S arabess
Judd
Moorpark,
CA
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Education
COLORADO
STATE
UNIVERSITY
Fort
Collins,
Colorado
Graduation:
May
2012
Bachelor
of
Liberal
Arts,
Journalism
&
Technical
Communication,
Concentration
in
Public
Relations;
Minor
in
Spanish
STUDY
ABROAD
Colorado
State
University
&
International
Studies
Abroad
Granada,
Spain
Summer
2012
Extensive
study
of
Spanish
language
&
culture
through
classroom
&
host
family
experience.
Work
Experience
Saks
Fifth
Avenue,
-
Camarillo,
CA
Sales
Associate
–
Men’s
&
Fine
Jewelry
Department
11/2012
–
Present
l Communicate
with
customers
using
open-
ended
questions
to
help
identify
their
needs
&
answer
relevant
merchandise
questions.
l Establish
relationships
with
repeat
customers
in
order
to
build
a
clientele
to
raise
awareness
about
special
events
and
new
products.
l Execute
daily
goals
&
priorities
assigned
by
store
management
while
providing
excellent
customer
service.
Internship
Experience
Snap
in
Media,
-
Fort
Collins,
CO:
Company
that
focuses
on
search
engine
optimization
&
promoting
websites.
Public
Relations
Intern
2/2012
–
5/2012
l Developed
&
wrote
an
implemented
campaign
plan
to
analyze
how
to
grow
audience
for
GoColorado.com,
a
travel
&
tourism
website.
l Wrote
pitch
letters
&
news
releases
for
clients
that
encouraged
bloggers
to
write
informational
articles
to
drive
traffic
to
clients’
websites.
l Developed
instructional
manuals
to
help
employees
manage
media
lists
&
gain
guest
bloggers’
interest
in
writing
for
GoColorado.com.
Kaiser
Permanente
Public
Affairs
Department
–
Woodland
Hills,
CA:
Communicates
with
Kaiser
employees,
local
communities,
&
government.
Public
Affairs
Intern
7/2011
–
8/2011,
1/2012
l Wrote
communication
plan
for
the
Workplace
Safety
Team
to
use
for
reference
to
promote
safety
amongst
employees.
l Wrote
published
articles
for
the
internal
newsletter
that
is
distributed
to
over
2,000
employees
in
the
Southern
California
medical
centers.
l Designed
informational
display
board
for
Employee
Summit
to
help
employees
learn
about
the
importance
of
the
Public
Affairs
Department.
Konnect
Public
Relations
–
Los
Angeles,
CA:
Boutique
public
relations
firm
that
focuses
on
promoting
lifestyle
products.
Public
Relations
Intern
5/2011
–
8/2011
l Wrote
&
posted
social
media
messages
for
clients
such
as
Simple
Wishes,
a
maternity
product
line,
that
encouraged
conversations
between
the
client
&
their
audience.
l Created
&
managed
media
lists
for
clients
such
as
Sweet
Leaf
Tea,
a
beverage
company,
that
were
used
to
successfully
gain
brand
awareness.
l Communicated
with
various
media
outlets
&
used
Cision
to
compile
relevant
information
for
media
lists.
Leadership
&
Involvement
Colorado
State
University
Chapter
of
PRSSA
–
Fort
Collins,
CO
Vice
President
6/2011
–
5/2012
l Coordinated
meeting
schedule
as
well
as
the
guest
speaker
schedule
with
the
president.
l Communicated
with
well-
known
Colorado
professionals
to
invite
them
to
speak
with
PRSSA
members
at
biweekly
meetings.
l Selected
to
attend
2011
PRSSA
Leadership
Rally
in
Arizona
&
2011
PRSSA
National
Conference
in
Orlando,
Florida.
Copters
for
a
Cause
–
Fort
Collins,
CO:
Non-
profit
organization
with
a
mission
to
help
raise
money
for
other
non-
profit
organizations
&
individuals.
Senior
Copy-
Editing
Director
8/2011
–
12/2011
l Partnered
with
the
non-
profit
for
PR
Campaigns
course
competition
&
was
a
member
of
the
team
that
wrote
the
selected
campaign
plan.
l Managed
&
edited
each
phase
for
campaign
plan
to
ensure
that
the
plan’s
layout
was
consistent
&
grammatically
correct.
l Wrote
a
client
profile,
budget,
&
activities
schedule
for
campaign
plan
based
on
research
about
the
company
and
price
inquiries
for
resources.
Day
Without
Hate
–
Fort
Collins,
CO:
Student
organization
that
is
committed
to
promoting
unity
&
nonviolent
solutions
among
students.
PR
Consultant
11/2010
–
4/2011
l Partnered
with
organization
for
Digital
Promotion
Management
&
Public
Relations
Course.
l Communicated
with
president
of
organization
to
develop
client
proposal
for
the
organization’s
event
that
was
hosted
in
April.
l Wrote
press
release,
video
treatment,
video
script,
feature
story
&
fliers
for
the
events
that
the
organization
used
to
promote
the
event.
Knowledge
&
Skills
English
Dreamweaver
Blogger
Vine
l l l l l
Spanish
Premier
Audacity
Weebly
l l l l l
Office
Suite
YouTube
Digg
l l l l l
Photoshop
WordPress
Hootsuite
Cision
l l l l l
Awards
&
Honors
Dean’s
List:
Spring
2010,
Spring
2012
Alumni
Member
of
Delta
Delta
Delta,
Theta
Lambda
Chapter
l l
Sigma
Alpha
Lambda
Leadership
&
Honors
Organization
National
Society
of
Collegiate
Scholars
l l