About & resume
Richard Marin is a webmaster, illustrator and digital marketing specialist in Pacific Palisades, California. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran and May 2025 graduate of USC's Digital Media Management master's program, he brings reliable, disciplined creativity to small businesses, nonprofits and startups — in English and in Spanish.
Illustrator full-time since 2013, designing since 2001, and running daily digital media for community organisations today. The routine that powers all of it lives on the Daily Digital Media Duties Sheet.
2026 — present
JVS SoCal (Jewish Vocational Service), Los Angeles
Runs digital communications and content strategy for workforce-development programs; analyses engagement data and keeps messaging brand-consistent across channels.
2026 — present
LA Maintenance Services
Administrative and executive support, client and vendor relations, CRM administration and job scheduling.
2022 — present
American Legion Post 283, Pacific Palisades
Daily social content, press backgrounders and rapid-response statements under deadline; media check-in and b-roll coordination at 15+ press events.
2016 — 2022
USC — Hospitality / Auxiliary Services
Ran operations for faculty, staff, student and VIP events; re-engineered procurement and vendor contracts for a 20% cost reduction; managed AV and virtual-event technology.
2004 — 2010
Whole Foods Market, Glendale
Led procurement, vendor negotiations and inventory; cut food waste 20% while raising profitability; pioneered in-store events for customer engagement.
1997 — 2004
United States Marine Corps, Camp Pendleton
Administrative support to senior leadership; coordination with federal agencies; accountable for $500K+ in government assets; trained teams of 10–30.
M.S., Digital Media Management
Graduated May 2025
B.S., Criminal Justice
A.S., Webmaster & Computer Information Sciences
A.A., Gastronomy
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