Experience

Flipside Circus

• Australia
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Producer and Regional and Remote program manager

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  Manage the creative development, budgets and production of artistic performances, in coordinationwith creative teams, stakeholders, partners, and venues such as Queensland Performance Arts Centreand Brisbane Festival.Grow Flipside's network of local schools, clubs, councils, and community leaders in regional/ remote Queensland and work with partner communities to better support touring.Expand reach by engaging with more young people from diverse backgrounds and locations.

• Marketing Manager

  • Mar 2015 - Present

  This is Queensland’s largest youth circus company with national reputation for excellence in training and performance.Tasks description:• Create and implement marketing strategies to promote products and services to reach sales targets• Manage a consistent website and social media content that reflect the company’s values and actively engages with the circus’ community• Create all press, promotional advertising and communication material for distribution• Act as a key liaison between potential clients, internal and external stakeholders to develop and maintain a strong market presence for Flipside Circus



Yaku Latin Goods

• Brisbane, Australia

• Co-Founder

  • Nov 2015 - Present

  Yaku Latin Goods is a Brisbane-based social enterprise that supports social projects from a global community perspective, through trading ethical goods from Latin America. Since 2016, we have been importing and trading, Pacari products- organic dark chocolate from Ecuador- and a percentage of the profits goes to supporting two social projects: one in Peru which assists children with chronics malnutrition, an one in Myanmar that provides shelter and education to young orphan girls. As we expand our business, we'll maximise our support to foster healthier communities in Australia and overseas.



II International Festival of Poetry of Lima

• Lima-Peru

• Marketing Coordinator

  • May 2013 - Jul 2013

  FIPLIMA is the second largest poetry festival in Latin America, featuring 100 poets from around the world. Tasks description: • Implement the communication campaign for the festival, and it’s promotion through digital, printed material, branding and social media, in partnership with Lima City Council • Recruit and coordinate a dynamic, multidisciplinary team including professionals from marketing, graphic design, press, social media, website, video, photography and volunteers • Contribute to development of social media campaign that generated 15,000 followers in Facebook in 5 weeks



Comunidad Andina CAN

• Peru
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• International Marketing Consultant

  • Dec 2012 - Mar 2013

  This is the intergovernmental authority responsible for the commercial, political and cultural interests and policies of the country members: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Tasks description: • Develop the guidelines for the Andean Cultural Certificate. This is an initiative to promote the Andean Region’s Cultural Industries by recognizing small and medium-size enterprises acting as driving forces for development • Research and systematize background information about success studies where cultural activities have had a positive economic impact in any of the member countries • Identify relevant cultural institutions, organizations, public and private stakeholders with a potential interest in adopting the Andean Cultural Certificate • Elaborate a final report of the guidelines, conceptual framework, timeframe and budget, to present it to the Executive Committee of the Cultural Department



Comunidad Andina CAN

• Peru
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• International Marketing Consultant

  • Jan 2012 - Jun 2012

  Tasks description: • Create and implement tools to improve CULTURANDE, a web page for the cultural framework for the Andean Community • Update the most crucial information about cultural activities in the four member countries to translate it into a dynamic and interactive web interface • Design an advertising campaign to promote and share this web portal with stakeholders within the cultural sector from the four country members • Create and coordinate the first two video productions as samples to be displayed on CULTURANDE web page.



Embassy of Ecuador in Lima, Peru

• Commercial Office Assistant

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

  Tasks description: • Assist in organising the Ecuadorian representation in main trade and commercial fairs in Peru to promote its products and tourism services • Inform businesses interested in importing or exporting goods between Ecuador and Peru Gabriela Gallardo Page 3 • Manage and optimize database for the Commercial Office at the Embassy Tasks description: • Assist in organising the Ecuadorian representation in main trade and commercial fairs in Peru to promote its products and tourism services • Inform businesses interested in importing or exporting goods between Ecuador and Peru Gabriela Gallardo Page 3 • Manage and optimize database for the Commercial Office at the Embassy



FINE WORLD

• Colombia
• Travel Arrangements

• Marketing Manager

  • Sep 2007 - May 2010

  Fine World is a tour operator that offers services worldwide through its carefully-selected network of travel agencies. Its head-quarters are based in Colombia and its experience spans over 11 years. Tasks description: • Initiate a marketing strategy to penetrate the Peruvian market, according to local consumer trends • Create, develop and implement a new portfolio of tour packages in Peru to support the company’s growth and market positioning • Design and lead marketing campaigns to promote Fine World’s tour packages and services through travel agencies and tourism fairs • Create the company’s branding including logo and graphic guidelines • Communicate and advertise Fine World’s products and services in tradeshows.



Belén Mena

• Quito, Ecuador

• Accounts and Operations Coordinator

  • 2006 - 2007

  Graphic design studio owned and managed by Belen Mena, a recognized graphic designer in Latin America, nominated for Best Recording Package at the Latin Grammys in 2013. Tasks description: • Communicate with corporate clients to discuss and identify their graphic design requirements • Create advertising campaigns to meet the client's brief and budget • Manage and monitoring ongoing projects from different clients with competing deadlines, in coordination with a multidisciplinary teamwork • Reporting work progress to clients • Manage and supervision of printed material and final works



GoGalapagos - KleinTours

• Ecuador
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Coordinator

  • 2003 - 2005

  Kleintours is a leading tour operator in Ecuador offering deluxe services in the mainland and the Galapagos Islands. It is based in Quito and its experience spans over 32 years. Tasks description: • Supervise promotional design resources, content and merchandising for local and international markets • Coordinate the company’s participation in the major tourism fairs at a national and international levels Kleintours is a leading tour operator in Ecuador offering deluxe services in the mainland and the Galapagos Islands. It is based in Quito and its experience spans over 32 years. Tasks description: • Supervise promotional design resources, content and merchandising for local and international markets • Coordinate the company’s participation in the major tourism fairs at a national and international levels