Rachel Yap

Incoming Associate Negotiator, Digital Investment @ Zenith | Recent Pitt Business Graduate in Marketing & Finance

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

Recently graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Pittsburgh's School of Business with a degree in Marketing and Finance. My desire to be in a city full of opportunities brought me to Pittsburgh to study business, and I'm now excited to take those experiences into the next chapter of my career. I'm passionate about discovering new places, learning through experience, and embracing challenges in unfamiliar environments. During my time at Pitt, I gained valuable marketing experience through internships at Henkel and Ancient Path Adventures, where I supported digital campaigns, content creation, competitive research, and brand engagement.

Experience

  • Marketing and Customer Activation Intern at Henkel
    May 2025 - Sep 2025 · 5 mos

    As a Marketing and Customer Activation Intern at Henkel, I am working with the adhesive technologies side of the company and more specifically the adhesives for packaging. In my role I worked on projects such as: - Assisting on sell sheets, pitch decks, and value proposal videos - Creating LinkedIn content for trade shows and more - Worked on a all the marketing material for a product launch - Planning a trade show for Pack Expo - Contributing to a video shoot on our new innovations - Crafting marketing tools to highlight our innovations and technologies. - Participated in the Influencer Program and created content showcasing our technology center

  • European Wax Center (On-site)
    • Guest Sales Associate
      May 2024 - Aug 2024 · 4 mos

      As a guest sales associate at the European Wax Center, I work closely with guests to answer any questions, provide answers to any questions about services or products, and determine their needs. In this position I also create reservations, answer any calls, and sell passes to customers. My sales part of this job consists of selling up to $20,000 in our discounted packages to our customers to encourage saving on services.

    • Guest Sales Associate
      Sep 2023 - Apr 2024 · 8 mos

      As a guest sales associate at the European Wax Center, I work closely with guests to answer any questions, provide answers to any questions about services or products, and determine their needs. In this position I also create reservations, answer any calls, and sell passes to customers.

  • Digital Marketing & Communications Intern at Ancient Path Adventures
    May 2024 - Aug 2024 · 4 mos

    • Research and identify communication strategies to understand potential user behavior • Create videos to convey different content related to our products or ministry • Participate in drafting, updating and revamping communications templates across multiple mediums for improved performance • Analyze markets, social media, and website traffic to increase audience awareness and participation • Assist with design work for externally-facing marketing materials • Develop blogs or other content related to ministry • Manage Ancient Path Adventures and sister company’s social media

  • Operations Attendant at University of Pittsburgh
    Oct 2023 - Apr 2024 · 7 mos

    Within this role, I monitor activities and usage through all of Pitt's recreational activities. I maintain the organization of equipment within the fitness center spaces. As an operations attendant, I foresee all guests entering and leaving the centers and ensure to provide care for any patrons.

  • Receptionist at Prestige Nails & Spa
    Jun 2020 - Aug 2023 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    My position as the receptionist consisted of picking up the phone, dealing with the register, making appointments, and greeting/ helping customers. I also picked up many other roles that would need to be fulfilled that would help the technicians.