curriculum vitae

AVAILABILITY
2025
AVAILABLE FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT
Atlanta, GA or Remote (Open to relocation)

Finding my next move is my number one priority in 2025. I’m available for full-time opportunities in Atlanta or Remote and I’m open to relocation.

Read more about what I’m looking for below under career goals and reach out if you have an open job position you think I might be a good fit for: [email protected]

2025
OPEN TO FREELANCE PROJECTS
Atlanta, GA or Remote (Open to travel)

I’ve been freelancing since 2007 and working remotely since 2016, mostly on 40 hours-per-week contract projects with Fortune 500 agency clients.

I’m open to freelance projects to add to my book of work and expand my skill-set. Email me to discuss your project: [email protected]

WORK EXPERIENCE
FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT
OCT 2022 – SEP 2023
PAID MEDIA MANAGER
Mindsailing

Minneapolis, Minnesota (Remote)
Full Time: 40 hours/week


Provided open source research intelligence to B2B policy stakeholders & politicians affecting Medicare
Performed additional research to clarify and supplement information used in executive presentations
Conducted policy stakeholders with data-based POVs on changing social media policies (i.e Twitter)
Administered research to aid in identifying trends on Twitter/X and LinkedIn and integrated intelligence data with open sources online to generate coherent analysis and provide a final report to stakeholders
Developed digital and traditional paid media plans and restructured campaigns with A/B tests, slashing CPMs in half and improving CTR by 50% across social and search MoM for B2B Medicare campaigns
Launched ads on Google, Meta (Facebook/Instagram), Twitter/X, LinkedIn and YouTube


Clients: United Healthcare (B2B), Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR; B2C)

JUN 2021 – OCT 2022
SENIOR SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST
Butler/Till

New York, New York (Remote)
Full Time: 40 hours/week


Launched 60+ campaigns approved by legal for 3 highly regulated pharmaceutical brands ($2-25mm)
Reviewed intelligence information and data to contribute to 8+ emerging social media POV documents
Utilized compliance software like Sprinklr and Workfront to properly launch approved legal assets
Provided reports and assistance to managers to identify behavior of interest and market industry trends
Top 10% in first performance review per Manager and Director; mentored junior team members
Managed 8+ vendor relationships with 1st/3p partners like Meta, Snap and Swoop and provided pacing


Clients: Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb (B2C)

JAN 2015 – JAN 2017
SENIOR SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
Marketing Nutz

St. Cloud, Florida
Full Time: 40 hours/week

Develop and publish strategic social media campaigns for Fortune 100 enterprise clients
Monitor and QA B2B/B2C social media accounts hourly and follow Social Media Response Plan/Policy
Lead weekly Twitter chat #GetRealChat, increasing overall engagement and followers
Route key marketing communications with internal/external teams for customer support


Clients: Adobe, Aruba Networks, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, HostGator, Pinot’s Palette

JAN 2014 – JAN 2016
COMMUNITY MANAGER
Kore AI

Orlando, Florida
Full Time: 40 hours/week

Created/managed social media policy and community strategy for enterprise platforms and employees Identified influential communities and users in enterprise messaging via social media listening platforms (BrandWatch, Hootsuite, TweetDeck, Google Alerts, etc) Monitored keywords, trends and data in Hootsuite and Google Alerts for competitive intelligence Built Pardot Google Data and email campaigns for customer feedback and user acquisition

MAR 2014 – DEC 2014
DIGITAL PROJECT MANAGER
Purple Moon Media

Orlando, Florida
Full Time: 40 hours/week

Started and completed digital marketing projects for clients in restaurant and hospitality Managed client communications (project schedules, meetings, timelines, deadlines, etc) Led editorial campaign and team of 4 interns generating 500k online views per month

JAN 2014 – MAR 2014
DIGITAL MARKETING INTERN
.Com Marketing (acquired by Edgecore)

Orlando, Florida
Full Time: 40 hours/week

Managed pay-per-click (PPC) budgets in Google AdWords, created content marketing campaigns, and optimized keyword research for 10+ local clients in Central Florida


Clients: Orlando Science Center, Tijuana Flats, Courtyard Marriott, Tony Roma’s (B2C)

2012-2013
SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIST
Smith Publicity

– Managed digital strategy and 5+ social media networks daily for authors in traditional book publishing
– Drove web traffic and sparked online engagement by promoting clients digitally on social media
– Published How To Publicize Yourself On Social Media in April 2013 edition of monthly newsletter

2012-2013
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
YouDoPR

– Implemented initial social media content calendar and built media lists in Vocus for DIY marketing
– Helped develop new press release writing service resulting in ongoing 3 month publisher renewal
– Exhibited PR services at regional book festivals with return on investment from new sign­ups

