I am an innovative business student ma joring in Business Management with
a concentration in International Business from the University of Derby at CONTACT the EU Business Barcelona campus. I have been recognized by my co- workers for quickly understanding a brand’s vision, developing creative (704)-301-2634 content, and producing top tier work. These traits are demonstrated through my passion for video editing. I am also strong in forecasting, lena.luciani1@gmail.com analyzing, and benchmarking data within multiple media platforms. linkedin.com/in/lenaluciani/ lenaluciani.weebly.com
EXPERIENCE
Marketing Intern Charlotte Center City Partners
May 2018 - August 2018 EDUCATION • Helped plan the Carolina Cookie Crumble event by organizing contestants, judges, and designed marketing content Bachelor of Arts (Hons) • Created social media for Center City events such as the Star Spangled in Business Management (International Business) Spectacular, Uptown Crawl, Firefighters Breakfast, Summer Pops, Make University of Derby - Barcelona Music Day, and the Carolina Cookie Crumble 2016-2019 • Helped launch Charlotte’s Music Everywhere initiative by creating the GPA: 3.2 social media voice and brand
CEO & Founder Lucci Macarons
November 2015 - Present
• Founded and personally financed a $500+ Lucci Macarons pastry
business specializing in baking, pricing, and shipping home-made SKILLS macarons to local customers • Digitally promoted the company via multimedia platforms including Creative Problem Solving Instagram, Facebook and Direct messaging Business Innovation • Created a detailed pricing sheet in excel outlining cost of goods, Budgeting & Forecasting business expenses, shipping & handling, and the $0.50+ break-even Branding & Identity price per macaron Marketing Analytics • Planned and forecasted for future growth given the company’s rapid Multimedia Platforms scalability, and positive client feedback and responses Multilingual Piktochart Microsoft Office Applications Greeter Bricktop’s Adobe Suite August 2014 - August 2017 iMovie • Responsible for an array of duties at a $7.2 million in sales restaurant chain: greeted and seated guests, cleaned tables, ran food and drinks, and took phone calls for reservations and customer requests • Gained experience and insight on collaborating with co-workers and managers, and working in a team-built setting • Learned the importance of high quality customer service and how that can increase a brand’s image INVOLVEMENT • Selected to be lead greeter directing and supervising greeter staff • Recognized as a high performing employee and selected to train new Dancer at the Charlotte School greeters of Ballet: August 2007 - October 2015 Marketing Intern FatCat Strategies Volunteer at the Ronald July 2015 McDonald House: August 2015 - May 2016 • Developed a fundamental understanding of the day-to-day operations of the $550 thousand marketing firm, Fat Cat Strategies • Generated client website content by assisting the Partner and Manager of Operations to collect and organize relevant photos and text • Gained exposure to the daily tasks of graphic designers, including the complex thought process behind creating a visual representation of a client’s vision