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MARIA FERNANDA HERRERA ARELLANO

Dublin

Summary

I am a 27-year-old Mexican woman studying a master's program in Digital Marketing at Dublin City University (DCU) and working as a part-time Chef in Dublin for two years.

From my three years of experience in the PR & Digital Marketing agency industry as a community manager content planning, copywriting, blog SEO, and Social Media are my core skills and passions.

My goal is to work in areas such as web development, UX, SEO, SEM, business strategy, and data analysis.

I consider myself a passionate, tenacious, analytical, good team player, creative, diverse, disciplined, and proactive leader with humanitarian sense.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Owner

OCTAL
01.2020 - 01.2022

In seeking professional growth, I created OCTAL, one of my biggest personal achievements. Octal was a small digital marketing and design collective that offered small businesses a more accessible chance of succeeding in the digital market. Services: Commercial photography, Graphic design, Digital marketing and social media, and Marketing consultancy

  • Skills: Pitching, administration, brief creation, customer service, team and project management.
  • Developed and implemented strategies to measure customer satisfaction.
  • Reviewed legal documents related to business operations.
  • Oversaw budgeting and financial management.
  • Led startup and creation of workflow planning.
  • Managed sales presentations to promote services benefits.
  • Oversaw project execution, phase progress, and team performance to drive on-time completion of deliverables.
  • Set pricing structures according to emerging trends and demand.
  • Formed and sustained strategic relationships with clients.
  • Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
  • Used excellent verbal skills to engage customers in conversation and effectively determine needs and requirements.
  • Used strong issue resolution and communication skills to cultivate and strengthen lasting client relationships.

Data Analyst Assistant

Eureka&Co.
01.2021 - 01.2021
  • Influencer Marketing.
  • Content listening with the Sprout Social software.
  • Collected, tracked, and evaluated current business and market trend data.
  • Maintained templates or other reusable knowledge assets.
  • Synthesized current trend data to support recommendations for action.
  • Maintained or updated dashboards.
  • Assisted in the preparation of reports and presentation.

Community Manager

Eureka&Co.
01.2021 - 01.2021
  • Influencer Marketing.
  • Customer service.
  • In-house Marketing.
  • Event planning.
  • Created content for social media platforms to engage the community.
  • Developed and implemented strategies to increase community engagement.
  • Managed multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are met.
  • Engaged with customers via chatbots and WhatssApp.
  • Responded to customer inquiries in a timely manner.
  • Performed regular maintenance of all social media accounts.
  • Provided monthly reports on community metrics and progress towards goals.
  • Utilized SEO practices to increase visibility of community content.
  • Created engaging content for social media posts.
  • Educated community members on services, and initiatives.
  • Answered calls and responded to inquiries from customers using strong active listening and open-ended questioning skills to resolve problems.

Community Manager & Marketing Assistant

<span style="border-bottom: 2px dashed #cf4343; padding-bottom: 1.2px;">Grupo</span> SOHIN
01.2019 - 08.2020

SOHIN is a Mexican healthcare company founded by Juana Ramirez, listed in the Forbes Business Promises 2016 edition, focused on patients with chronic degenerative diseases.

  • Skills: Social Media management, email marketing, event management, content strategy, web development.
  • Created digital communities on Facebook.
  • In-house Marketing.
  • Customer service.
  • Email Marketing campaigns with Mailchimp.
  • Built WordPress landing pages.
  • Researched new trends in the digital space and adapted accordingly.
  • Assisted with developing marketing plans for campaigns and promotions.
  • Developed and implemented social media campaigns to increase brand awareness and engagement.
  • Responded to customer inquiries in a timely manner.
  • Engaged with customers via forums, chatbots, emails.
  • Managed multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are met.
  • Performed regular maintenance of all social media accounts.
  • Created content for social media platforms to engage the community.
  • Developed and implemented strategies to increase community engagement.
  • Developed comprehensive documentation for internal use.
  • Educated community members on products, services, and initiatives.
  • Created engaging content for social media posts.
  • Negotiated with vendors and service providers for community events.
  • Utilized SEO practices to increase visibility of community content.
  • Developed and enforced community guidelines to maintain a positive environment.
  • Monitored community conversations and provided timely responses to inquiries.
  • Analyzed community engagement data to inform future strategies.
  • Provided monthly reports on community metrics and progress towards goals.

Community Manager

Syrup Collective
01.2020 - 01.2020
  • Skills: Photoshop (Basic), storyboarding, video production, storytelling, and graphic design.
  • Created content for social media platforms to engage the community.
  • Developed and implemented strategies to increase community engagement.
  • Managed multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are met.
  • Compiled reports on website traffic, conversions, and other metrics.
  • Monitored online conversations and provided constructive feedback.
  • Involved in social media campaigns to increase brand awareness and engagement.
  • Performed regular maintenance of all social media accounts.
  • Researched new trends in the digital space and adapted accordingly.

