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Kiana Raagas

@kianaraagas

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Marketing professional specializing in social media strategy, brand building, and communications.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role using social media strategy and content creation to grow brands, driven teams, and measurable community engagement.

I am a marketing and communications professional with hands-on experience building personal and start-up brands through social media strategy and content creation. I graduated summa cum laude in Journalism and Mass Communications and am pursuing a master's in Marketing.

My background includes coordinating social media and marketing campaigns for collegiate athletics and consumer fitness brands, driving engagement, ticket sales promotions, and community outreach. I also supported youth and family program operations and marketing for a recreation organization.

In roles as a social media strategist and coordinator, I create on-brand posts, stories, and reels, monitor platforms, and foster community engagement. I pair strong organizational skills with Adobe Elements proficiency and experience in personal branding for multiple companies.

I bring student-leadership experience, former NCAA Division I student-athlete discipline, and a track record of academic honors to collaborative teams that value growth, creative content, and measurable engagement results.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Instructional Assistant

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University of Houston Bauer School of Business

Jan 2024 - Present (1 year 11 months)

Managed communication and grading for undergraduate and graduate students, tracking progress and reporting results to course instructors to support course delivery.

Grading Progress Reports Course Coordination Time Management

VP of Events and Programming

Bauer Business Society

Jan 2024 - Jan 2026 (2 years)

Planned and executed events and programming to support student engagement and organizational goals within the Bauer business community.

Event Planning Programming Promotion Project Management

Youth and Family Programs Administrator

River Oaks Country Club

Mar 2025 - Aug 2025 (5 months)

Assisted daily operations of youth and aquatics departments and coordinated marketing and delivery of youth programs, camps and seasonal events.

Program Coordination Event Marketing Aquatics Coordination Operations Support Customer Service

Social Media Coordinator

FORM Lagree

Jan 2024 - Jan 2025 (1 year)

Developed and executed social media strategies and created on-brand posts, stories and reels to increase community engagement and promote services.

Social Media Strategy Content Creation Reels Community Management Analytics Adobe Elements Brand Communications Scheduling

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Houston - C. T. Bauer College of Business

Master of Marketing, Marketing

Activities and societies: Instructional Assistant; Social media strategist

Master's degree program in Marketing with responsibilities including social media strategy and instructional assistance at the Bauer School of Business.

University of New Mexico

Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communications, Journalism and Mass Communications

2021 - 2024

Grade: 3.9 (Summa Cum Laude)

Activities and societies: Student leadership; NCAA Division I student-athlete; Social Media Coordinator

Completed a Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communications with a 3.9 GPA and Summa Cum Laude honors, participating in student leadership and NCAA Division I athletics.