONAL (Newspaper) - Eme (Magazine) Caracas, Venezuela (Abril. 2007- Nov. 2008)
Assistant Graphic Producer, Internship
Hiring casting personal from model agencies.
Coordinated public activities permeation request process, and main petition to different shops to borrow apparel.
Chaired creative ideas with other departments to help the magazine weekly publisher.
Helped identification and select the best photographer for the magazine publisher project
RADIO GALAXIA (Web Radio) Caracas, Venezuela (Jan. 2004 - Oct. 2005)
Radio Web Production
In charged of the calendar planning of programs activities.
Monitored online audience's comments (200 users approximately) on program.
Supervised other programs producers.
EARLIER CAREER
Student Marketing Assistant (Feb 2011- Nov 2011)
Conducted online research to identify potential future foreign students on IELI Institute, resulting in 33% ingress student enrollment.
Drafted all calendar activities for a social network publication.
Maintained the social network active by answering e-mails from people requesting information about the program.
Created and maintained the database researching gathered information.
Monitored traffic in the Social Network and reported the activities in the calendar.
LANGUAGES
Fluent Spanish
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Arts (B.A.), Mass Media Communications and Minor in Production. Santa Maria University, Caracas, Venezuela. December 2008.