GCarrington

Ms. Gulie Carrington (954) 604-8458          Guliecarrington@gmail.com

Objective: A position of employment to gain professional experience in customer service, human resources, social media, public relations, and B2C/B2B marketing and sales using skills that warrant the use of leadership & media related ventures.

• Experienced with 5+ years of training in programs such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher, Hootsuite, Fiverr, ChamberMaster, NetSuite, HubSpot, Canva and WordPress

• Google Analytics/SEO certified with 5+ years of ecommerce, PPC & social media marketing experience

• Well versed in public representation, leadership tactics and facilitation, planning/time management skills

• Core strengths include precision, adaptation to new ideas, and attention to detail

Experience:

Coral Springs Regional Chamber of Commerce Director of Operations                   Coral Springs, FL   November 14th, 2016 -- present

• Conducted sales meetings to recruit members to Chamber through canvassing, social outreach & phone conferences selling over $13,000 in Chamber memberships

• Conducted interviews and hired employees and completed onboarding materials with new hires

• Maintain all social media, manage and edit website & write and update blogs and press releases on Chamber website powered by WordPress as well as manage office operations & oversee events coordinator & salespeople

• Coordinate ribbon cutting ceremonies & city sponsored events with the cities of Coral Springs & Coconut Creek & act as liaison for elected officials including City Commission, State Representatives and Congressional members

• Design all deliverables for marketing and PR use to send to media outlets as well as write detailed sponsorship contracts to secure sponsors such as Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, FPL & Al Hendrickson Toyota

• Participated in taskforce for integrating the City of Coconut Creek with the Coral Springs Chamber to form new partnership, including rebranding and design of new logos and restructuring of all marketing materials  

• Coordinate and oversee events including B2B expo and Food & Wine Seminole Casino event attended by300+

• Produce company profile for trade shows/expos & other off-site events and publish photos & circulate to media

CellAntenna Corp.    Marketing and PR Specialist    Coral Springs, FL     August 10th, 2015 – September 2nd, 2016

• Managed and updated all media and social networking sites, and marketing materials such as brochures

• Served as copywriter for press releases and pitched copy out to various news outlets including Sun Sentinel for company exposure, maintained a list of media/radio contacts and built rapport

• Managed and monitored listings and sales for the corporate eBay and Amazon selling accounts

• Generated contact at technology conferences to showcase products and follow up with prospects

Freelance Social Media Copywriter/Manager               Coral Springs, FL                   January 14th, 2015 – present

• Skills include copywriting/blogging for websites, including managing the Facebook, Twitter, or any website/social networking website, as well as creating, ordering, and modifying marketing materials. Able to produce think pieces, blog posts and social media deliverables.

Projects:

• Created PR & social media content used by Rolling Loud, an annual music festival hosted in Miami that boasts over 60 artists over a 3-day weekend.

• Directed personal and professional social media accounts for the late Skip Campbell’s campaign for Mayor.

• Collaborated with Spotify Inc. as a campus ambassador to identify prospects to subscribe to the site throughout UCF’s campus by means of designing marketing plans, word of mouth advertising and social media stimulation.

• Arranged and exhibited at the ACA Winter Conference and CCA Mobile Carriers tradeshow in Las Vegas, NV

• Managed multiple stages at the 2014 and 2015 Florida Music Festival in downtown Orlando, FL, published photos and writing descriptions for each band, rallied people through marketing & followed up on prospects.

Education:               University of Central Florida (2011-2014)                                                      Orlando, Florida

                                    B.A Interpersonal/Organizational Communication focus on Journalism/PR; Minor: Marketing

Graduated on December 12, 2014                                                   Overall GPA: 3.49