Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

Mélina Da Rocha – Tea Sommelier

Are you arestaurant**, **tea room**, **hotel school**, or **company**? I can help you enhance your tea offerings: **tea menu creation**, **team training**, **educational modulesfor your students or employees, andeditorial contentto boost your visibility.

My Services by Sector

For restaurants, tea rooms & tea houses

Audit and creation of your tea menu: coherent selection, food-tea pairings, pricing advice.
Training for your teams (service, preparation, customer advice).
Hosting tasting sessions for your clients (masterclasses, workshops, chakabuki game).

For hotel schools, training centers & companies

Training modules on Japanese tea (history, terroirs, tasting, pairings).
One-off interventions (conferences, masterclasses, practical workshops).
Creation of educational materials (fact sheets, booklets, visual aids).

For all structures (cross-functional services)

Writing product descriptions (sensory notes, origins, advice).
SEO content creation (blog articles, newsletters, guides).
Consulting on tea-related editorial strategy.
I design tailor-made services, adapted to your needs.

Why collaborate with an expert tea sommelier?

*Certified Tea Sommelier(Tea and Herbal Association of Canada) – internationally recognized training.

Founder of **chanoyu.fr**, a reference site for Japanese teas (45+ articles, field expertise).
**Dual expertise**: technical (tasting, training) + marketing (content, visibility).

Contact me to discuss your needs!

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
Portuguese
Conversational
Japanese
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 30km)

Chanoyu.fr
Founder / SEO-Adapted Content Consultant
January 2021 - Today (5 years and 7 months)
Management and development of the Chanoyu.fr website (editorial content, SEO, affiliation) Specialized tea writer: articles, newsletters, product sheets, educational content Digital content consultant for tea brands: editorial strategy and SEO Sensory and descriptive analyses for tea brands
SEO Writing Web Content Creation Sensory Analysis Sommelier
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Web Commercial Animation Manager
January 2019 - September 2019 (8 months)
Management of the e-commerce site's commercial animations and their calendar Management of the interface with store operations Production of commercial promotion materials on the site and mobile Production of email statistics
Meeschaert
Community Manager
November 2017 - August 2018 (9 months)
Management and administration of social networks (Facebook, Twitter, G+, LinkedIn) Participation in internal awareness workshops on social networks Monitoring of digital communication projects Development and monitoring of performance indicators and audience analyses (websites, social networks) Monitoring the e-reputation of the group and the digital sector