August Jefferson: CEO in Lakewood, CA
August Jefferson
CEO
Lakewood | United States
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Creative Agencies
Music
Streetwear
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Work experience
Private Beach LLC
CEO | 11/2020 - Current
Launched business venture in order to offer a platform to upcoming music artists and black creatives within Los Angeles & Portland.
Oversee the creative projects of our creative roster & manage our artists' release schedule
Develop and market our artists
Create promo material, graphics, and facilitate our social media marketing campaign
Developed the company website
Smart Rapper LLC
Director of Public Relations & Social Media | 07/2020 - Current
Operated the Smart Rapper Instagram page and increased the following by 10k
Generated content on a daily basis for both the Smart Rapper Instagram as well as Rob Level’s personal Instagram
Operated data collection and the acquisition of contact information for every major hip hop artist in the music industry.
Facilitated the distribution of press releases to blogs sites, writers, podcasts, & news networks.
Operated the Smart Rapper YouTube Channel and handled the release schedule of videos
Created Thumbnails and clickable titles for the YouTube Channel
Created graphics & designs that were used for advertising of Smart Rapper Products
Placed in Second in Command in terms of the business’ graphic design department
Designed E-Books, product images, & mockup shots for the brand’s clothing department
Gathered current news stories & was a prominent feature in the brand’s short lived podcast
Proficient in Adobe Suite (Photoshop & Premiere Pro)
Proficient in Google Suite
Learned the basics of SEO Marketing
PV Prep
Private Instructor | 09/2018 - Current
Assist student in the development of their critical Spanish, English, and Writing skills in Palos Verdes.
Provide a fun, light-hearted supplement to student’s academic careers.
Hollywood News Scene, EDM News Today
Freelance Writer & Editor | 08/2019 - 07/2020
Generated articles concerning current affairs in the music and entertainment industry for numerous sites such as Hollywood News Scene, EDM News Today, The Industry Weekly, and more.
Edited article drafts of fellow writers for these sites.
SoulfulofNoise
Editor | 09/2019 - 01/2020
Oversee written documents of the company as well as online media marketing.
Created Wikipedia Page for company.
Generated a subreddit community for the company.
Cromadiscope Music Consor0um, LLC
Intern | 08/2019 - 11/2019
Assisted the CEO and COO of Cromadiscope Music Consortium, LLC’s with aspects regarding writing articles which offer commentary and opinion of pop culture as it pertains to the company and its artists or as per requested by management.
Facilitated management and development of artist’s assets, shaping brand identity through blogs and social media, writing commentary before and after events, & assisting music and videos write ups for releases.
Acted as the company’s photographer & videographer for events, merchandise, and behind the scenes footage.
Control Forever
Writing Intern | 02/2019 - 05/2019
Generate articles for the Control Forever publication.
Pitch ideas to supervisor and bounce concepts off of my fellow writers and Control Forever staff.
Assist in the development of peers’ articles and the layout of the website through the process of monthly writers’ meetings.
Proficient in Word Press.
University of Oregon
Resource Guide Developer | 07/2018 - 09/2018
Worked for the University’s Division of Equity and Inclusion
Created a Resource Guide detailing opportunities for gap year students transitioning between high school and university, between years in University, and graduating from University to Grad School.
Consulted independent organizations, fellow Universities both domestic and foreign,
Copy-wrote the information provided from these institutions, drafted documents with fellow team members, and utilized Microsoft office products to present our findings to the University.
Black Male Alliance
Co-Director & Outreach Coordinator | 11/2015 - 08/2018
Coordinated, alongside fellow co-directors, general meetings & sociopolitical events as well as streamlining networking opportunities, other black student organization’s events, and bridging the gap of communication between the University’s staff and our members.
Forged personal relationships with faculty (such as with the VP of Equity and Inclusion) in order to create proper representation of the Black student body within the interworking of the University’s staff.
Alfa y Beta
Internship | 09/2017 - 12/2017
o T Taught English to Spanish children between the ages of 5-14 in terms of grammar, sentence structure, and composition in Segovia, Spain.
Freelance
Private Tutor | 09/2017 - 12/2017
Instructed two Spanish students (ages 5 & 6) in the language of English in Segovia, Spain.
Created interactive games, quizzes, and coloring sheets to engage their critical thinking as well as their creativity and imagination.
Sprout City Studios
Internship | 11/2016 - 06/2017
o Trained in basic microphone handling, microphone set up for live musicians, mixing board operations, DAW functionalities, and well versed in basic vocal mixing.
Education history
University of Oregon
Bachelor of Arts | 2013 - 2017
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