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Shanita Dognia

Brandon,FL

Summary

Client-focused Employment Specialist with 3 years of experience working with clients from diverse career backgrounds to support comprehensive career and job searches. Tenacious advocate, supporting job seekers through rigorous job search processes. Detailed resume and job application specialist, helping clients generate targeted documents with strategic composition. Dedicated professional eager to create and implement successful strategies to improve organizational efficiency. Adept at utilizing data analysis to provide insights into HR initiatives. Strong communication and interpersonal skills and committed to pursuing best practices related to employee development and retention.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Communications Coordinator

Li's Logistics
11.2021 - Current
  • Manage website content creation and updates, ensuring that the organization's online presence remains current and informative.
  • Developed new channels to keep internal teams updates, as well as communicate effectively with vendors, customers and members of media organizations.
  • Built communications toolkits for use by offices to effectively leverage outside partnerships and available resources.
  • Produce and edit short videos for the Li's digital and social media channels, resulting in increased engagement and awareness.
  • Draft and manage quarterly external newsletters to keep stakeholders informed about the Alliance's activities and accomplishments.


Media Specialist

Census Bureau
05.2017 - 11.2020


  • Who delegates task to staff within the budget of the organization while providing a supportive environment
  • Develop strategies and strategic direction while mobilized and implemented media campaigns
  • Conducted interviews with media networks to help foster the brand, while concurrently engaging with media planning
  • Engage media inquiries and developing near-final materials for media
  • Followed active news cycles of current events communicating the complex topics to leadership
  • A tenacity for maintaining and establishing and acquiring new reporters to get press releases on the news cycle
  • Planned and implemented media campaigns to promote information as the point of contact for information and interviews
  • Monitored live events to promote the Census with its partners and institutes throughout the country
  • While also working with internal and external stakeholders to develop and pitch key messaging
  • Visited assigned neighborhoods and knocked on doors to encourage participation in Census.
  • Trained stakeholders on talking points and interview techniques

Communications Specialist

PUBLIC RELATIONS Halo Media Productions
05.2015 - 10.2018
  • Supervise special projects driving innovative positive content and marketing strategy
  • Analyze and evaluate program development needs to advise director and other management
  • Conducted media interviews, press conferences, and coordinated all external media inquiries and engagement
  • Sought out partnerships with the local newspapers to promote the brand.
  • Facilitated media training for executive staff and spokespeople.
  • Managed internal company correspondence by delivering documents, memos and newsletters to appropriate personnel.
  • Track news relevant to state and federal climate policy and action, summarizing key points into daily clips for the team's reference.

Marketing and Communication Services Coordinator

Pound 4 Pound
01.2011 - 04.2015
  • Outlined and executed comprehensive marketing strategies for ticket sells and event management
  • Grew sales and boosted profits, applying proactive management strategies and enhancing sales training.
  • Drafted news press releases and distributed video and audio news releases show casing exceptional writing and editing skills.
  • Attended industry shows, conventions, and other meetings with primary mission of expanding market opportunities.
  • Monitored budgeting, forecasting, expenditures and performance for accounts.
  • Perform other duties as assigned, demonstrating adaptability and a willingness to contribute to various aspects of the organization's mission.

SOLDIER United States Army
09.2006 - 09.2011
  • A soldier with attention to detail that managed and oversaw 15 soldiers with team building skills
  • Providing guidance and vision to younger soldiers while being the only women in the platoon during deployment
  • To maximize performance of the team, engage, inspire, and work collaboratively in the pursuit of the Army’s mission
  • In collaboration for a unified team by being flexible, decisive and supportive of the junior soldiers
  • Providing key examples of great leadership experience benchmarking as the soldiers gain more responsibilities.

Education

Master of Science - Business/Marketing

Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL
2013

Bachelor of Science - Film & Production Full

Sail University
Winter Park, FL
2012

Bachelor of Science - Political Science Texas

A&M Central Texas
Winter Park, FL
2011

Skills

  • Video Production and Editing
  • Social Media Management
  • Content Development
  • Data Analytics and Tracking
  • Newsletter Creation
  • Website Content Management
  • Writing and Editing
  • Database Management
  • Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, Photoshop)
  • Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Content Management Systems (eg, WordPress)
  • Social Media Management Tools

Languages

Spanish
Limited Working

Timeline

Communications Coordinator

Li's Logistics
11.2021 - Current

Media Specialist

Census Bureau
05.2017 - 11.2020

Communications Specialist

PUBLIC RELATIONS Halo Media Productions
05.2015 - 10.2018

Marketing and Communication Services Coordinator

Pound 4 Pound
01.2011 - 04.2015

SOLDIER United States Army
09.2006 - 09.2011

Master of Science - Business/Marketing

Full Sail University

Bachelor of Science - Film & Production Full

Sail University

Bachelor of Science - Political Science Texas

A&M Central Texas
Shanita Dognia