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Sammy

Senior Manager, Newsroom

Salesforce

UCSB
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Multimedia content production, digital marketing, and content strategy across industries including technology, sustainability, and SMBs.
Technology
Communication and Marketing
Communications
Psychology
Greek Life Member
First Generation College Student

Q1Career path

Digital Marketing

Communication

Corporate Social Responsibility

1:45

"after about a year and a half I was starting to feel the itch to kind of find a company that, you know, had values that I was really aligned with."

Q2Main responsibilities

Content Creation

Project Management

Communication

0:55

"Within my team, I oversee a few different content creators who are building written and multimedia content for the website, for social media, for YouTube, et cetera."

Q3Day in the life

Teamwork

Communication

Project Management

1:37

"lots of change all the time, lots of variety, which is really fun."

Q4Most important skills - role

Project Management

Creativity

Communication

1:40

"finding ways to tell stories and communicate creatively is a big part of my job."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Communication

Teamwork

Leadership

2:06

"the most important part of a job...is your manager and then what your team culture and dynamic is"

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Agility

Prioritization

Adaptability

0:51

"you have to be just really agile and like willing to just change things up on the fly."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Technology

Ubiquitous Technology

B2B Software

0:50

"It is this technology that's pretty ubiquitous. And so it has the potential to impact so many people and different industries, different communities."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Openness to new experiences

Fast-paced work environment

Building new things

0:29

"You really like fast-paced work. Um, you like building new things."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Networking

Career Exploration

Communication

0:53

"Like I just had no idea in college what types of roles were out there."

Q10Entry-level positions

Marketing Communications

Entry-Level Jobs

Agency Experience

1:04

"If you wanna get your foot in the door in marketing and communications, my biggest recommendation is to start at an agency."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Self-Acceptance

Work-Life Integration

Authenticity

1:07

"Your values in life can be the same in your personal life and work life."

Q12College ideas for success

Project Management

Time Management

Work Ethic

0:53

"I feel like I consider myself a smart person, but I wasn't like naturally like gifted. I just tried really hard."

Q13How identity impacted career

Networking

Overcoming Challenges

Career Development

1:22

"don't be too hard on yourself, because you really can build those, um, relationships without your parents being the ones to help you build them."