Digital Marketing Intern

<span style="border-bottom: 2px dashed #cf4343; padding-bottom: 1.2px;">Grupo</span> <span style="border-bottom: 2px dashed #cf4343; padding-bottom: 1.2px;">Imagen</span> Multimedia
01.2018 - 01.2018
  • Skills: Storytelling, copywriting, blog SEO.
  • Created notes and articles focused on beauty, entertainment, glamour, and trends.
  • Optimized website content using best practices for SEO.
  • Conducted keyword research and analysis to optimize search engine optimization efforts.

Education

M.D. - Digital Marketing

Dublin City University (DCU)
Dublin
10-2024

Diploma - Political Digital Marketing And Communications

Valle De Mexico University (UVM)
Mexico
01-2022

J.D. - Marketing And Communications

Monterrey Institute of Technology And Higher Education (ITESM)
Mexico
12-2018

Skills

  • Copywriting
  • Web content writing
  • Event management
  • Project management
  • Team management
  • Critical thinking
  • Teamwork
  • Storyboard
  • Storytelling
  • Customer service
  • Reporting
  • Analysis
  • Influencer marketing
  • Video production
  • Photography
  • Strategic communications
  • Design
  • Illustrato}r and Photoshop
  • Canva
  • Web Development
  • Wix
  • WordPress
  • Woocommerce
  • Microsoft Office
  • SEM
  • Google Ads
  • Facebook and Instagram Ads
  • Google Analytics
  • Sprout Social
  • Moz Pro
  • SemRush
  • Email Marketing
  • Mailchimp
  • Coding HTML5 & CSS
  • SEO
  • Blog SEO
  • On-Page and off-pageSEO
  • Languages: English (professional) and Spanish (native)

Hobbies

  • Reading
  • Gym
  • Photography
  • Cycling

Awards

  • Winning participation in the competition for the design of a new Colgate's product in Mexico City, Based on small market research, the team designed different packaging options for 'each type of smile'.
  • Winning participation in the 'Sportium Brainstorm 2018', Designed a campaign to address the decrease in subscriptions for the national Sportium sports complexes chain.

Projects

  • STUDIO CCDC - RADIO SCHOOL: Learned modulation and control of voice, tone, and respiration. Gained experience as a radio announcer.
  • MARKETEANDO: Created and executed the first radio station on campus, discussing various marketing topics.
  • IAB Inter-university contest for BBVA: Participation in an inter-university contest created by the IAB company in association with BBVA, the worldwide banking company.
  • National Institute of Cancerology Assessment: The assessment consisted of the creation of an internal communication campaign to promote hand-washing habits amongst patients and staff.

Languages

Spanish
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1

Certification

  • Skillshop: Google Ads Display Certification, Fundamentals of Digital Marketing, Google Ads Measurement Certification, Google Ads Search Certification.
  • Photoshop Certificate.
  • Digital Marketing Certificate issued by IAB Mexico.
  • LinkedIn Learning: CSS Fundamentals, Digital Marketing Foundations, Generative AI for Digital Marketers, and Goal setting.
  • Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner by IMB on September 2023.

Accomplishments

  • Volunteering at One In Four Ireland: Creation of search Google Ads campaigns for the charity One In Four focused on offering advocacy, therapy, and court counseling to sexual abuse survivors and their families.
  • Creation of a website for a real client focused on IT and digital marketing freelance services.

Timeline

Data Analyst Assistant

Eureka&Co.
01.2021 - 01.2021

Community Manager

Eureka&Co.
01.2021 - 01.2021

Owner

OCTAL
01.2020 - 01.2022

Community Manager

Syrup Collective
01.2020 - 01.2020

Community Manager & Marketing Assistant

<span style="border-bottom: 2px dashed #cf4343; padding-bottom: 1.2px;">Grupo</span> SOHIN
01.2019 - 08.2020

Digital Marketing Intern

<span style="border-bottom: 2px dashed #cf4343; padding-bottom: 1.2px;">Grupo</span> <span style="border-bottom: 2px dashed #cf4343; padding-bottom: 1.2px;">Imagen</span> Multimedia
01.2018 - 01.2018

M.D. - Digital Marketing

Dublin City University (DCU)

Diploma - Political Digital Marketing And Communications

Valle De Mexico University (UVM)

J.D. - Marketing And Communications

Monterrey Institute of Technology And Higher Education (ITESM)
MARIA FERNANDA HERRERA ARELLANO