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Freelance Writer, Editor, Client Service Manager

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My diverse life experience and education have brought me many interesting and challenging opportunities. I am bilingual, a very fast learner, a thorough researcher, and excellent with people. I have years of experience working in customer service, teaching, writing, social media marketing, management, and the biological sciences. I am passionate about the natural environment and work hard to maintain a small footprint on the earth, as well as educate others about their connections to local and global ecosystems. I am an avid explorer of the outdoors and spend my free time road tripping around Baja California Sur, looking for empty waves, hidden trails, and secluded beaches. 

http://bajaelectricmedia.com/
-Write primarily for local social media campaigns, real estate websites, local magazines, and blog posts using SEO
-Work with Social Media Manager to plan and execute marketing campaigns and analyze engagement and other social media metrics
-Manage client relationships over the phone and via the computer, including calls on Zoom and Google Meet
-Translate professional bios, philanthropic fundraising requests, blog posts, etc from Spanish into English
-Publish work in local publications including Tendencia: El Arte de Viajar, Baja Home magazine, Destino magazine and the Moduvated Fitness blog

*Published Magazine Articles: 
https://issuu.com/tendenciaelartedeviajar/docs/t31/94  
https://issuu.com/bajahomemagazine/docs/bh-fall-2020/s/11025309 
https://issuu.com/bajahomemagazine/docs/bh-fall-2020/s/11025307





-Create and guide outdoor summer camp for local kids with an emphasis on outdoor skills and appreciation of local environment
-Create and teach bilingual curricula to local students aged 13-18, with an emphasis on math and science
-Improve students' English language skills including reading, writing, speaking, and understanding new vocabulary
-Emphasize hands-on science lessons complete with lab exercises, model building, and simple experiments
-Elaborate lessons from the online learning platforms like Time4Learning, Flocabulary, Khan Academy, etc
-Collaborate with parents to create attainable goals for students and to accommodate individual learning needs and interests
-Write detailed evaluations of the student's personal and academic growth for future schools and teachers to use as a reference

 Teacher and Business Owner

-Spearheaded the new organic spa at Flora Farms and successfully brought it from a
$8,000/month deficit into a profiting business in one year
-Managed a group of four full-time employees and twenty freelance wellness service providers
-Designed and wrote spa protocols, standards, and forms
-Created a Google calendar system for booking appointments
-Responded to emails from clients, and performed exceptional customer service both online and in person
-Created & hosted wellness workshops, in conjunction with the Flora Farms restaurant and freelance wellness service providers


Director

-Designed & taught adult nutrition & wellness classes (e.g. Sneaky Sugars, Meal Planning 101, Goal Setting for a New Year)
-Worked with private clients (aged 13-65) on improving their nutrition and working towards a
balanced healthy lifestyle
-Designed & wrote healthy menus for 3 local school cafeterias, which included designing
surveys for parent feedback and networking with school and government officials
-Worked in reception & administration for the Moduvated Fitness Club which included extensive
customer service, design of paperwork & marketing materials in Spanish & English, translating
documents, working with vendors, business analysis, member recruitment, blog posts, and social media posts

Nutrition & Wellness Consultant

-Taught College Prep Biology, Special Education Biology, & Marine Biology to a diverse student population
-Piloted and taught Sustainable Agriculture, a course from Kennebec Valley Community College, at the high school; wrote and received a grant from the state to fund the class field trips
-Designed a new biology curriculum with the Science Department Head to better match the Next Generation Science Standards
-Designed & Co-advised the "Fems in STEM" club, an afterschool club for girls interested in STEM fields, including meetings, guest speakers, career mentoring, and related field trips
-Collaborated with parents, other teachers, and counselors to support students in a holistic manner via meetings, emails, etc
-Coached the JV Girls Soccer team
*Maitland P. Simmons Memorial Award for New Teachers: NSTA, Fall 2013
*Grant recipient: Maine Agriculture in the Classroom (MAITC), 2015 and 2016

Biology Teacher & JV Girls Soccer Coach

-Owned and operated a small organic farm for pasture-raised chickens, eggs, and pigs
-Duties included: accounting, marketing, animal husbandry, mentoring of young farmhands, selling & delivering product, building and maintaining pastures, animal housing, & electric fencing, networking with local farmers, producers, and customers


Organic Farmer

-Designed and taught an introductory biology class and a field-based natural history class on
the University of New Hampshire (UNH) campus
-Tutored and mentored students in the program during the summer and on occasional
Saturdays

Biology & Natural History Teacher and Saturday Studies Tutor

-Taught Biology and Ecology to a diverse student population aged 15-18
-Co-taught AP Biology with cooperating teacher
-Involved in school rain garden water monitoring and student community service projects

Interning Teacher & Assistant Girls Soccer Coach

-Received & sorted soil samples from farmers and growers all over New England, and prepared them for analysis
-Acted as liaison between farmers and soil scientists, in person in the lab, & via phone & email
-Helped farmers understand lab results regarding soil fertility & recommendations

Soils Lab Assistant

-Performed customer service duties at the cash register and on the sales floor
-Received, sorted, and priced donations in the back of the warehouse

Retail Sales Associate

-Received formal training via the Athletic Department's Academic Support Office
-Tutored struggling student-athletes in biology, physiology, psychology, physics, and study skills

Student-Athlete Tutor

-Performed customer service duties at the cash register, sandwich bar, and cheese counter
-Hired and trained new employees
-Recorded inventory & ordered product
-Cooked & prepared food for customers, cleaned & maintained the kitchen

Assistant Manager

-Re-designed and improved curriculum for Marine Science summer camp, including organizing
field trips, dissections, and lectures
-Taught marine science to children aged 6-16 both in the field and in the classroom
-Established a professional network of resources for the program including contacts at local
agencies like the Birch Aquarium, Sea World, and many State Beaches


Elisa Allen Arias is a Freelance Writer, Editor, Client Service Manager at Electric Media in San Jose del Cabo, BCS.

Elisa Allen Arias

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University of New Hampshire

University of New Hampshire

University of San Diego