FREELANCE PROJECTS
CONTRACTS
2007-PRESENT
MARKETING CONSULTANT
Trestini Marketing

-2016-Present: Marketing consultant strategizing and executing paid media advertising and organic social media projects for marketing agencies, small businesses and Fortune 500 companies
* Supervised contractors’ campaign work (content/copy, design, publishing, WordPress, etc)
* Utilized technology and media software programs like Keynote, Buffer, and Canva


* 2007-2016: Offered content management services to entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses such as blogs, editing, writing, photography, tutoring, and website management
* Commercial and Fine Art Photography: Headshots, Portraits, Photo-series, Storytelling
* Blogger, Editor and Writer: Articles, Journalism, Publications, Online Research
* Recent Industries: Home Improvement, Healthcare, Government, CPG (Food/Bev), Non-profit

2024-PRESENT
CONTENT WRITER
Inbound Back Office

Content Writing and SEO Optimization for Legal and Auto clients.

2021-PRESENT
SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST
Inbound Back Office

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2023-2024
PAID MEDIA MANAGER
Vaughn Harlow

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2023-2024
ASSOCIATE MEDIA STRATEGY DIRECTOR
The Richards Group

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2023-2024
PAID SOCIAL SPECIALIST
The Richards Group

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2018-2021
PAID MEDIA PLANNER AND BUYER
We Are Rosie

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2021
PAID MEDIA MANAGER
Publicis/Spark Foundry/Campbell’s

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2018-2021
PAID MEDIA BUYER
Hill Holiday/Trilia/Dunkin’

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2018-2021
SENIOR SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
Flapjack Agency

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EDUCATION
2011
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
BA, Comparative Literature

May 2011 Convocation Speaker, Undergrad Class ‘11 Remarks, Comparative Literature

Sep 2010 – May 2011 Independent Study in French New Wave Film, Dr. Flitterman-Lewis

Sep 2007 – May 2008 Hunger & Homelessness Internship, NJPIRG Student Chapters

Sep 2007 – May 2011 Dean’s List and Honors Selections; Academic Excellence Grant

https://complit.rutgers.edu/images/stories/Files/Newsletter/comp%20lit%20newsletter.pdf

2011
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
BA, Visual Art

Sep 2010 – May 2011 Senior Thesis Exhibition: InnerSpace, Mason Gross School of Arts

Mar 2008 – Jul 2010 Visual Art Coordinator and Photography Manager, ArtHouse

Sep 2007 – May 2010 President, Rutgers University Photography Club

Sep 2007 – May 2011 Dean’s List and Honors Selections; Academic Excellence Grant

CERTIFICATIONS
JAN 2025 – JAN 2026
WALMART CONNECT
Walmart Connect Retail Media Certification

MAY 2023 – JUN 2025
HUBSPOT
Hubspot Social Media Certified

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FEB 2023 – FEB 2024
LINKEDIN
LinkedIn Marketing Strategy

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SEP 2023 – OCT 2024
STACKADAPT
Stackadapt Certified

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SEP 2022 – OCT 2024
HUBSPOT
Hubspot Inbound Certified

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JUN 2022 – PRESENT
SPRINKLR
Sprinklr Brand Manager Pro

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JUN 2022 – PRESENT
REDDIT
Reddit Fundamentals Certified

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JAN 2022 – JAN 2024
SNAPCHAT
Snap Ads Manager Campaign Activation

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JAN 2015 – JAN 2017
GOOGLE
Google Analytics

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NOV 2015 – PRESENT
HOOTSUITE
Hootsuite Social Media Marketing Certification

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HONORS AND AWARDS
2021
GOLDFISH
Contributor: Go for the Handful Campaign (Multiple Awards)

2018: Neon Swan Awards, Orlando, FL
https://www.neonswanawards.com/neon-swans-l-z.html

https://nonahoodnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/OrlandoNeonSwanAwards_2.28.pdf

2018
NEON SWAN AWARDS
Orlando Social Media Awards

2016-2018
AD 2 ORLANDO (AAF)
Director: Awarded #1 in Communications & #2 in Diversity in National Ad 2 Competition (2 years in a row)

My role: Directed and oversaw Communications and Diversity

Result: Awarded #1 in Communications & #2 in Diversity in National Ad 2 Competition (2 years)

PRESS AND SPEAKING
FEB 2023
WE ARE ROSIE
Interview Article: Where are they now? Meet the very first Rosies.

“We decided to go way back to the beginning and check in with a few Rosies who worked on our very first project with Founder Stephanie Nadi Olson. Here’s what they had to say about joining We Are Rosie, working together on a major agency account, and where their careers have taken them in the last five years.”

