Communications Specialist

DUBRASKA VALE

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Seeking a communications related role where I can leverage my 14 years of

experience in journalism and research to advance the organization's goals

and public relations while furthering my professional development.

Specialized post-graduate training in communications, management, business

skills, assertive leadership, and graphic design.

External & Press Op-eds & Public Media relations

Internal Releases & Advocacy Relations & & liaison &

Communicatio Reports Communications Marketing Spokesperson

ns outreach

Institutiona Social Media Speeches for Dossiers & Management &

l campaigns & Internet & internal & Summaries Technical

Intranet external reports

audiences

Lighting and Digital Video Audiovisual Photoshop, Institutional

Photography Operation & production InDesign & newspapers &

Direction Digital (Radio/TV) & Illustrator magazines

Photography Screenplays &

Radio scripts

Protocol & Media Web consultancy & Press Corporate Image

Ceremonial projects Media advising conferences &

design event coverage

Team Detail-and-re Problem-solving & Multicultural & Teaching

coordination sults-oriente "can do" attitude Multiplatform (Spanish

& d & Journalism language)

supervision Multitasking

For samples of my work and credentials: www.linkedin.com/pub/dubraska-vale-

lazardy/72/475/950/

WORK EXPERIENCE

Corporaci n T de FP, LLC

Washington DC, USA July 2014 - Present

Marketing Outreach Consultant

> Create and update Community Events Calendar ("CEC") to provide the

company with opportunities to promote the business at local events.

> Research to target potential customers. Create and update Qualified Leads

List for reaching out.

> Visit and deliver the marketing campaigns to targeted and potential

customers.

> Increase brand awareness the business by attending and/or organizing

networking events, local events, and industry engagements.

> Promote, support social media, specifically Facebook and Twitter.

Upstream Multimedia, LLC

Maryland, USA June 2014 - Present

Freelance Communications Professional

> Monitor local media in Spanish and English and provide links to relevant

news.

> Support social media efforts to spread information to the Latino

community in Montgomery County and beyond, and sharing Council

information.

> Attend meetings/events (English and Spanish speakers) and provide

summaries.

> Help prepare drafts of articles for the Council Blog at MCM and El Tiempo

Latino.

> Support production needs in Spanish for Montgomery County Council (pre-

production, camera reporting, voiceover, and rough draft edit

preparation).

> Prepare summaries and reports and translate information into Spanish and

viceversa.

Latin Opinion Baltimore newspaper, LLC

Maryland, USA May 2014 - July 2014

Freelance Journalist and editor consultant

> Journalistic coverage of events. Draft press releases and articles.

> Oversee and edit contents and design for the bi-weekly editions.

Civil Aeronautics Domestic Institute (INAC)

Caracas, Venezuela July 2009 - Present

Press Chief-Communications Content (March 2012 - Present) -on leave without

pay-

> Manages and coordinates the development and deployment of 10+

institutional image campaigns as well as campaigns on national issues

affecting the use of air space for internal and external audiences.

> Responsible for journalistic coverage of 280+ institutional events in

front and behind the camera, including photography, and coordination of

10+ press conferences.

> Coordinate production and editing of 50+ internal publications and

institution's external quarterly magazine.

> Production of news dossiers and summaries (over 500). Editing of content

for both print and digital media.

> Produces management and technical reports.

> Co-authored and coordinated the article "State Profile: Venezuela", and

authored the article "Venezuela: The reduction of CO2 Civil Aviation

Emissions reflects ethical-moral commitment", both of them published in

the ICAO Journal.

> Co-author of INAC's Twitter account @INAC_Venezuela. Co-shared the

responsibility for its management 24/7.

Aeronautics Professional in Mass Communications, IV (July 2009 - March

2012)

> Produced over 200 news dossiers and summaries for publication in digital

and print media.

> Covered over100 institutional events and conducted 77 interviews behind

the camera.

> Drafted over 130 institutional press releases and reports (digital and

print media).

