Kharina Pineda

Kharina Pineda has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Kharina began their career at the Family, Children, and Youth Board as a Board Member from August 2014 to August 2016. Kharina then took on the role of Manager at Hawiian Chill from May 2014 to August 2017. In 2018, they worked as a Sales/PR Intern at Austin Monthly Magazine for a brief period from September to December.

In 2019, Kharina joined The Walt Disney Company as a Disney College Program Intern, where they attended marketing and self-development classes while maintaining high standards and attention to detail. Later that year, they had a Marketing Internship at ScaleFactor, where they conducted keyword research and strategized topics for blog posts to generate leads. Kharina also analyzed social media accounts and increased engagement and followers by 25%-55% on four social platforms.

In 2020, Kharina worked as a Digital Marketing Intern at Adlucent, supporting account optimizations and cleanups for major retail clients. Kharina also completed a capstone project presenting recommendations and findings to the account team.

From 2020 to 2023, Kharina had a significant role at Indeed.com, starting as a Content Specialist, where they created pain-focused industry content and improved efficiencies in content building processes. Kharina then transitioned to a Client Strategy and Insights Specialist, collaborating with stakeholders and presenting content roadmaps and strategy plans to upper-level leadership. Kharina'sfinal role at Indeed.com was as a Content Operations Strategist, where they used project management skills to create and maintain client-centric narratives through storytelling, data automation, and market insights. Kharina led content automation efforts, generating significant sales views and influencing revenue.

Currently, Kharina is a Senior Revenue Analyst at Cognite, starting in May 2023.

Kharina Pineda attended St. Edward's University from 2016 to 2020, where they pursued a degree in Marketing. During their time there, their field of study specifically focused on Marketing. In November 2019, Kharina obtained the HubSpot Inbound Marketing certification from HubSpot. Additionally, in October 2019, they received the Google Ads Search certification from Google and the Hootsuite Platform Certification from Hootsuite in October 2018.