• Résumé

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The Moriah Group & Forward Promise

Senior Manager, Online Content

Remote |  January 2022 - Present

Social Media Manager

Remote |  October 2020 - December 2021

  • Collaborated with the communications team to create new branding, including website and social media revamp

  • Supervised and directed the social media manager on the overarching strategy, vision, goals, and tactics for the work

  • Supervised, trained, and mentored two social media interns to learn and support with social media strategies

  • Partnered with a communications firm to strategize and create a lead generation campaign via Facebook ads 

  • Designed toolkits and emails on Constant Contact for new branding launches and social media campaigns

  • Created an annual social media marketing strategy, including evergreen and new content release

  • Drafted the messaging and designed graphics of diverse commemorations uplifting communities of color

  • Increased followers and engagement on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube

  • Stayed up-to-date on current events to prepare rapid response messages on social justice and racial equity issues

  • Curated platforms with news articles, videos, blogs, and publications about social justice and racial equity topics

  • Supported the marketing launch efforts of Nafasi Fund via social media, including paid advertising on Facebook

  • Managed the content creation process using project management tools including Asana and Google Suite

  • Conceptualized, designed, and created social media content on Canva and Adobe Creative Suite

  • Organized, planned, and scheduled all social media content on Hootsuite with a content/editorial calendar

  • Supported with the promotion and rebranding of Heal, Grow, Thrive: The Podcast via Buzzsprout and Wavve

  • Designed the branding materials to promote The Way Forward webcast via website ads on Vox Media and Blavity

JoshuaIAlvarez.com

Leadership/Entrepreneurship Coach, Brand Designer, & Communications Strategist

Remote | August 2020 - Present

  • Designed the branding and messaging for Community Match, an activist/community organizing newsletter website

  • Designed the branding and website for Marisa Ramírez to launch her own equity coaching and consulting practice

  • Coached five Latino/a/x leaders through LatinoLEAD focusing on professional and personal development

  • Supported Mente Counseling & Consultation to obtain a loan by creating and designing a business and marketing plan

  • Coached an associate professor to conceptualize a business model and marketing strategy for their healing justice practice

  • Currently coaching a social media manager to shift careers and pursue their passion for writing and become published

Shahid Buttar for Congress 2020 Congressional Campaign

Communications Manager

Remote |  July 2020 - August 2020

Communications Coordinator

Remote |  May 2020 - July 2020

  • Facilitated weekly social media team meetings with 20 staff and volunteers to strategize and plan initiatives

  • Organized a streamlined and open-source process for staff and volunteers to contribute content suggestions 

  • Supported the implementation of Buffer to align branding and cross-platform posting in a scheduled manner

  • Collaborated with the digital team and communications team to align weekly messaging for media appearances

  • Scheduled media appearances and created content to promote through social media platforms

  • Managed content process for social media including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube

  • Increased social media presence on platforms with over 400% increase in engagement and followers 

Sunrise Movement | Hub Council Member

Washington, DC | March 2020 - August 2020

  • Established a partnership with LULAC and drafted a Green New Deal resolution approved at the 2019 convention

  • Advised and consulted on movement decisions with strategy, structure, story, culture, operations, and finances

  • Provided organizational decision-making perspectives to ensure leadership accountability to the base

  • Supported justice, equity, and anti-oppression initiatives with a sub-team of intersectional movement leaders

  • Facilitated online training to welcome new people of color into the organization and climate justice movement

  • Sat on panels and community discussions to represent the movement, including online webinars

Frontline Solutions | Advancement Coordinator

Washington, DC | September 2018 - April 2020

  • Managed client projects including timelines, deliverables, presentations, reports, and budgets

  • Served as the primary contact for new clients and organized introductory calls with partners and consultants

  • Managed new business development portfolio on Asana with a monthly average of 20-30 potential clients

  • Developed relationships and partnerships with nonprofit, philanthropic, social justice, and advocacy leaders