Municipality of Sucre, Information & Public Relations Division Caracas,

Venezuela Feb. 2005 - Dec. 2008

Journalist (development assignment, in loan from FUNDASERTINA)

> Coordinated the institutional newspaper "Sucre at Day" and produced

technical reports.

> Produced 200+ press releases concerning the municipality's activities and

events.

> Covered over 80 institutional events, including 55+ interviews behind the

camera for news broadcasts.

> Coordinated the work of camera crew and photographers during events

coverage.

> Design of social projects aimed at improving the lives of

children/teenagers within the municipality's jurisdiction.

Foundation for Adult and Pediatric Intensive Care Services and Respiratory

Physiotherapy (FUNDASERTINA)

Perez de Leon Hospital Caracas,

Venezuela Jun. 2003 - Dec. 2008

Communications Coordinator

> Developed the foundation's corporate image: mission, vision, objective,

values.

> Handled the foundation's public relations with donors and the media.

> Served as media advisor to the Foundation's President with regard to

media- and communications-related issues.

Radio Circuit AM-FM Center Caracas, Venezuela

Oct. 2001 - Feb. 2003

> News writer for AM - FM morning radio broadcast news show. Produced over

30 breaking news.

> Coverage of 5+ national interest news in live and recorded broadcasts.

OTHER WORK/FREELANCE EXPERIENCE

Media

> Communication consultancy for "SBA Airlines" website makeover (May 2014).

> Communication consultancy for "Aeropostal, alas de Venezuela" website

makeover (Jan. - Apr. 2013).

> "Tourism without Borders," magazine and TV show production (April 2009).

> "Venezuela Designs" Magazine, 3rd ed. (Nov. 2008). "Agrotrend" Magazine,

3rd ed. (Aug.- Sep. 2007).

> Institutional audiovisual commercial for "Making the Future" Foundation

(Sep. 2008).

> Nationally broadcasted AM radio show, titled "Drawing the Face of the

Future" (Aug. 2008).

> Publicity campaign, media plan and coverage for: Fall/Winter 2007 Fashion

Show at "Gabriela Chacon Investments" (Oct. 2007) and "Fifth Protocol and

Ceremony" course, taught at the Venezuelan Central University (UCV) (July

2007).

Teaching

> Teaches Spanish (writing, spelling, vocabulary, grammar, reading

comprehension) to English native-speakers as well as Basic Computers to

seniors at Montgomery Gilchrist Center.

> Taught pre-college level course in "Verbal Reasoning" at Benjamin

Franklin Institute (2007, 2009, 2010) as well as college-level course in

"Publicity and Marketing" (Nov. 2005 - Feb. 2006).

EDUCATION

Specialization in Business Administration

May 2005 - May 2006

Santa Maria University. Caracas, Venezuela (GPA equivalency: 3.876/4)

Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications. Concentration: Audiovisual Media

Oct. 1997 - Jul. 2002

Andres Bello Catholic University. Caracas, Venezuela (GPA equivalency:

3.446/4)

> Senior Thesis Title: "Pre-production of a Cinematography Project: The

Cornerstone of Cinematographic Production".

OTHER EDUCATION/CERTIFICATES OBTAINED

Personal Excellence, yielding 100% New Models of Business in Society

Transformation Values DV Operator & Lighting and Photography

Direction

Seminar: Public Relations for Public & Photographic Appreciation and Digital

Private Organizations Photography Myths

Achievement Motivation Graphic Design Specialist, Adobe Suite

CS3/CS4

Business intelligence Solutions Mobile Devices, Technologies and

Tendencies

5th Protocol and Ceremonial Integral Assertive and Strategic Communications

Course

LANGUAGES COMPUTER/TECHNICAL SKILLS

Spanish; MS Office 97- 2000-XP-Vista

Publisher 97 - 2000 HTML Language

English Adobe Suite CS3-CS4-CS5

Page Maker 7.0 Adobe Acrobat

File Transference

Protocol (FTP)

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