Stephen Roth
About Me
Introduction:
One of my primary goals in life is to study the complexities of international educational systems in order to better understand how our increasingly global society can improve upon the ways that we learn and teach. By helping others learn and develop, I hope to expand my own intellectual capacities and become a benefit to society both home and abroad. While my traditional teaching experiences are somewhat limited, I have had the pleasure of tutoring American students in multiple subjects over the last few years. I recently received my 120-hour TEFL certification with hands-on, in-person classroom teaching experience and am very excited to put my newfound skills to good use.
I’m also a digital marketing and content creation specialist. I have experience producing visual and written content, developing and implementing marketing strategies, and designing/managing brand identities. I like to find creative ways to utilize my wide-range of media production and marketing skills to develop & promote brands/products, generate quality audiences/customers, and help grow businesses overall.
Education
The TEFL Academy
120 Hour Combined TEFL Certificate
April 2017
University of California, Santa Cruz
Focus in Linguistic Studies
June 2012
University of California, Santa Barbara
Bachelor of Arts in Film and Media Studies
June 2015
Experiences
Marketing Assistant
Life Gear
June 2009 to June 2011
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- Managed video and written content creation and implemented international digital marketing strategies.
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- Social media marketing
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- SEO (search engine optimization)
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- Foreign Influencer marketing
Assistant Media Manager
Systems Mobile Inc.
January 2011 to June 2013
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By curating music for a South American radio application, I gained insight into the complexities that exist within the wide- variety of Spanish speaking cultures.
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- Managed and curated media by ingesting and organizing music into an online portal for a mobile music streaming application based in South America (iRadio).
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- Corrected metadata and sorted music into original channels based on genre and popularity
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- Oversaw the international marketing efforts of these channels to target foreign audiences
Content Marketing Manager
MAX Smart Home
August 2015 to May 2016
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While working at MAX Smart Home, I gained experience creating product packaging for consumers in Asian and European markets.
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- Created product & package designs, print & digital advertisements, and audio & video content.
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- Researched and implemented marketing strategies while managing the production of all promotional content.
Content Marketing Specialist
Entangled Media (younity)
June 2016 to April 2017
While working at Entangled Media, I was fortunate enough to gain experience marketing our products and our brand to international and non-English speaking markets. This provided several insights into a variety of cultures and foreign industry operations.
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- Implemented digital marketing strategies through general content creation (video production and blog writing/management).
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- Social media management
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- Facebook advertising and optimization (CPI/CPA)
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- SEO (search engine optimization)
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- International influencer marketing and outreach
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- Global customer service and technical support
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- Email marketing
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- User-driven data analysis
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- Lead generation and audience building
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- Product design and industry research
Guitar and Music Production Teacher
Self-Employed
November 2011 to Current
I provide in-home guitar and music production lessons to beginner and intermediate level students of all ages.
Private Tutor
Varsity Tutors
October 2015 to Current
Varsity Tutors is a company that connects students with teachers throughout the U.S. I continue to tutor students ages 6 -18 years old in a variety of subjects including Math, History, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and English Literature and Language Studies. Tutoring sessions take place in the students’ homes, at schools, and through online video conferencing portals such as Skype. My strongest subject to tutor in is English language practice and literary analysis. I help students of all levels with English writing and reading comprehension. I have also had the pleasure of tutoring several students who speak English as a second language. This has furthered my desire to help students learn English abroad.