  • Coordinated the proposal development processes to present scopes of work to potential clients

  • Prepared the project teams for interviews by facilitating team meetings and preparing the necessary material

  • Developed marketing and communication strategies for projects and events on social media platforms

  • Designed creative content using Canva for social media platforms to promote projects and events

  • Organized a Black community-centered event to celebrate the launch of staff projects

Texas Organizing Project | Canvasser

Dallas, Texas | May 2018 - June 2018

  • Organized in Black and Latinx working class communities to support paid sick time ordinance

  • Collected signatures and provided material to inform registered voters about organizing initiatives and voting

Peace Corps | Community Economic Development Promoter

Matambú, Guanacaste, Costa Rica | February 2016 - May 2018

  • Initiated a community-wide association of Indigenous micro-entrepreneurs to build partnerships

  • Collaborated with associations, cooperatives, nonprofits, universities, and government institutions

  • Coached 11 Indigenous micro-entrepreneurs on social enterprise development through workshops

  • Supported the design of business plans and an online social media marketing presence

  • Facilitated 3-month Junior Achievement programs to 30 Indigenous youth and 24 Indigenous women

  • Managed a $20,000 grant-funded project partnering with non-profit Courts for Kids

  • Supported a youth group of 15 members to create a public art project and develop their leadership skills

  • Served as the Resource Coordinator for Intercultural Competence, Diversity & Inclusion (ICD&I) Committee

  • Collaborated with Country Director and 5 Peace Corps Volunteers to create an annual ICD&I plan

  • Organized resources, tools, and support for ICD&I initiatives, including designing and facilitating trainings

EDUCATION + TRAINING

The University of Texas at Austin | Bachelor of Arts in Sociology | May 2015

  • Texas Business Foundations Certificate: 24 hours of common business topics from the McCombs School of Business, including accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, management, and marketing

  • Organizational Leadership: Mexican American Culture Committee, Senate of College Councils, Social Entrepreneurship Association, Transfer Student Board, Undergraduate Studies Council

  • Leadership Programs: The Texas Leadership Summit, LeaderShape Institute, The CHANGE Institute

The University of Cape Town | Study Abroad | June 2015

  • Recipient of Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for a community and social development program focused on post-apartheid South Africa and social entrepreneurship

New Politics Leadership Academy | Answering the Call / Staffing School | October 2018 / March 2019

  • Participant in two programs designed to prepare servant leaders to run for office and work as campaign staff with the knowledge, skills, and networks required to thrive on the campaign trail

LIFT Economy | The Next Economy MBA | April 2021 - January 2022

  • Completed a nine-month virtual MBA-style certificate program for emerging leaders of an equitable, inclusive, and regenerative economy.

Inner MBA | Sounds True, LinkedIn, & Wisdom 2.0 | September 2023 - June 2024

  • Participating in a nine-month virtual MBA-style certificate program about mindfulness, spirituality, and business practices for conscious leaders and entrepreneurs.

COMMUNITY ORGANIZING + LEADERSHIP

Sunrise Movement | DC Hub Member | February 2019 - August 2020

League of United Latin American Citizens | DC LGBTQ+ Council Secretary | January 2019 - March 2020

League of United Latin American Citizens | DC Deputy Director for Young Adults | April 2019 - March 2020

LANGUAGES: bilingual in English & Spanish (professional working proficiency)

TECHNICAL SKILLS: ActionSprout; Canva; Buffer; Hootsuite; Slack; Mattermost; Google Suite; Asana; Airtable; Slack; MailChimp; Constant Contact; Microsoft Office; Windows; Mac OS; Adobe Creative Suite; Wavve

SPECIAL SKILLS: advising; coaching; consulting; event programming; facilitating; training; marketing; public speaking

INTERESTS: community organizing; cooperatives; intersectionality; policy and politics; solidarity economics; social entrepreneurship