Kennedy Baruta

Experience

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  Phoenix Grill

  May 2014 - Jun 2016

  Server

  Responsible for creating a quality customer experience by establishing good rapport with customers, ordering and serving meals in a timely manner, and assisting the team with set-up and clean-up activities.

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  Alberta Health Services

  Sept 2014 - May 2015

  Clerk II Influenza Rapid Response

  Greeted and assisted clients, searched for client vaccination records within the electronic medical record system, administered forms and reviewed health care records for accuracy.

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  Elections Alberta

  May 2015 - May 2015

  Information Officer

  Greeted voters as they came to the polls, searched for their names in the book of residents, administered forms and directed them to their appropriate poll stations.

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  Calgary Health Trust

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Communications Intern

  Represented Calgary Health Trust at community events and presented their campaigns throughout the city. Responsible for print and online content creation, including blogs and social media. Conducted a variety of administrative tasks including researching and filing communication and marketing information, and mailing Calgary Health Trust’s annual report.

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  University of Calgary Residence

  Jan 2017 - May 2017

  Planned and facilitated events in residence, conducted rounds throughout the building to ensure adherence to building policies, fostered meaningful connections with every resident on the floor, advised students on personal and academic issues, created marketing materials, managed administrative duties such as maintenance requests, incident reports and room transfers. Led extracurricular classes for students enrolled in beginner’s Chinese language courses to practice the course content. Designed and facilitated supplemental learning activities to help apply the content in real-life scenarios.

  • Community Advisor

    Aug 2015 - May 2017

  • Chinese Student Group Leader

    Jan 2017 - Apr 2017
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  JA Southern Alberta

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Community Relations Liaison

  Assisted in the planning and development of volunteer recruitment and communication activities, stewardship and recognition, evaluation and reporting, and the creation of marketing material.

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  Nutrien

  Aug 2018 - Aug 2022

  Report to Director, CEO & Corporate Communications. Deliver integrated communications strategies to meet the organization's business priorities and build Nutrien's global brand. Focus on strategic planning, employee experience, internal, external and digital communications, and executive support. Responsibilities include:• Communications lead for Nutrien’s Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I), Employee Experience, Talent Attraction and Community Relations teams. Leading communications strategies across a global company of 23,000+ employees.• Exceptional writing and editing skills that support Nutrien’s corporate communication guidelines; materials include executive leader communications, social media, web content, articles, newsletters and scripts.• Building effective relationships and providing communications counsel to internal stakeholders regarding employee relations, issues management, brand integrity and audience engagement.• Managing the production of multimedia content including videos, graphic design and web development. Proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop and Canva. Experience working with creative vendors.• Volunteer co-lead of Nutrien's Young Professionals Network and volunteer communications lead for Nutrien Calgary's annual United Way campaign and Nutrien Academy business acumen pilot program. Show less Reported to Manager, Media & Digital Communications. Supported the Corporate Relations team – made up of Corporate Communications, Branding & Advertising and Media & Digital Communications – to meet the organization's business strategy. Responsibilities included:• Supported various business units through development and implementation of internal and external communication strategies.• Managed Nutrien’s internal and external websites through content development, maintenance and updates, tracking key metrics, and providing analysis and recommendations.• Supported Nutrien’s global social media channels through content development, follower engagement, social listening, and trend analysis.• Provided writing and editing support for organizational publications such as newsletters , articles and memos.• Volunteered as the communications lead for Nutrien's 2018 United Way campaign, Young Professional Network and Women in Nutrien. Show less

  • Corporate Communications Advisor

    Jan 2019 - Aug 2022

  • Corporate Relations Coordinator

    Aug 2018 - Jan 2019
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  FAO

  Jul 2022 - now

  Communications and Advocacy Expert

  Report to the Director of the Office of Sustainable Development Goals at FAO and the Deputy Director of the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub. Lead the communications and advocacy work of the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub in support of its mission to transform global food systems for the 2030 Agenda. • Web & Digital: Launched the Hub’s new website and manage ongoing content creation, maintenance and updates. Designed and executed global social media strategy across 80.000 followers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.• Advocacy: Support ongoing storytelling efforts to transform how the world produces, consumes and thinks about food. Elevate the voices and experiences of countries, stakeholders and other food systems actors to keep food systems transformation high on political agendas at national, regional and global levels. • Media Relations: Working with prominent media outlets around the world, driving increased visibility and awareness of the transformative impact of food systems on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). • Multimedia & Graphic Design: Established the Hub's visual brand identity, and developed impactful video and graphic outputs that effectively communicate key messages and enhance overall brand recognition. Show less