Cell: 646-***-**** Email: ad318x@r.postjobfree.com
Education:
Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
Bachelor’s in Journalism
LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, NY
Associate degree in Journalism
Experience:
Ad Age New York, NY
Senior Reporter March 2021-Present
Report and write breaking news ands features about the advertising business
Cultivate sources with various executives and PR contacts
Write breaking news and meet tight deadlines for articles. Work can range from 3-10 article a week
Write feature stories with over 10 sources involved
Write a weekly round up of agency news that wasn’t covered during the week
Moderate virtual and in person conference panels
Visit other conferences such as the Cannes Festival and Advertising week to cover and moderate panels live
Curate conferences throughout the year and moderate panels on topics like health, finance, advertising and more.
Topics I’ve written about include business, sports, music, gaming, finance, health, politics, and more
Navatar New York, NY
Content Marketing Associate January 2020-March 2021
Create and edit marketing videos as part of email campaigns the sales team used to reach out to over 1,000 potential clients
Use Hubspot to manage company’s Linkedin, Facebook, and Twitter accounts. Scheduled weekly posts and engaged with clients by commenting, liking, and retweeting/sharing content. Grew company’s Linkedin followers by 2.5k followers in a year
Use google analytics to monitor website traffic
Write and edit blog posts for the website’s thought leadership section
PEI Media New York, NY September 2018-January 2020
Reporter
Brainstorm and write articles/cover stories for PEI’s magazine/website titled Private Funds CFO
Create infograms based on statistics
Interview and network with professionals in the private equity industry
Meet daily deadlines while also working on pages and stories for the monthly magazine
Investmentwires.com New York, NY February 2018-August 2018
Reporter
Researched and follow up on leads which includes interviewing CEOs and other relevant sources
Composed multiple stories a day on a deadline
Copyedited other writer’s stories
Prepared and send out four email newsletters a day
Patients & Purpose New York, NY July 2018-August 2018
Copywriting Concept Program
Collaborated with a graphic designer to create weekly pitches for campaign concepts on various health topics
Composed copy for potential print/billboard ads
Created storyboards and scripts for video concepts
SpoiledNYC.com/ Spoiled Media New York, NY September 2017-January 2018
Account Management Intern
Helped manage email marketing campaigns for various clients
Brainstormed and worked on ideas for marketing/advertising campaigns
Helped organize final numbers for marketing campaigns and created presentations to show clients
Composed articles, advertorials, and copy for website and the newsletter
TUN.com New York, NY September-2016-September 2017
Content writer/Marketing assistant
Created and posted original blog posts using WordPress
Used Hootsuite.com to post on Facebook and Twitter
Behind the Book New York, NY September 2016-September 2017
Public Relations Intern
Brainstormed and wrote articles for the company’s blog
Worked on copyediting the company website
Film and edit videos for the company blog using Final Cut Pro/Premiere Pro
Skills:
Experience with Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut, WordPress and Camtasia
Experience using Hubspot Postup, Mailchimp, Keynote, Facebook Ads, Google Analytics, Sailthru, Parse.ly and Infogram
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Power Point, Google Docs, and Google Spreadsheets
Portfolio Link: https://www.clippings.me/brian304
Copywriting link: https://bbonilla304.wixsite.com/mysite/blog-1