Ducote
Contreras
Marketing &
Operations Director
Ducote Contreras
**** ***** ***. *** *****, CA 92116
**********@*****.***
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Skills
Management, Leadership, Consulting, Project Management, Business Strategy, Creative Problem Solving, Ad Creation, Storytelling, Mentoring, Content Creation, Copy, Branding and Brand Strategy, Communication, Collaboration, Public Speaking, Reporting, Presenting, Relationship Building, Email Marketing, Analytics, Event Planning, Team Building, Team Development, Multi-Tasking, Client Retention
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Experience
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Education
University of San Diego /
Bachelor's Degree -
Communication
September 2009 - January
2013, San Diego
VAVi Inc / Sports Operations and Marketing Senior Manager April 2019 - PRESENT, San Diego
● Oversee strategic business initiatives and streamline all operations and sales for sport league and national events to include hiring and training new team members. Direct impact on productivity to include two straight years of 8% growth following an acquisition.
● Drive the largest sales month in company history of $270K and increase New Year’s Eve event attendance by 28% and revenue by 32% year over year (YOY).
● Manage, mentor, and delegate to five (5) direct reports in Sales, Operations, Marketing, and Sponsorship and simultaneously achieve individual sales goal of $700k annually.
● Present all public relation (PR) communication during COVID19 pandemic.
● Manage budgeting and forecasting for a $2.3M revenue stream and oversee marketing strategy and implementation on a $125K marketing budget. Successfully hold 52% profit margin.
● Drive and direct intern program with up to twelve interns simultaneously.
VAVi Inc / Sports Operations Senior Manager
February 2018 - April 2019, San Diego
VAVi Inc / Marketing Manager
December 2017 - February 2018, San Diego
VAVi Inc / League Communication Manager
August 2014 - December 2017, San Diego