Interview Article: https://wearerosie.com/the-write-up/rosies-are-rad/where-are-they-now-meet-the-very-first-rosies/

DEC 2020
MUSE BY CLIOS
Press Mention: What ‘Bouncing Back’ Looks Like for Ad Talent in a Pandemic

“With full support from BBDO leadership, where I (Matt Low) am currently an associate creative director, ​Bouncing Back​ was born​.”

Press Mention: https://musebyclios.com/talent/what-bouncing-back-looks-ad-talent-pandemic/

NOV 2020
THE AVAIL LIST
Press Mention: November Talent

“Alert your eyes to our monthly featured Avail-Listers. No matter what you’re looking for—from account to producers—we’ve got it.”

Press Mention: https://www.theavaillist.com/november-talent

MAR 2020
ZIGHT
Press Mention: 15 Remote Work Tips & Tricks from The CloudApp Community

“We reached out to our friends on LinkedIn and asked them to share their best remote work tips so we can help you hit the ground running when you can’t work in the office! From tools to tactics, below are our 15 best remote work tips and tricks.”

Press Mention: https://zight.com/blog/remote-work-tips-tricks/

APR 2018
SD VOYAGER
Conversations with the Inspiring Catherine Trestini

San Diego’s most inspiring stories.

Press Interview: https://sdvoyager.com/interview/conversations-inspiring-catherine-trestini/

FEB 2017
AD 2 ORLANDO (AAF)
Public Speaker/Moderator/Host: Creativity in Advertising: Women in Creative (Panel Event) on Facebook Live

Creativity in Advertising: Women in Creative Panel Event on Facebook Live

Public Speaker/Moderator: https://www.facebook.com/Ad2Orlando/videos/women-in-advertising/10154072112887132

JUN 2017
ORLANDO SENTINEL
Press Interview: Social Media Day in Orlando means group selfie, of course

Orlando’s social media community appears ready for its close-up, so to speak.

A group of professionals and enthusiasts will gather at 6:30 p.m. on June 30 at the Balcony, 189 S. Orange Ave., 11th floor, to take a selfie in honor of Social Media Day.

Press Quote: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2017/06/13/social-media-day-in-orlando-means-group-selfie-of-course/

MAY 2017
ORLANDO SENTINEL
Press Quote: Orlando Police Department cuts through social media chatter during standoff

“As more emergency agencies join social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, it has given them a direct link to the community and to people who might need the information most, said Catherine Trestini, a social-media consultant in Orlando.

“People are getting their news from social media, period,” she said. “They are getting it from their friends and family. This is how we communicate and learn what’s going on.”

Press Quote: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2017/05/31/orlando-police-department-cuts-through-social-media-chatter-during-standoff/

SEP 2017
WHY I SOCIAL
Press Interview: Why I Social Podcast Episode

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Press Interview: https://whyisocial.libsyn.com/podcast/page/3/size/25

MUSIC
2023
DAN EX MACHINA
All is Ours, Nothing is Theirs (Record Album, Explicit)

About:
I sang on a few songs on Dan’s record (and played a few live events in the Philly area back in the day with artists like Tim Fite and Low Cut Connie) to support Dan’s band with some female vocals.

My friend Rylan (formerly Liz) also played trumpet on a track or two. It was a fun thing to do at the time, post-college (recorded in 2012 but produced in 2022), and I can’t believe Dan finally let this album see the light of day… 10 years later.

I’ve always been a shy singer but being able to do this behind the scenes was fun.

The Album:
I’m on a few songs:

– “Staring Problem”
Pete Gotta: drums with extra pong
Ryan Maffei: keyboards, synths
Cat Trestini: vocals (and some harmonies)
Dan Weiss: vocals, guitars, bass

– “Drinking and Driving (Separately)”
John Burlage: mandolin missing a string
Doug Gallo: vocals
Pete Gotta: drums
Hillary Johnson: drum samples
Greg Kinloch: bass
Mike Parrone: vocals
Cat Trestini: vocals
Dan Weiss: vocals, acoustic guitar, searching “crowd noise” in Soulseek and sampling the first couple results

– “Jonah” (Lisa Walker; Wussy cover)
Cat Trestini: vocals
Dan Weiss: vocals, acoustic guitar, tambourine



This album has some explicit material, so you’ve been warned. You can listen to it on Bandcamp or Spotify:

Bandcamp: https://danexmachina.bandcamp.com/album/all-is-ours-nothing-is-theirs

Spotify:

Press:
Robert Christgau, Dean’s List: 2022 https://robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/deans22.php

