EXPERIENCE
GALLANT, Austin, TX
July 2017-current
GALLANT, Austin, TX
2016 - 2017
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, Austin, TX
2016 - 2017
WEBCOM MEDIA, Minsk, Belarus
2014
UST PROJECT, Minsk, Belarus
2008-2013
CONNEXION, Minsk, Belarus
2006-2008
Junior Strategist
• Developed brand positioning and customer segmentation for a brain supplement company based on focus groups and survey insights;
• Developed a social media content strategy for a vegan ice cream brand, including monthly content calendars and monthly analytics reports, which resulted in a follower count increase on Instagram (183%) and Facebook (139%) in one year;
• Conducted focus groups for an RTD cocktail, which resulted in a sales increase and expansion of points of distribution;
• Planned and executed customer intercepts in stores for an allergen-free vegan bakery resulting in a better understanding of customers and competitors;
• Strategized and executed influencer outreach for an allergen-free vegan bakery.
Strategic Planning Intern
• Created social media calendars based on analysis of current trends and competitive research;
• Created a digital strategy for a technology company to improve its web search performance.
Graduate Assistant
• Created exam rubrics and graded exams and weekly essays;
• Provided assistance to students to solve case problems and explained course material.
Search Engine Optimization Specialist
• Developed and executed data-based optimization campaigns for clients’ sites;
• Developed content strategies for clients resulting in higher user engagement and better sites ranking;
• Conducted competitive analysis resulting in increased site ranking due to insights found.
Project Manager
• Created and implemented an inbound marketing plan resulting in a 15% increase in annual revenue the next year
from web-based clients;
• Developed a data-based strategy leading to a 55% increase in monthly users of the website;
• Created a marketing campaign for participation in a job fair resulting in a 35% website traffic increase.
Project Manager
• Maintained contracts for design work, coordinated customers and employees;
• Adjusted a management system resulting in a 20% decrease in time per project.
Darya is a valuable employee who is able to cope with any challenge. She is easily trained, and she never stops learning new things. Darya is a great team player, and she is always glad to help her co-workers. It is sad that we didn’t work together for a long time but I wish Darya success and professional growth because she is an employee who deserves it.
Helen Trepacheva
Team Lead, Webcom Media
EDUCATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | 2017
Master’s Degree | Advertising
Planning and Strategy Program
BELARUSIAN STATE ECONOMIC UNIVERSITY | 2012
Bachelor’s Degree | Advertising
MINSK STATE COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING | 2006
Associate Degree | Business
I worked with Darya on a revamp and migration of a non-profit website and she is class act to work with. She is very detailed and a very hard worker. Her ideas for the design of the site was invaluable and made it 10x better than it otherwise would be. After the site revamp, the non-profit saw a 50% increase traffic to their meetings and a 20% increase in membership overall.
Jeremy Hoyle
VP of PR 2015, Austin Toastmasters
SKILLS & PROGRAMS
• Survey Monkey
• Qualtrics
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe InDesign
• Axure RP
• Google Analytics
• Google AdWords
• Sprout Social
• Facebook Ad Manager
• HTML & CSS
ADDITIONAL
• Google Analytics certification
• Other Languages: Russian, Belarusian
Eligible to work in the US with no restrictions