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Shelby Sparks

Coordinator / Freelancer
Auckland

Summary

As a recent arts graduate with a background in media and experienced creativity, I am looking to enter the professional working environment with a readiness and sense of play. With strength in detail and long-form writing, as shown on my personal Substack, I am eager to develop new and expand upon old skills.


Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Social Media Coordinator / Manager

Cafe 20/Omara Property Group
02.2025 - Current
  • Analyse interactions, market trends and audience behaviors. Tracking performances and comparing interactions between different sites (Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok) to ensure we are catering toward specifics for ultimate success
  • Using said platforms individual features to an advantage
  • Created customized marketing materials to increase brand awareness
  • Strength in video creation and editing
  • Strengthened and curated brand identity with consistent messaging, tone, and visual elements across all posts
  • Enhanced online engagement with the creation of compelling content for various platforms
  • Writing captions that are enticing, honest and use promotional tools like hashtags and location stamps to garner wider audience interaction


Set, Staging & Costume Design

Contractor/Freelance
01.2022 - Current
  • Communicate effectively with director to ensure clarity in vision and shared understanding of individual ideas
  • Restless sense of creativity and playfulness
  • Long hours working on feet requiring a strong sense of personal responsibility and self motivation
  • Ability to read between the lines of a script and take into account necessary external elements to help enhance the environment of a piece, play or film
  • Storytelling through costume and set elements
  • Keen eye for continuity
  • Adaptability in an environment that is quick paced and ever changing

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Media Studies, Drama

The University of Auckland
04.2001 -

Skills

Brand Awareness

Content Creation

Good Communication

Effective Time Management

Multi-Tasker

Fast Learner

Creative & Artistic

Timeline

Social Media Coordinator / Manager

Cafe 20/Omara Property Group
02.2025 - Current

Set, Staging & Costume Design

Contractor/Freelance
01.2022 - Current

Bachelor of Arts - Media Studies, Drama

The University of Auckland
04.2001 -
Shelby SparksCoordinator / Freelancer