Resume

Valerie Ann Medina Basse

Public Relations Professional


Summary of Qualificaitons


  • Communications specialist with 8+ years of experience creating newsletters, webpages, and press releases

  • Marketing professional skilled in leading email and social media campaigns, event coordination, and developing brand awareness

  • Experienced web designer in utilizing SEO, content management systems (CMS), Gato, Wix, Squarespace, WordPress, HTML, XHTML, CSS, and a some JavaScript, PHP, and Python

  • Digital content creator with proven abilities in Premiere Pro, InDesign, Illustrator, Express, Photoshop, Lightroom, and Acrobat

Relevant Experience


Videography Business Owner | March 2021 - Present
Basse Studios, New Braunfels, TX

  • Founded a fruitful, high-quality film business producing over 50 promotional and entertainment videos for clients with a business partner

  • Marketed business to the Texas area, increasing clientele by 30% in 2.5 years

  • Launched business nationally 1 year after opening, expanding into Arkansas, Florida, and Virginia markets

  • Manage 4 social media accounts and track analytics to gain insights for implementing growth strategies

  • Design, write, and schedule 8 email marketing campaigns, social media posts, newsletters, and pamphlets

  • Develop and maintain business website utilizing CMS platform and advanced CSS

  • Capture, catalog, and/or create footage, photographs, graphics, mic’d audio, and all other visuals and audio

  • Manage and coordinate film schedules, production equipment, client timelines, company budgets, and 100+ consultations meetings

  • Deliver video files 25% faster on average than scheduled turnaround time


Outreach and Communication Specialist | Sep 2016 - Mar 2020
Watershed Services, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

  • Spearheaded print and digital media, creating, designing and distributed social media, press releases, newsletters, videos, scripts, photography, and flyers while staying on brand and vision

  • Collaborated with administrative team and management to ensure all communication projects met organization mission, management expectations, and 2-4 yearly stakeholder deliverables

  • Designed and managed 5 websites utilizing CMS platforms such as Squarespace and Wordpress, XHTML, and advanced CSS, reaching viewers statewide

  • Planned and/or attended over 20 school and city events to promote water quality stewardship, environmentalism, and Watershed Services programs

  • Led 200+ educational and historical tours of Spring Lake, the aquarium, and the wetlands

  • Supervised, mentored, and trained 12 student workers, 2 interns, and countless volunteers

Skills


Social media: YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Google Business Profile, Slideshare, and Pinterest

Web development and design: SEO, CMS, hosting, HTML, XHTML, CSS, and some JavaScript, PHP, and Python

Softwares: Adobe Creative Suite, Hootsuite, Monday, Slack, Skype, Zoom, MailChimp, Klavio, JotForm, Eventbrite, SurveyMonkey, Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, and Outlook

Bonuses: Intermediate Spanish and Japanese, Managerial and Financial Accounting

Education


Bachelors of Science in Public Relations and Mass Communications
Minor in Japanese
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
May 2016 | Cum Laude, GPA: 3.57

Japanese Language and Culture Certification
Trident College of Language, Nagoya, Japan
June 2014