MARÍA GAMBA

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EDUCATION & TRAINING

The University of Texas at Austin Bachelor of Journalism August 2020 Focus: Social Media Journalism & Human Rights

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Media Assistant–HeartWater; Austin, TX May 2020 – Present

● Responsible for organizing triweekly social media and website posts

● Developed captivating themes and topics to write about relating to Black Lives Matter, Immigration, Art Collaborators, Mental Health Awareness, etc, and identified key figures willing to share their personal experiences

● Planned and interviewed influencers and community members for their stories and then developed strong first-person narratives relating to broad newsworthy themes

● Facilitated interpersonal relationships with the brand and community members and increased traffic to social media pages

● Demonstrated extensive knowledge in interviewing and communication, marketing and media presence Leasing Specialist–The Preiss Company; Austin, TX July 2019 – Present

● Responsible for the organization of community events and fundraisers by preparing memos for office use regarding priorities, objectives, and talking points of events to be attended

● Generated community fundraising emails

● Drafted social media content calendars and maintained all platforms

● In charge of daily community outreach and meeting weekly leasing goals

● Assisted with extensive audits and new employee training

● Demonstrated interpersonal skills on tours and strong sales execution

● Responsible for building and cultivating relationships with vendors, community members, families, property managers and university programs to increase sales effectiveness Marketing Aid–Troyo Construction Group;McAllen, TX August 2016 -December 2017 & Freelance Present-Day

● Assisted real estate office in creating a new, targeted social media approach

● Responsible for building and sustaining relationships with patients from low-income communities

● Responsible for creating staff calendar and marketing calendar once a week

● Generated questions and talking points to be used during weekly staff meetings

● Advised marketing manager on expanding company to social media, bringing in a large new following and traffic to their site

● Pitched new marketing approaches weekly

● Demonstrated ability to think on feet, and ability to apply social media marketing knowledge toward any field

● Cultivated professional relationships in the construction field

● Expanded understanding of Public Information Drafts and further developed understanding of real-life applications of data

● Created extensive data spreadsheets and detailed graphs on excel and Tableau

● Continue to do freelance work for this company until present day Patient Concierge –University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School;Austin, TX May 2018 - August 2018

● Summer part-time position at a high-paced clinic

● Responsible for building and sustaining relationships with patients from low-income communities

● Demonstrated attention to detail in patient files and spreadsheets

● Constructed a patient-care calendar to facilitate an easier flow of patients

● Showed ability to work under pressure and on my feet for hours at a time

● Skills in patient care, de-escalating situations and an ability to still thrive in a chaotic environment ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Computer Skills: Microsoft Excel, Tableau data analysis, Final Cut video editing software, Social-Media awareness and branding Communication skills: Fluent in Spanish and social media communication,, with 8 years of training in public speaking Writing Skills: Fluent in Spanish, ability to write journalistically or creatively & be proficient at conveying powerful thematic messages

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