Assistant Marketing

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July 13, 2011

Rebecca M. Sitten

Objective

To obtain a rewarding and challenging position as social media and marketing specialist.

Education

University of South Florida – Tampa, FL

Master of Arts, Mass Communications, August 2011

University of South Florida – Tampa, FL

Bachelor of Arts, English, August 2009

Experience

Public Relations Director

Local Christian author Bill Renje, April to present, 2011

Secured speaking engagements and book signings with local churches and ministries

Gained publicity to promote the author’s autobiography

Cultivated a relationship with the 700 Club t hat led to the production of a segment on

t he author

Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant

University of South Florida, August 2009 to May 2011

Taught an introductory Mass Communications course of 40 undergraduate students

Developed homework assignments, syllabus, and class discussions

Worked one-on-one with students during office hours to advise them on how to be

accepted into the Mass Communications program at USF, including the int r icacies of

t he English Diagnostic Test and choosing a specific concentration based on their

i nterests and skills

Regional Coordinator

The Hofmann Group, October 2008 to October 2009

Created marketing collateral and a web site

Organized meetings, t rained agents how to obtain quotes from BenefitCentral.com

Secretarial and administrative duties such as filing, answering phones, setting

appointments, and maintaining supervisor’s calendar

Academic Accomplishments

Received the Garner Rose O’Brien Scholarship in 2010 for academic achievement.

Implemented a research study on Facebook use within a church; study was accepted to

t he National Communication Association’s annual conference to be held November

2011.

Studied abroad in Florence, I taly in 2008

Completed a qualitative Master’s thesis published worldwide through USF and

P roQuest, August 2011