Robert Christgau, Consumer Guide: 2022
https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=18056
https://robertchristgau.substack.com/p/consumer-guide-august-2022
“This is hardly the first album from Dan Weiss’s outer-Philly band. But few if any of their previous songs promised anything approaching the female-male opener’s indelible sendoff–“We’re gonna die in this house/Baby I know that you always said it/We’re gonna die in this house/Baby I know that it’s so pathetic”–or essay adulthood’s varying alt-rock narratives, sonics, and points of view they nail again and again on an album that maintains for 19 tracks. Sample pickup fantasy: “Please send a gorgeous woman to knife me in the throat/It’s better than feigning interest in architecture.” Sample sex fantasy: “I want you to plunder my insides/I want you to put me at risk/I want to cave in where I’ve never been bitten/I want you balled up in my fist.” Solid tunes impart cred to unlikely stories in which the singer runs disconsolately for prom king or a couple cheat on each other with each other via accidentally matched Ashley Madison accounts. “The kids love torture porn and candy corn you’ve been warned” I’ll take under advisement. A-“

Tom Hull, 2022
https://tomhull.com/ocston/blog/archives/3050-Music-Week.html
“Dan Ex Machina: All Is Ours, Nothing Is Theirs (2022, self-released): New Jersey band and/or singer-songwriter Dan Weiss — not the drummer, nor the other drummer, but known to me mostly as a rock critic. Several albums and EPs on Bandcamp, little noted elsewhere. This batch was written 2003-11, played live and eventually recorded over the last decade, with shifting lineups, but they get better as the record goes on (and as you play it more). One called “Drinking and Driving (Separately)” finally delivers everything that the pre-rock-and-roll scolds feared. [was: B+(***)]] A- [cd]”

Anthony Is Writing, 2022
https://anthony-is-writing.ghost.io/my-favorite-albums-of-2022/
An aging young man refuses to give up either the dream of the ‘90s or sex apps. A woman is nice enough to harmonize. (“Leave A Mark,” “Drinking And Driving (Separately)”)

Semipop Life by Brad Luen, 2022
https://bradluen.substack.com/p/odds-and-ends-123
Excellent critic illustrates tales of functioning with dysfunction and vice versa with a history of alt-rock guitar, a pretty solid rhythm section, better singers than himself, and much better singers than himself (“Drinking and Driving (Separately)”, “Staring Problem”, “At Least I’m in Love”)


The Punk Site, 2022
https://www.thepunksite.com/interviews/dan-weiss-dan-ex-machina/
“Staring Problem is a good example of how this record was an evolution for me. I loved the chorus and melody I had, but I knew the song needed more. It would be nothing without Ryan Maffei’s visionary keyboard and synth ideas, especially, after the bridge, all of which he brought in himself and I don’t believe I asked for a single change. Same with Cat Trestini’s gorgeous harmonies, which she wrote. Bringing in outside collaborators to add layers and dynamics beyond my ken [understanding] was what elevated this album and my song-writing. That said, my bass playing on the bridge is one of my favorite things I’ve ever written. I don’t see myself writing this straight-forwardly about romantic relationships ever again because “it’s easier to make her come when she is off her meds” was ripped from the headlines and the person I was dating at the time hated it. It was too great a line, though; that song has lasted a lot longer than the relationship did. These days, it’s probably my favorite thing on the record.“

“I have a Wussy tattoo on my left arm. They’re one of my favorite bands and “Jonah” is my favorite Wussy song. I wish they played it more live. Cat [Trestini] sounds lovely on it.“


2003-2007
SOUTH JERSEY
MSHS Chorus and Chamber Choir; MS Community Choir

I was a part of various choruses and choirs when I was younger in and outside of school in Southern New Jersey

ART EXHIBITIONS
2011
INNER SPACE (THESIS SHOW)
Art Exhibition
Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ

PHOTOGRAPHY


2010
EXPOSURE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW
Art Curator
New Brunswick, NJ

2010
ART HOUSE
Art Curator
New Brunswick, NJ

2009
SPACE
Art Curator
Colab Arts Center, New Brunswick, NJ

PHOTOGRAPHY
2015
WEDDING FOR LINDSEY
Lake Eola, Orlando
Digital Photographer

PHOTOGRAPHY


2013
EUROPE BACKPACKING TRIP
Digital Photographer, Flickr and Tumblr

2013
VILLAGE VOICE, CONOR OBERST
Photographer, Digital and Film

2011
ALL POINTS WEST FESTIVAL
Press Photographer, Digital

2011
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY DIVERSITY EVENTS
Digital Photographer

2011
COLAB ARTS AND ARTHOUSE
Digital and Film Photographer

Sister organizations, did photography and art curation

2011
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY CAREER SERVICES
Freelane Photographer, Digital

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2011
RUTGERS PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB
Photographer, President

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2011
NEW JERSEY FOLK FESTIVAL
Press Photographer, Digital

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2011
WEDDING FOR LIBERTY SUMNER
Film Photographer