Victoria Smith

Experience

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  Crimsonbridge Foundation

  Jul 2017 - Aug 2018

  Philanthropy Fellow
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  Office of U.S. Senator Mark Warner

  May 2019 - Jul 2019

  Summer Intern
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  Toastique

  May 2019 - Jul 2019

  Gourmet Toast Cook

  Toastique is a Gourmet Toast and Juice Bar located in Washington D.C.

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  VFS Creatives

  Jun 2019 - now

  Founder and President

  - Interwoven Stories Podcast: storytelling series with an emphasis on circular fashion to communicate emerging solutions in a positive light.- Docu-short on kincentric ecology and climate justice with over 30 interviews.- Nature connection research study on cross channel communication, consumer behavior, brand awareness, and dichotomy between education and greenwashing. - Gen Z trend report covering emerging biomatierals, the rise of resale, and brand transparency demands.

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  Georgetown University Alumni & Student Federal Credit Union

  Sept 2019 - Mar 2022

  - Largest student-run financial institution in the world with $20 million in peak assets, over 3100 members, and over 150 interns. - Collaborate with different departments on a variety of projects from member acquisition, intern recruitment, product promotion, branding, and data analytics content creation.- Co-lead market research team with focus on creating member profiles and exploring new channels of visibility in pilot program to increase loan disbursements by $300,000 by the end of the year. - Maintain and build on existing Rewards partnerships through story-centered posts, emails, events, and campaigns.- Doubled email subscribers in 1 year to over 6000 current subscribers, - Ran recruitment campaigns and saw record number of intern applications for our organization which has an average 16% acceptance rate.- Maintain cross-departmental excel sheets with up to date analytics for internal and external performance reporting. Show less

  • Chief Marketing Officer

    Mar 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Vice President of Marketing

    Mar 2020 - Mar 2021

  • Marketing Analyst

    Sept 2019 - Mar 2020
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  Social Lens Research

  Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  Summer Fellow

  - Edited and contributed new material to an online marketing curriculum on SEOs, Google Analytics, and other resources for small businesses. - Worked one-on-one with a small business creating marketing plan, social media strategy, and photography portfolio of product offerings.

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  Shop Made in DC

  Jun 2020 - Oct 2020

  Sales and E-Commerce Associate

  - Built out company's online presence in transition to digital in response to covid.- Product Management, Inventory Management, Customer Service, CRM systems.

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  The Farmlink Project

  Jan 2021 - May 2022

  Core Pillar - Farms and Media Team

  - Engage in meaningful and long-term conversations with farmers and policymakers to learn first hand how I can help transform and redesign the food system to help people and the planet first.- Collaborate with teams to create compelling content with storytelling and education at the center- Ideate and execute new ways to engage with community to involve all in the organizations' purpose- Interviewed two farm owners in Oregon, USA who were in the same farm network as Wendell Berry

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  Gingerhill Farm

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Permaculture Farm Assistant

  - Worked on a permaculture farm in Hawaii studying whole systems design that mimics nature's patterns for maximum efficiency and sustainability. - Lived on the farm and experienced first-hand the methodology and necessary actions required to support a circular system.- Planted, weeded, harvested, processed, cooked, and composted the food grown on the farm to learn about it's entire life cycle.

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  Sotheby's International Realty

  Jan 2022 - Sept 2022

  Social Media Marketing Content Manager and Designer

  - Created and managed content calendar across all platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Youtube, LinkedIn)- Responsible for media creation from idea to implementation including location set up/clean up, filming, editing, posting, engagement, and tracking success- Increased engagement by 1000%, boosting brand awareness and promoting new product offerings

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  Interwoven Stories

  Apr 2023 - now

  Host & Producer

  Host and Executive Producer of Interwoven Stories, a fashion and storytelling podcast.

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  The Sustainable Angle

  Apr 2023 - Jul 2023

  Project Placement

  - Biomatierals, Fashion Innovation, and Sustainability Regulation and Requirements Research as part of placement for Masters.- Assisted team, buyers, designers, and businesses at the 2023 expo in selecting the best materials for their needs from 10,000+ materials and solutions.- Copywriting, research, website design.

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  Crimsonbridge Foundation

  Apr 2024 - now

  Board Member

  The Crimsonbridge Foundation is an entrepreneurial philanthropic organization that builds bridges of collaboration to create transformative solutions to improve the lives of our nation’s youth and families. We innovate and strategically invest in education, leadership development, environmental sustainability, and capacity building programs to help America’s youth and nonprofit organizations achieve their potential.