Account Executive Assistant

KELLY CAJAHUARINGA

*** *. ********* ***. ***.*, Redondo Beach, CA 90277

818-***-**** • ******@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Hill&Knowlton – Santa Monica, California February 2009 – August 2010

Assistant Account Executive

Responsible for administrative and account support for government programs, such as California LifeLine Telephone

Program and the Bureau of Automotive Repair

• Multi-tasked administrative duties and client projects

• Developed bilingual press materials for Hispanic media in English and Spanish, including pitch letters,

biographies, media alerts and press releases

• Pitched story ideas to California Hispanic media

• Provided support in event planning and worked at events

• Identified story opportunities for clients in the California Hispanic market

Roher Public Relations – Woodland Hills, California December 2007 – December 2008

Junior Account Executive

Responsible for administrative account support for the Ergonizer, SPOT-GPS Messenger and NetStreams

• Developed press kit for consumer technology clients

• Developed press materials including news releases, pitches, fact sheets, bios, and media alerts and interview

briefs for clients in the consumer technology field

• Pitched story ideas to national consumer market

• Responsible for carrying on day-to-day communication with clients

• Maintained client deadlines

Scott Public Relations – Canoga Park, California November 2005 – November 2007

Junior Account Executive

Responsible for administrative and account support for Blue Cross Blue Shield Illinois, SECA Medical Scales

• Developed press materials including news releases, pitches, fact sheets, bios, and media alerts and interview

briefs for clients in the healthcare field

• Pitched story ideas to trade and consumer press, including local Hispanic consumer media in the Chicago

area

• Responsible for extensive media coverage research and developing coverage reports for clients

• Conducted extensive conference and tradeshow research

• Supported media training sessions for clients

EDUCATION

California State University Northridge – Northridge, California May 2007

Bachelor’s Degree (BA) in journalism with an emphasis in public relations

SKILLS

• Fluent in written and spoken Spanish and German

• Proficient in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

• Experienced with Cision’s database and LexisNexis

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