Candidate:

Mr. Strategic Communicator

About Me:

I’m from Chile. I’m married and have a son. I spent one year in film school. After I switched majors, I started to work in political communications in increasingly more strategic roles. I led the communications of a presidential campaign and advised the Press Secretary of the government. I joined the private sector to learn new things.

Schools:

Target School: MIT Sloan

Considering: Harvard, Stanford GSB, Kellogg SOM, Darden, Duke Fuqua, McCombs School of Business

See More Profiles For: MIT Sloan

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Universidad del Desarrollo

Undergrad Major: Political Science

GPA: 6/7

GRE: 328

Age: 31, Ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino

Other Degree/Certification: MS in Sociology

School Name: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Extracurriculars: One-year voluntary Abroad with a religious organization, mentoring college students. | Pro bono strategic communications consultant for a Catholic Diocese. | Vice president to a national political youth organization. Responsible for institutional communications.

Work History:

Title: Service Director for eCommerce & Non-profit projects

Industry: Marketing

Company: Global

Length of Employment: 1 yr, 3 mos

Title: Communications Director

Industry: Nonprofit / B-Corp

Company: Major NGO/NPO

Length of Employment: 1 yr, 3 mos

Big Life Wins:

1. I led the team that developed a marketing strategy for a global client that was having little revenue in their new eCommerce website. We helped them more than double their revenue in 6 months.

2. I created a non-profit projects service area in my company, contributing to more than a fourth of our local office’s revenue in just 3 months.

Post MBA Goal:

I know the technical stuff, but I need to understand business. With that, I pretend to assume a relevant management position in a global company, to keep learning by doing. I want to use that experience to form my own strategic communications consultancy business, with a focus on data-driven decision-making and technology for scaling.