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BRIANNA WORRELL

New Jersey,USA

Summary

Energetically hardworking strategic and creative sales representative and marketing professional. Over five years of experience in digital and print marketing/ social media managing for companies including Palmbay, Independence Wine & Spirits, Shamrock Marketing, Apex Reality, Yellow Bloom LLC, Leo Weekly, University of Louisville, and 3 years of media managing for non-profits including BAYA (Beautiful As You Are) and Boys and Girls Club of Kentuckiana. Bilingual candidate with a Bachelor's degree (May 2021) in English and Spanish.

Overview

4
4
years of post-secondary education
11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Wine Educatior

Let’s Talk Wine
NEW YORK CITY, NY
03.2024 - Current
  • Educated clients on wine varieties and tasting techniques.
  • Conducted engaging wine tastings and events for diverse audiences.
  • Developed and maintained strong relationships with wine suppliers.
  • Curated wine selection based on customer preferences and trends.
  • Delivered presentations on wine regions and production methods.

Fine Wine & Spirits Consultant

Independence Wine & Spirits
NEW YORK CITY, NY
02.2024 - Current
  • Oversaw national account Eataly, including all events, all tastings, wine dinners, and all ordering for all 6 Eataly accounts in New York and New Jersey.
  • Led tastings for exclusive wine events, including City Wine on Wheels, Colangio events, and James Suckling Great Wine of the World/Italy.
  • Developed client wine dinners to highlight key wines and drive sales growth.
  • Opened over 75 accounts in my 2 years of sales.
  • Expanded and perfected my account run- oversaw events for important clients and family brands.

Marketing Coordinator

Independence Wine & Spirits
NEW YORK CITY, NY
08.2022 - Current
  • Created and updated website with Marketing Materials for brands and producers.
  • Launched new wine portfolios for the distribution side of the company, including designing Advertisements, bottle labels, Tech sheets, Wine Enthusiast ads, and inside materials for sales department.
  • Perfected our Social media profiles, including creating brand content, videos with suppliers, podcast materials and more for better brand awareness
  • Updated the price book and portfolio monthly for both New York and New Jersey.
  • Planned and executed all events and tastings, including our yearly portfolio tasting, and our boutique events for Italian, French and luxury brand events bi-monthly.
  • Presented new wine materials to sales team, including launching new brands on the portfolio.

MARKETING COORDINATOR

METROPOLITAN PAVILION
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
09.2021 - Current
  • Used creative skills in graphic design, web design, film/ photography editing to formulate and coordinate creative marketing content.
  • Coordinated promotional activities and trade shows, working with developers, advertisers, or production managers, to market products or services.
  • Successfully transitioned website platform from Wordpress to Squarespace, solely designed the entire site including implementing Ecommerce for an increase in international sales.
  • Used Proficiency in Salesforce and Mailchimp to design and track email marketing/ managing contact lists, etc.
  • Used sales forecasting and strategic planning to ensure the sale and profitability of products, lines, or services, analyzing business developments and monitoring marketing strategies.

VICE PRESIDENT

SHAMROCK MARKETING, INC.
01.2020 - 09.2021
  • In the role of Vice President, I was the head of all social media accounts, which included creating fliers, videos, and other marketing tools for promotional events.
  • I was in charge of not only handling a budget of over 100K, but also in charge of extending that budget by creatively crafting unique fundraising avenues, and lucrative community collaborations which in total successfully raised over 10k in donations over a period of two semesters.
  • Lead meetings, recorded meeting minutes, held briefings, and even helped select in the new President of the University of Louisville Neeli Bendapudi.

EDITING & PROMOTIONAL INTERN

LEO WEEKLY
01.2020 - 09.2021
  • Worked closely with Aaron Yarmuth and Keith Stone to photograph, edit and craft highlights of local high profile community figures, businesses, and buzzworthy current events.
  • Successfully translated key news stories from English to Spanish to broaden the reach of the news affiliate.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF KENTUCKIANA
12.2017 - 12.2020

