Communications, social media and web

Gladis Verdugo Núñez

I run social media for a community network in the Netherlands, and I make the reels, videos and graphics myself. I studied Communication and then Population Studies, so I know how to dig into a topic like migration and explain it to people who will never read a paper.

Utrecht, The Netherlands. Spanish, English, and Dutch (learning).

Portrait of Gladis Verdugo Núñez

Social media work

Posts and posters I made for community and client accounts. Tap a poster to open the account it was made for.

Video

Reels and short videos for the community. Press play, it works right here.

The Red de Talentos NL assembly

A short reel from the Red de Talentos NL assembly: the room, the year's achievements and projects, and a new stage for the network. In Spanish, with captions on screen.

What it did

Numbers from my own accounts and projects. Tap a card to see how I got there.

Websites I built

Three sites I built or helped build. Click a screenshot to open the live page.

redtalentos.nl Home page of the Red de Talentos Mexicanos en Países Bajos website, with a green globe and a pink section called La red en movimientoVisit site →

Red de Talentos NL

The goal A community platform that connects Mexican professionals in the Netherlands with each other and with opportunities.

How I helped I worked on the structure, the content and the communication strategy.

proyectomaria.com/english English home page of the Proyecto MARIA website, with a purple photo of a woman against a stormy sky and the headline Resilience shines when structures break and faith risesVisit site →

Proyecto MARIA

The goal Mexico faces severe hurricanes every year, and women carry much of the care and recovery with far less support. Backed by Tec de Monterrey, the University of Birmingham and the British Council, the project spoke with 21 women in three states to rewrite the rules of emergency preparedness.

How I helped I built the bilingual website, wrote the copy in Spanish and English, set up the SEO, and made a form that sends the MARIA infographics to new subscribers.

oceanjusticecol.org Home page of the Ocean Justice Collective website, with a photo of young people sitting on a beach and the headline And so do spaces for ocean actionVisit site →

Ocean Justice Collective

The goal A youth-led collective that brings ocean advocates, scientists, creatives and community members together, so ocean action is more diverse, fairer, and part of the climate justice conversation.

How I helped I created the visual identity and built the website, so coastal communities feel part of it as much as scientists do. I also helped create the content they are posting now on their Instagram.

Where I have worked

Communication Coordinator

Mexican Talent Network in the Netherlands
Feb 2025 to now

I run the newsletter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and the website, and I make the reels, short videos and graphics. I help organize events on gender equality, mental health and migration, some with the Embassy of Mexico and Instituto Cervantes Utrecht.

Freelance Communications and Web Consultant

Mexico and the Netherlands, remote
2019 to now

Websites, content and visual identity for research and community projects, and for clients that include Siemens.

Digital Communications and Marketing Consultant

Zigatta / Adweb Solutions, Guadalajara

Five client accounts on my own, from strategy to content, graphics and video. I tracked results with Google Analytics and Meta Business Suite.

Study and research

Published research · Peer reviewed School Enrollment of Internal Migrant Children and Adolescents on the Northwest Border of Mexico Gladis Verdugo Núñez and Eunice D. Vargas Valle · Frontera Norte, vol. 36, 2024 I combined census data with interviews with teachers in rural Baja California, to understand how migration shapes school life for children. Read the paper

MSc in Population Studies

El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Mexico
2020 to 2022

My research focuses on migration, education and youth.

BA in Communication Science

Universidad del Valle de México, Guadalajara
2014 to 2017

I earned an Adobe certificate in Illustrator, Photoshop and Animation during the degree.

What I work with

  • Canva
  • CapCut
  • Adobe
  • AI
  • SEO
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • Meta
  • HTML
  • R
  • Python
  • Stata
  • WordPress
  • Wix
  • Shopify
  • Google Analytics
  • HubSpot

Languages

  • Spanish, native
  • English, fluent
  • Dutch, A2