Deja Mattis
Welcome to My Site
Greetings!
I’m Deja Mattis — a passionate educator, communicator, and marketing professional dedicated to inspiring growth, fostering creativity, and driving impactful results. With my experience in teaching, public relations, and marketing, I bring a unique blend of leadership, mentorship, and strategic thinking to everything I do.
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Whether I’m mentoring students, crafting campaigns, or solving complex problems, my focus is always on delivering excellence and making a meaningful difference.
Feel free to dive in, connect with me, and let’s create something remarkable together!
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My Skills
Photoshop
Microsoft Office
Customer Service
Writing
Research
Sales
Social Media
Cash Handling
Marketing
Assessment Analysis
Lesson Plan & Curriculum Development
Classroom Management
My Experience
Background & Involvement
Kelly Services | Substitute Teacher
2024-Present
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Deliver lesson plans and instructional materials that facilitate active learning.
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Collaborate with Administration, Department heads, teachers and guidance counselors so students may achieve academic excellence.
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Enforce rules and regulations teachers and administration set to meet district expectations.
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Mentoring students of all grade levels.
Plantation High School | Teacher/Cheer Coach
2022-2024
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Plan, prepare and deliver lesson plans and instructional materials that facilitate active learning.
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Mentoring, guiding, and empathizing with K-12
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​Ability to efficiently motivate and inspire others to reach their full potential.
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Develops schemes of work, lesson plans and tests that are in accordance with established procedures.
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Instruct and monitor students in the use of learning materials and equipment.
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Use relevant technology to support and differentiate instruction.
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Manage student behavior in the classroom by establishing and enforcing rules and procedures. ï‚·
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Encourage and monitor the progress of individual students and use information to adjust teaching strategies.
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Maintain accurate and complete records of students' progress and development.
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Participate and communicate in department, school, district and parent meetings.
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Assign and grade class work, homework, tests and assignments.
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Plan and prepare field trips focused on classroom assignments
Friedman Dental Group | Marketing & Communications Specialist
2021
Manage marketing department's initiatives with the planning, executing, and tracking of marketing budgets of $30-50K and inventory for 4 offices in the South Florida Region
Improve processes and procedures to ensure oversight and effectiveness of marketing initiatives are carried out accurately and with 100% completeness
Monitor and analyze web traffic to identify and improve email campaign traffic and organic traffic
Generate and interpret status reports and work with the marketing team to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget
Chewy | Account Manager
2020
Oversaw a team of 10 Customer Service Representatives and led weekly team meetings and 1:1s to ensure appropriate management of accounts and marketing strategies –increase sales by 33% within first 6 months
Managed upwards of 120+ interactions per day in a high-volume, high service-level environment
Collaborated with fellow team members to efficiently develop new marketing content and
maintained a high level of efficiency and brand standards
Established and managed key marketing channels including Email, Direct Mail, Website,
Influencer Communities, and Social Media
Prime Meridian Bank | Marketing Assistant
2020
Prepared, formatted, proofread, and edited a range of documents as needed, using a high level of attention to detail
Generated customer profile reports and target-market demographic information to identify opportunities for product and service marketing
Researched and evaluated competitor marketing and digital content and created engaging content for our Instagram and Facebook platforms (postings, promotions, graphics, etc.)
Organized and redesigned marketing inventory –resulting in over 20% of cost savings within first year
Rowland Publishing | Marketing Intern
2019
Offered approved ideas and marketing strategies to increase visibility to the magazine and increased social media following from hundreds to thousands
Maintained constant communication with clients to obtain material and instruction necessary to fulfill contractual obligations
Proactively collaborated with all departments to improve work flow and communication so as to increase productivity
Researched and held interviews with several notable Tallahassee residents, faculty, and staff of Florida State, and donors within the community for their contributions to the city and assisted with marketing events and digital PR
Office Depot | Copy and Print Specialist
2019
Assist customers with any copy and print needs
Create/design work for customers
Handles cash register duties
The FAMUAN | Branding Team
2018
Works with a team of people to help market and expand newspaper
Creates social content for online newspaper
Converse | Sales Associate
2016
Relied upon to greet and work with customers
Exceeded monthly sales quota on a regular basis
Organized and stocked inventory
Resolved customer concerns in a friendly and efficient manner
Balanced register at the end of every shift
Education
2019
Florida A&M University
Public Relations -Â School of Journalism and Graphic Communication
Published Works
My Projects
To provide a tangible showcase of my work, I’ve included a portfolio of my most recent projects. Take a moment to explore below, and reach out if you’re interested in learning more about what I have to offer.
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