Reliable employee seeking work in an exceptional environment. Offering excellent communication and good judgment. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills. Ready to help the team achieve company goals. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Hi, I’m
Rita Batiste
Fredericksburg,TX
Summary
Overview
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Decadent Saint Winery
Social Media Manager, Content Creator & Sales
10.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Visited trade shows and Farmers Markets to demonstrate products or services and answer questions from potential customers.
- Ran Farmer's Market Booths in and around Austin. Doing up to five a week.
- Utilized social media, email and web to engage target audience and to promote Decadent Saint.
- Posted three static and one video a week for social media content.
- Contacted businesses and civic establishments to arrange to exhibit and sell merchandise.
- Provided product samples, coupons and informational brochures to persuade people to buy products.
- Booked music for the DS Tasting Room.
- Worked bottling line and labeling line. Making sure we hit our goal for the day.
- Cleaned and organized offices and work areas for maximum efficiency.
- Developed marketing content such as blogs, promotional materials and advertisements for social media.
- Analyzed and reported social media and online marketing campaign results.
- Curated and segmented editorial content to increase engagement and channel growth.
- Engaged relevant influencers to build brand awareness.
- Managed team to generate original content and moderate online community members.
- Communicated with followers to promptly respond to queries and monitor reviews.
- Identified target market and key segments through in-depth analysis of markets and related trends.
- Created actionable plans to grow and maintain followers through Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
- Worked with department personnel to deliver brand consistency in social media messages.
- Designed and implemented social media strategies to align with business goals.
- Suggested and implemented new features to develop brand awareness.
- Set clearly defined goals to drive customer retention, brand awareness and website or social media traffic.
- Improved page content, keyword relevancy and branding to achieve search engine optimization goals.
- Conducted research to determine current benchmark trends and audience preferences.
- Analyzed marketing plan and social media strategies to identify strategic weaknesses and make recommendations for improvements.
- Increased customer engagement through social media.
- Monitored online presence of company's brand to engage with users and strengthen customer relationships.
- Drove cross-functional collaboration with focus on quality service delivery.
- Developed marketing content such as blogs, promotional materials, and advertisements for social media.
- Developed and managed content calendars for each platform to establish timely and relevant posts.
- Collaborated with team members to develop creative campaigns for social media platforms.
- Created and implemented impactful strategies to increase company brand awareness and engagement.
Withconfetti.com
Virtual Vegan Cooking Teacher
04.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Rita is an online remote vegan teacher for Confetti.
- She presents all of her original recipes and cooks with the clients.
- She teaches them about Veganism and the carbon footprint that it leaves on the earth when you eat meat.
- Collaborated and implemented best practices to enhance student learning.
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
Groovy Mushroom
Owner and Creator
05.2020 - Current
Job overview
- Of a vegan website and blog.
- Rita is an avid vegan and creates and teaches online classes to people around the world.
- She also designs and sells vegan merchandise.
- Conducted extensive research to provide factual statistics for articles, blogs and landing pages.
- Rewrote and reorganized site content to better position products and services.
- Generated multiple daily new blog posts by monitoring industry news and cultivating sources.
- Prioritized tasks and carefully managed time to consistently meet delivery dates.
- Used professional design tools to create characters, levels, vehicles, layouts and unique elements.
- Managed project requirements and accomplished objectives by self-monitoring progress and promptly solving issues.
Air Bnb
Vitrual Vegan Cooking Teacher
09.2020 - Current
Job overview
- Rita is an online remote vegan teacher for Airbnb.
- She teaches the Vegan Basics 101 and Nutmilk Making Class remotely.
- She brings innovation to her recipes and share her originality with her clients while teaching them about what it means to be Vegan.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
Strawberry Farm
Director and Owner
06.2009 - 06.2021
Job overview
- Of an experiential learning school.
- Love & Logic based with emphasis on accountability and manners.
- Applied performance data to evaluate and improve operations, target current business conditions and forecast needs.
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels.
- Generated revenues yearly and effectively capitalized on industry growth.
- Established departmental performance goals and provided feedback for underperforming areas.
- Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
- Created and monitored promotional approaches to increase sales and profit levels.
- Used knowledge of market trends to create value-added solutions resulting in significant increase in revenues.
- Reconciled daily sales, returns and financial reports in QuickBooks.
- Discovered areas of improvement by generating quarterly operational and sales reports.
- Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to demands.
- Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.
- Recruited, hired and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
- Maintained up-to-date administrative records to monitor operational conditions.
- Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Maximized efficiency by coaching and mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, company procedures and technology systems.
- Optimized team hiring, training and performance.
- Cultivated forward-thinking, inclusive and performance-oriented business culture to lead industry in innovation and push progress.
- Monitored market conditions to set accurate product pricing and take advantage of emerging trends.
- Established and administered annual budget with controls to prevent overages, minimize burn rate and support sustainability objectives.
- Reduced personnel turnover and promoted employee development by recruiting team-oriented candidates and implementing new training practices.
- Established, optimized and enforced business policies to maintain consistency and high-quality standards across industry operations.
- Assessed supplier quality to maintain tight cost controls and maximize business operational performance.
- Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts and costs.
- Remained up-to-date on current trends and attended industry trade shows and markets to view and order inventory.
Education
University of North TexasDenton, TX
Master of Arts from Music
University Overview
GPA: 3.8
- Completed 2 yrs of basic course studies
University of North TexasDenton, TX
Bachelor of Arts from Radio, Television And Film, Minor French
05.1992
University Overview
GPA: 3.5
- Member of UNT Chess Club
- Member of Student Council
- Continuing Education in Music
Skills
- Coordinating schedules
- Supervising
- Management
- Coordinating
- Collaboration
- Good listening skills
- Responsible
- Conflict resolution
- Leadership
- Customer Service
- Microsoft Office
Timeline
Social Media Manager, Content Creator & Sales
Decadent Saint Winery
10.2021 - Current
Virtual Vegan Cooking Teacher
Withconfetti.com
04.2021 - Current
Vitrual Vegan Cooking Teacher
Air Bnb
09.2020 - Current
Owner and Creator
Groovy Mushroom
05.2020 - Current
Director and Owner
Strawberry Farm
06.2009 - 06.2021
University of North Texas
Master of Arts from Music
University of North Texas
Bachelor of Arts from Radio, Television And Film, Minor French
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