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Brian Balaoing: Social Media Manager / Marketing Manager / Professional Photographer in San Diego, CA

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Brian Balaoing

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Social Media Manager / Marketing Manager / Professional Photographer
San Diego | United States
Skills
  • Social Media Manager
  • Digital Marketing
  • Brand Engagement
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Adobe Lightroom
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Interests
Photography
Video editing
Videography
Photo Editing
Adobe Creative Suite
brand marketing
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Industries
Golf
Creative Agencies
Moto & Powersports
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Projects
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Photo Shoot: Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse

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Photo Shoot: Techart Porsche 992 Turbo S

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Photo Shoot: Lexus LFA

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Photo Shoot: Lamborghini Huracan Performante

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Photo Shoot: BMW M8 Gran Coupe

Work experience
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Freelance Photographer

Freelance Photographer | 09/2018 - Current

• Built a diverse portfolio of work, including automotive, portraits, events, and product photography. • Managed all business aspects, including creative planning, marketing, budgeting, client relations, and project management. • Consistently work with established brands in the automotive industry, including BMW Blog, Nissan, Vossen Wheels, Bring A Trailer, and Exotic Car Trader. • Grew dedicated automotive photography social media profiles to over 30,000 followers.
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TAG Motorsports

Photographer | 08/2021 - 07/2024

• Capture high-quality and professional photos of cars in-shop and outside on location. • Capture detailed photos of car parts in a studio setting in order to sell via e-commerce. • Use latest photo editing software to retouch photos and upload to various file sharing websites for use by the marketing team and sales team. • Continuously scout out unique and varying photoshoot locations to diversify brand image. • Collaborate with web manager to ensure proper layout and presentation of website photo gallery.
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TAG Motorsports

Social Media Manager / Marketing Manager | 08/2021 - 07/2024

• Initiate and manage creative social media and marketing campaigns to increase brand awareness of in-person and online audiences, resulting in a 400% increase of social media followers from 2021 to 2024. • Consistently engaged with 200,000 users on social media platforms per month, increasing up to 1,000,000 users during peak months. • Collaborate with the sales team and shop technicians to ensure consistent brand acknowledgement in order to execute marketing strategies. • Create and upload daily posts across all social media platforms, establishing proper use of hashtags and social media trends. • Answer and reply to direct messages and comments across all social media platforms, notifying the sales team of any sales leads.
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Callaway Golf

Global Purchasing Analyst | 08/2020 - 01/2021

• Directly managed inventory levels in global regions for Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, and India, collaborated weekly with personnel from each global region on supply chain planning • Issued purchase orders to overseas suppliers in China, Vietnam, Japan, and Mexico, reviewed for accuracy and cost effectiveness, communicated with suppliers to resolve any purchase order issues or discrepancies • Issued transfers of excess supply to regions with depleted inventory, approved returns of excess inventory back to suppliers • Assisted in streamlining successful launches of new products in international markets for Q4/2020 and Q1/2021 • Jointly operated with Product Managers and Sourcing Operation Managers on new product launches for global markets
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Meridian Auto Parts

Procurement Analyst | 05/2017 - 01/2020

• Responsible for analyzing historical sales data to construct purchase orders to keep warehouse inventory levels in stock • Prioritized purchase habits based off top selling items, high margin items, and budget, as determined by Accounting Department • Monitored company’s kit out of stock percentage, lowered from 35% out of stock to 10% out of stock • Managed purchase orders placed on back order, followed up with vendors for correct ETA’s, canceled orders as necessary • Collaborated with Products Department to purchase new items to expand the company’s business
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Meridian Auto Parts

Order Processing Specialist | 10/2017 - 05/2018

• Tracked the process of orders placed on company’s website to be drop shipped directly to customer • Acquired valid tracking information for each customer order within 1-2 business days, unless otherwise stated by vendor • Consistently maintained 95% or better on time tracking upload for orders placed on Amazon Marketplaces • Assisted Accounting Department in solving drop ship order discrepancies on invoices
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Meridian Auto Parts

Warehouse Returns Specialist | 05/2017 - 10/2017

• Accountable for processing customer returns coming back to warehouse • Determined by hand if returned items were new, used, or defective • Coordinated with Customer Service Department to gather customer information on return if little information provided
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ArcBest, ABF Freight System

Operations Supervisor | 12/2015 - 02/2017

• Organized logical routes for route drivers in order to maximize time and efficiency on inbound shift • Responsible for dispatching up to 25 drivers to deliver and pick up freight to meet customer’s demands • Consistently exceeded ABF Freight System’s company wide standard of 95% transit time on outbound shift • Managed driver hours based on Department Of Transportation regulations and local union Teamster regulations • Assisted terminal in achieving 1st place honors in Region 10 of ABF Freight System in Q2/Q4 2016
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ArcBest, ABF Freight System

Management Trainee | 07/2015 - 11/2015

• Shadowed various job functions within company, responsible for learning key components in operations and sales • Under supervision of operations supervisor, directed various operations shifts, including inbound, outbound, and dispatch • Under supervision of account manager, made 10-15 sales calls over 3 week span to existing and potential customers
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Port Of San Diego

Maritime Department Intern | 05/2014 - 08/2014

• Constructed tariff study matrix of the California Association of Port Authority for the Port Of San Diego • Prepared five-year maritime revenue cargo forecast using tenant information provided by the Port Of San Diego
Education history
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California State University, Maritime Academy

Business Administration | 2011 - 2015

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1501 Lincoln Blvd.#1014 Venice, CA. 90291