Dakota Blackstone

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Objective

Experienced social media marketing manager with 4+ years experience growing brand awareness, content creation, and increasing sales for multiple businesses. Increased Instagram reach by 62% with new social media strategy.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY – CORPUS CHRISTI 2019

Bachelors of Business administration, Marketing Major Cumulative GPA: 3.63 (Dean’s List 2016-2019)

National Honor Society of Leadership and Success

Women in Business Organization

Skills & Abilities

Social media management, Canva, WordPress, Hootsuite, Facebook Business Manager, Facebook Ads, web design, Content Creation, Email Marketing, Microsoft Office, Copywriting, Website design, sales

Certifications: HubSpot – Social media and Content Marketing Certified, Google Ad Words Certified, Google Ads Mobile and Video Certified, Google Analytics

Relative Courses: Tai Lopez - Social Media Marketing Agency, Nadine Bruton - Social Media Marketing Business Accelerator

Experience

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING MANAGER SELF EMPLOYED MAY 2020 – MAY 2021

Managed social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pintrest, and TikTok for multiple small businesses

Developed target market research and copywriting to ensure overall growth and engagement

Curated branding strategies for growth in sales, reach, brand awareness, and website traffic

Coordinated content using schedulers such as Planoly, Creator Studio, Tailwind, Later, and Hootsuite

Managed influencer marketing and created sustainable relationships

Curated email marketing campaigns by developing copywriting and sequences

Ran and managed Facebook and Instagram Ads

DIRECT SALES REPRESENTATIVE BLACK LABEL SOLUTIONS NOV 2019 – MAR 2019

Generated leads by direct-to-consumer sales, created customer awareness, and closed sales

Managed leads and follow ups to increase sales, canvased assigned territories for potential customers

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING MANAGER PETERSON DEVELOPMENT COMPANY DEC 2018 – NOV 2019

Managed Facebook and Instagram platforms for over 30 stores

Created Facebook Ads to increase sales and engagement, ran giveaways and campaigns

Curated content for social media platforms weekly and tracked growth monthly