Brianna Durante

A native English speaker with past experiences in social media management, content creation, marketing and public relations. Recently completed a Master's degree program at Paris1 Pantheon-Sorbonne in International Tourism Management.

2024
Sofitel & Sofitel Legend Global Brand Marketing Assistant, 
Accor - Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
• Supported in redefining the brand identity and marketing strategy implementation 
• Created benchmark presentations and key guidelines for French luxury hotels globally 
• Crafted high-quality visual and written communications including brand newsletters 
• Supported in the planning, execution and post-production of brand photo shoots and events

2021 - Present
Travel Content Creator
Instagram & TikTok - @bordercrossingbri / @insidethevalise
• Creating and editing original, high-quality social media content 
• Managing brand relationships, communication and collaboration fulfillment 
• Consistent community and content calendar management

2022
Account Coordinator - PR & Digital
Maverick Creative, NY, USA
• Crafted engaging pitches and press releases for distribution to local and national media 
• Managed the Instagram account of a boutique hotel brand (63K followers) 
• Created engaging and on-brand social media content for multiple hospitality clients 
• Researched and conducted outreach for influencer partnerships on behalf of clients

2021-2022
Marketing & Digital Intern, Marketing & PR Associate
Charles Aris Executive Search - Remote, USA
• Designed graphics and composed captions for various social media platforms 
• Analyzed web and social media performance and created monthly reports 
• Composed, edited and published industry-relevant blog posts and press releases 
• Spearheaded internal and external newsletters by designing, copywriting, and proofreading

Most recently I completed a Master's 2 degree program at Paris1 Pantheon-Sorbonne in International Tourism Management where I had classes to learn about the tourism industry and a 6-month internship to apply that knowledge and gain relevant experience in hospitality and marketing.