Andrea Talero

Marketing & UX Researcher

Culver City, CA, USA
Marketing & UX Research Specialist with +10 years of experience understanding consumers' needs and behaviors and translating research findings into relevant insights and actionable opportunities for product development and marketing strategy. With +9 years of experience working in consulting companies, including Nielsen IQ, for fortune 500 companies like Unilever and Mondelez and +2 years of experience as a UX Researcher in an agile health tech startup. Passionate about the future of technology and user experience.

Work Experience

Health Karma

Marketing & UX Researcher

- Designed and executed UX Research studies for new features and improvements in our platform & app through methods such as usability testing, competitive analysis, interviews, and surveys, among others.
- Collected and analyzed user behavior, translating research findings into insights, opportunities, and design tools (e.g., personas, scenarios, user journey maps, design considerations, etc.)
- Supported UX Designers in the design process based on a deep understanding of user needs, pain points, behaviors, and preferences.
- Developed user onboarding and engagement email campaigns and resources (starting guides, infographics, how-to-videos, FAQ, newsletters, etc.)
- Planned and coordinated the content development for our blog with the content marketing agency, supporting them with research and knowledge sharing.
- Developed & implemented the social media strategy and content, tracking and reporting performance.

December 2020 - Present Culver City, California, United States

Compass LA

Marketing Intelligence Sr. Consultant

Client portfolio: Unilever CO and Mondelēz LatAm (Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia).

- Integrated and transformed different sources of market and consumer information, quantitative and qualitative (Nielsen, Kantar, Euromonitor, among others) in relevant insights and actionable business opportunities for Marketing, Insights, and R&D teams.
- After identifying the brand's issues and consumer needs, recommended the strategy for the relaunch of a brand of powdered beverages in Brazil (Fresh).
- Explored potentials in new categories that would be of interest to Mondelēz in LATAM and quantified opportunities.
- Extracted insights and opportunities through the analysis of the Call Center databases and Social Networks of different brands (Social Listening).
- Tracked, analyzed, and reported consumer product brands’ activities in social networks, including communication, promotion, innovation, and engagement.
- Developed infographic reports to provide better visibility of the great work - that Mondelēz Consumer & Insights teams were doing to connect with their consumers globally, sharing the learnings and stimulating a consumer-centricity culture within the company.
July 2017 - December 2020 Bogotá, Colombia

Nielsen IQ

Full Account Executive

- Studied to understand consumers buying behavior in retail markets in Colombia and provided consultancy for Unilever in Personal Care and Food categories.
- Developed analysis, correlating variables such as distribution, out-of-stock, price, sales, and SOM, among others, in order to identify business issues and opportunities for growth.
- Identified opportunities and developed strategies that allowed Unilever to increase 5.8% value share in the Facial Care category and Drugstore Channel.
- Performed effective presentations for Marketing, Trade, and Management teams regarding consumer trends, business issues, and opportunities.
- Quantified opportunities for the launch of new products with high potential to succeed.
November 2014 - June 2017 Bogotá, Colombia

Nielsen IQ

Junior Account Executive

Client portfolio: Unilever, Colgate, Mondelēz, Pfizer.

Provided consultancy on Marketing Intelligence for FMCG companies with Nielsen solutions and software (RMS and Consumer Panels), developing close relationships with customers to help them solve business issues and plan strategies to reach their market objectives.
May 2011 - July 2014 Caracas, Venezuela

Education

University Of Michigan

User Experience Research and Design Specialization

May 2021 - February 2023 Michigan, United States

Universidad Metropolitana

Marketing Certificate

January 2009 - June 2009 Caracas, Venezuela

Universidad Metropolitana

B.S. Business Administration

October 2005 - June 2009 Caracas, Venezuela

Languages

English (Fluent),
Spanish (Native),

Skills

A/B Testing, Agile Methodology, Collaboration, Communication, Competitive Research, Concept Testing, Consumer Insights, Critical Thinking, Data Analytics, Design Thinking, Effective Presentations, Emphaty, Heuristic Evaluation, Iteration Design, Market Research, Prototyping, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Secondary Research, Sketching, Social Listening, Storytelling, Surveys, User Interviews, User Journey Mapping, User Testing, Ux, UX Research, Wireframing,

Tools

UserTesting • Figma • Miro • Microsoft Excel • Google Analytics • Google Suite • Canva • Jira • Confluence • Trello • Ahrefs • Typeform • Mailchimp • Contentstack • Brandwatch • Euromonitor • NielsenIQ RMS.