MARKETING & PROGRAM COORDINATOR

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
08.2015 - 03.2019
  • Created Parkland Boys and Girls Club Instagram account, achieving initial 100 followers within a short period.
  • Planned, curated, promoted, and fundraised- on a zero dollar budget Parkland's first ever Art Show at the Tim Faulkner Art Gallery which had over 100 attendees, and raised over 500 dollars in donations- including bought art, to the Boys and Girls Club of Kentuckiana.
  • Collaborated with community figures Tim Faulkner and Margaret Archibald to secure free venue use at Tim Faulkner Art Gallery for Parkland's first Art Show.
  • Solicited donations from three local eateries for raffle items and prizes.
  • In order to promote the event to the community at large, I reached out to past connections, including Aaron Yarmuth the editor at the LEO who featured the event on LEO Weekly's print and website as a staff pick- as well as being featured on two segments on WLKY morning and evening news time slots.
  • In my time at Newburg Boys and Girls Club, I extended my marketing role by taking control of their social media accounts, increasing their impressions and post interactions by over 88.6% and their follower account by 48% by creating palpably professional and relatable content including immersive and interactive flyers, promotional videos for events including the Fall Festival, Cafe Newburg, and more.
  • I also created and led the Celebrations Committee, which is a group of Newburg's Staff that meet twice a week to plan, organize and develop fun programs and celebrations for not only the students, but also for the staff- including monthly staff outings filled with team bonding activities to create a more cohesive work environment.
  • My marketing materials have also been used for Boys and Girls Club of Kentuckiana's main website and home Instagram page, including photography used to display and highlight our focus on NTI, and also the video I creatively directed, filmed, and edited for Giving Tuesday this November.

Education

With Distinction - WSET 2

Wine And Spirits Education Trust
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
10.2023 - 01.2024

Bachelor of Arts - English & Spanish

University of Louisville
Louisville , KY
08.2015 - 03.2019

Skills

  • Sommelier
  • Wine Education
  • Sales and marketing
  • Email marketing
  • Event planning and Execution
  • Public Speaking
  • Google Analytics
  • Social Media Managing
  • Salesforce
  • Excel
  • Wordpress
  • SquareSpace
  • Canva
  • Business Writing

Career Background

  • Marketing & PR Coordinator, Metropolitan Pavilion, New York City, NY, 09/21, Present, Created strategic Marketing proposals and plans to increase overall attendance and support of the traveling show state to state., Edited website using Word Press, Elementor, & Table Press to update the site using our set branding archetypes., Updated all Social Media with creative content using Hootsuite., Used Adobe suites to create flyers, invitations, graphics, videos and animations., Established and maintained effective working relationships with clients, government officials, and media representatives and used these relationships to develop new business opportunities., Wrote interesting and effective press releases, prepared information for media kits and developed and maintained company internet web pages., Produced films and other video products, regulated their distribution, and operated film library.
  • Marketing Coordinator, Shamrock Marketing, Inc., 01/20, 09/21, Used creative skills in graphic design, web design, film/photography editing to formulate and coordinate creative marketing content., Coordinated promotional activities and trade shows, working with developers, advertisers, or production managers, to market products or services., Successfully transitioned website platform from Wordpress to Squarespace, solely designed the entire site including implementing Ecommerce for an increase in international sales., Used Proficiency in Salesforce and Mailchimp to design and track email marketing/managing contact lists, etc., Used sales forecasting and strategic planning to ensure the sale and profitability of products, lines, or services, analyzing business developments and monitoring marketing strategies.
  • Vice President, University of Louisville, 08/15, 03/19, Head of all social media accounts, creating fliers, videos, and other marketing tools for promotional events., Handled a budget of over 100K and extended that budget by creatively crafting unique fundraising avenues and lucrative community collaborations which raised over 10k in donations., Led meetings, recorded meeting minutes, held briefings, and helped select the new President of the University of Louisville.
  • Marketing & Program Coordinator, Boys & Girls Club of Kentuckiana, 12/17, 12/20, Created the Parkland Boys and Girls Club Instagram account and successfully garnered its first 100 followers., Planned, curated, promoted, and fundraised Parkland's first ever Art Show at the Tim Faulkner Art Gallery., Collaborated with high profile community figures and solicited donations for the event., Increased social media impressions and post interactions significantly., Created and led the Celebrations Committee for staff and student events.
  • Editing & Promotional Intern, Leo Weekly, 01/20, 09/21, Worked closely with community figures to photograph, edit and craft highlights of local events., Translated key news stories from English to Spanish.

Timeline

Wine Educatior

Let’s Talk Wine
03.2024 - Current

Fine Wine & Spirits Consultant

Independence Wine & Spirits
02.2024 - Current

With Distinction - WSET 2

Wine And Spirits Education Trust
10.2023 - 01.2024

Marketing Coordinator

Independence Wine & Spirits
08.2022 - Current

MARKETING COORDINATOR

METROPOLITAN PAVILION
09.2021 - Current

VICE PRESIDENT

SHAMROCK MARKETING, INC.
01.2020 - 09.2021

EDITING & PROMOTIONAL INTERN

LEO WEEKLY
01.2020 - 09.2021

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF KENTUCKIANA
12.2017 - 12.2020

Bachelor of Arts - English & Spanish

University of Louisville
08.2015 - 03.2019

MARKETING & PROGRAM COORDINATOR

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
08.2015 - 03.2019
BRIANNA WORRELL