Lester Canave's Portfolio Site
Social Media Marketing Experience
02/2025 - Current
Freelancing
05/2024 - 11/2024
DateNight Digital - Social Media Coordinator
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Assist in consistently delivering detailed and timely client communications, showcasing strong project management skills and dedication to exceeding client expectations.
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Wrote weekly blog posts using keywords and a minimum word count of 500, hyperlinking for optimal organic clicks. Updating blog site through Wix
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Successfully coordinated multiple social media accounts and conducted CRM replies within 24 hours through Sprout Social.
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Initiated a social contesting campaign resulting in a 3,000 increase in followers in 2 weeks
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Maintained a consistent schedule of posting 4x a day for @datenightyyc
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Facilitate any sponsored posts/giveaways that averaged over 4 partnerships a month, generating over 200 followers a month.
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Designing specialized B2B email marketing campaigns with MailChimp
09/2023 - 05/2024
Samurai Media - Account Manager
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Identified and prospected new products, brands, and companies to explore partnership opportunities, contributing to business growth and expansion
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Utilized Hubspot for relationship-building, market research, and outreach
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Represented and managed @KeithPears, @chefdwightsmith,and @cheerstohappyhour for future brand deals, and content quality
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Oversaw about four brand partnerships monthly
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Generated campaign reports on Google Sheets containing content summaries and post analytics one week after posting.
01/2020 - 01/2023
Gotstyle Clothing - Digital Marketer
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Using Later for content planning on social channels.Utilizing Canva and CapCut for creating and editing creative assets to drive brand engagement.
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Assist in planning in-store events from a private 25-person dinner to a 200-person party.
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Used Klaviyo to manage women's and men's weekly newsletters with 20k subscribers, curating valuable content and driving audience engagement
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Created a social media graphic on IG that resulted in a 50% increase in sales
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Coordinate logistics for photoshoots with models and vendors, managing timelines and expectations to ensure all deliverables met marketing campaign deadlines while enhancing visual brand representation.
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Update the Shopify website with accurate SKU photos and product information for over 200 products.
Education
2017
York University Sheridan College | Bachelor's Degree in Design with Honours
2019
BrainStation | Digital Marketing Certification
Skills & Expertise
- Adobe Suite, Canva, CapCut, Sprout, Slack, Microsoft Office, Google Analytics, Video Editing, Content Strategy, Email Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Community Management, Project Management, Photography, Overall Great Person