Sales Executive
Resume:
JESSICA S. WHITE
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**** ** * *** - ***********, FL 32603 abgthl@r.postjobfree.com
EXPERIENCE
Communications Intern - Florida Outdoor Writers Association, Gainesville, FL March ‘10 to Present
Photographed events for the Executive Director including photographing Middle College
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Georgia to be used for the school’s publications
Organized annual conference
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Assisted the Executive Director in organizing the Association’s annual conference
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Served for two years as the official photographer for the organization’s four-day annual
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conference
Communications Intern - The Hippodrome Theatre, Gainesville, FL Nov ‘09-Jan ‘11
• Produced, designed, wrote and edited the Hippodrome Theatre Rentals Blog
• Designed brochures and took photos of the rental spaces used in Rental Brochures for the
Hippodrome Theatre
• Designed fliers to be used for promotional purposes
• Photographed Opening Nights of each play
• Innovated creative techniques to affordably promote the Hippodrome Theatre.
• Helped with 99.75 percent increase in Rental sales from the previous year.
• Researched ways to increase Group Sales
• Helped doubled Group Sales from the previous year
• Edited promotional materials regarding Rentals or Group Sales information.
• Created and designed the department’s annual report
Reitz Union Board Member- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Aug ’08-May ‘10
Public Relations Liaison for the Bands Committee
• Organized all music related events on campus with fliers, newspaper releases and websites
• Innovated creative ideas to promote University events including ideas for fliers, newspaper
releases and other materials
• Managed a budget of $80,000 per year
• Coordinated performances on campus
• Organized bands committee members during the events to ensure successful events
• Photographed each event to be used for promotional purposes for the Reitz Union Board
Marketing/Public Relations Intern – The Dignity Project, Gainesville, FL May ’09-Dec ‘09
Created and edited a quarterly newsletter and annual report
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• Designed fliers to be used in various magazines and newspapers in the area
• Managed all communications responsibilities for the organization
• Photographed all events
EDUCATION
Aug 2007- May 2010 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Gainesville, FL
B.A. in Family, Youth and Community Sciences,
Outside Concentration in Mass Communication GPA: 3.4
Activities: Member of National Press Photographers Association
Member of Reitz Union Board Bands Committee
2005-2007 SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Gainesville, FL
A.A Degree in Journalism
SPECIALIZED SKILLS__________________________________________________________
Proficient in Adobe Photoshop CS5 specializing in retouching
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Working knowledge in Adobe Illustrator and in InDesign
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Proficient in camera RAW processing and Adobe Bridge
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Proficient in traditional and digital forms of photographic equipment
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Proficient in XHTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and Dreamweaver
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Experienced in both Macintosh and PC interfaces
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Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
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Independently motivated and able to work well under pressure
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PUBLISHED WORKS___________________________________________________________
Official Photographer for Outdoor Writers Association Annual Conference
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The Fine Print Magazine, Gainesville, FL
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Orange and Blue Magazine, Gainesville, FL
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Tom Tom Magazine, New York, NY
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Insite Magazine, Gainesville, FL
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Photographer for Citizens for Social Justice Organization, Gainesville, FL
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REFERENCES_________________________________________________________________
Tommy Thompson
Executive Director
Florida Outdoor Writer’s Association
Gainesville, FL
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Lynda Pasture
Groups Sales, Rentals and Community Relations Coordinator
Hippodrome Theatre
Gainesville, FL
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