COURTNEY HARGROVE
** ********* *****, ***** ****, MD 21128 ( 410-***-**** (
abhga4@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
It is imperative for me to use my previous marketing and
communication education, radio experience, and marketing
internship in order to obtain employment within an
organization team that I feel promotes growth within the new
media age, supports critical thought, and encourages
creativity.
EDUCATION
West Chester University
West Chester, PA
August 2006 - May 2010
B.S. Marketing
Marketing major, Communications Minor (cum laude)
3.4 GPA (Cumulative)
* Deans list fall semester
2007, spring semester 2009 & spring semester 2010
Extracurricular
Affiliations
. WCUR DJ (September 2006-May 2010) /Music Director
August 2008-May 2010
. American Marketing Association
August 2007- August 2008
Relevant Coursework
. Personal Selling, Advanced Public Speaking, Corporate
Finance, Marketing Management,
Communication Research,
Consumer Behavior, Communication Theory, Marketing
Research,
Advertising and Sales Promotion, Marketing Strategy and
Planning, Business Policy, GIS Business Applications &
Business and Professional Speech.
INTERNSHIP
Advanced Alternative Media,
New York, New York
May 2009- August 2009
. Assisted in the independent marketing, promotion, and publicity
activities of a college radio promotion company, organized the
distribution of CDs to over 300 radio stations on a weekly basis &
perpetually updated a database regarding client positions with
music industry trade
publications
VOLUNTEERING The Note
West Chester, PA
February 2010- May 2010
. Coordinated street team activities to promote major act
performances at The Note (venue),
created a liaison between West Chester University Radio
and The Note to create a system of promotion for
upcoming events & assisted with efficiently completing
routine venue activities during major act performances.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE Telephone Fundraising Representative
Maryland Public Television
June 2008- August 2008
Owings Mills, MD
. Persuaded current members to renew their membership with MPT &
lead co-workers
to assemble in order to discuss successful communication techniques
SKILLS
. Public Relations and Advanced public speaking coursework
Adept with FileMaker Pro, Proficient with MS Word,
PowerPoint, Outlook, as well as Excel (after receiving a
96% on the SAM Excel test), Working Knowledge of Adobe
Photoshop and Illustrator and various social networking
services, written album reviews and press releases
for musical artists