Destinee Simmons

DESTINEE SIMMONS -|-EDUCATION Texas Southern University - School of Communications Bachelor of Arts: Mass Communications (Radio, Television & Film) Houston, TX EXPERIENCE City Of Dallas November 2021- Present Coordinator IV Dallas, TX • Coordinates and develops website and social media content for the benefit of environmental programs and communications. • Leads content reporting, surfacing insights and learnings around day-to-day posts and campaigns • Coordinates and promotes various outreach programs to teach and educate the public and community on stormwater, conservation initiatives, and other related environmental programs and initiatives. • Engages and communicates with the public at community events, and effectively communicates programs to address environmental issues and impacts. • Assists, supports, and performs tasks that focus on monitoring and exceeding annual mandates for the City's TCEQ Stormwater Permit! Music.com November 2020 - October 2021 Social Media Engagement Assistant Dallas, TX • Manages the company’s social media engagement and presence on various social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat. • Assists with participant engagement initiatives during events such as Facebook Live, and other live posts. • Reviews analytics to assess brand performance and influence through promotional advertisements. • Prepares reports on campaigns based on social media analytics. • Creates content that promotes audience interaction, increases audience presence on the company website and encourages audience participation. K104 FM September 2017 – March2020 Promotions Assistant Arlington, TX • Manages daily operations of various social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat. • Hosts and ensures successful live broadcast by troubleshooting audio and transmitter equipment. • Serves as primary liaison for external communications, events sponsorship and procuring community relations. • Responsible for completing accounts payable tasks such as processing and submitting invoices. • Utilizes programs such as Adobe, Photoshop and Movie Maker to create compelling audio and video content. • Prepares and coordinates logistics of on and off-site events and meetings including price quotes and PowerPoint presentations for upcoming concerts and events. Curl Genetics January 2015 – August 2017 Social Media Specialist Houston, TX • Utilized analytical tools such as Google Analytics, Hootsuite Pro, and Facebook Insights to monitor and evaluate the company’s social media presence and performance. • Prepared monthly reports on social media marketing efforts. • Developed social media content plans to promote and highlight the company’s brand identity. • Created consistent, meaningful content on all social media platforms, including writing and editing social media posts to improve customer engagement and promote social media campaigns. • Remained up to date on best practices and emerging trends in social media. KTSU 90.9 FM January 2015 – December 2016 Radio Intern Houston, TX • Provided support to promotions department with planning and executing community events. • Assisted staff members with the development of promotional ideas & radio spots, engineering for live broadcasts and cued & edited commercials. • Assisted in planning and executing station events by internal and external communication channels. • Provided assistance to the Marketing Department in creating and executing station promotions including communitybased programming and live broadcasts. Texas Southern University August 2014 – August 2015 Human Resources Specialist Houston, TX • Developed and implemented HR policies throughout the organization. • Informed job applicants of job duties, responsibilities, benefits, schedules, working conditions and promotion opportunities. • Maintained compliance with HR department policies, initiatives and legal requirements. • Implemented strategic development ideas to develop and evaluate onboarding plans.