Management Executive

ASHLEY ADAMS

*** *. **** **., *********, PA ***** ? 717-***-****

? abkwft@r.postjobfree.com

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COMMUNICATIONS EXPERT

Accomplished Communications professional with experience in Corporate

Communications, Public Relations and Print Journalism.

. Excellent verbal and written skills.

. Strong research skills.

. Able to juggle numerous tasks at once.

. Passionate about communications.

. Good editor and proofreader.

. Excellent interview skills.

. Knowledgeable about current public relations techniques and new

social media tools.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SOVEREIGN BANK, Reading, Pa. June 2008-Sept.

2009

Sovereign Bank is the 19th largest banking institution in the United States

and is the U.S. subsidiary of Banco Santander, based in Madrid, Spain.

Public Relations Writer for Corporate Communications

. Edited and distributed daily internal newsletter, Sovereign Snapshot.

. Wrote daily company-related and industry news articles for Snapshots.

. Worked with other departments regarding messages to include in

Snapshots.

. Coordinated messages to be posted on Sovereign's internal intranet

home page.

. Kept a calendar outlining when and for how long each message should

run on the internal intranet home page.

. Searched financial news articles daily for Sovereign or Santander

related news.

. Compiled financial news articles daily to send out to executive

management.

. Contributed articles to two other internal communications: the

monthly publication Sovereign Today and biweekly publication

Sovereign eLink.

. Supported fellow team member with coordination of Economic Outlook

Breakfast series, which is a series of breakfast meetings in

partnership with local chambers of commerce that educates the

business owners about the local and national economy. In 2008, 13

breakfast programs were held throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New

York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

. Wrote and proofread material for breakfast series.

. Coordinated media outreach for several of the breakfast series

events.

. Wrote and sent out press releases concerning promotions, new branch

openings and other events the bank hosts.

. Coordinated check presentation photographs to be sent to media

throughout the bank's footprint.

. Wrote talking points or speeches for executive management when

requested.

. Worked on internal communication and projects for an international

bank acquisition.

. Wrote and sent out important team member communications.

THE EVENING SUN, Hanover, Pa. February 2006-

June 2008

The Evening Sun is a 20,000-circulation daily newspaper located in south-

central Pennsylvania.

Reporter

. Worked on and wrote various hard news and feature articles.

. Covered local municipal government meetings and committees.

. Called in to cover breaking news such as fatal accidents, fires,

employee strikes, etc.

. Juggled numerous tasks at once.

. Worked on special projects and editions.

. Conducted phone and person-to-person interviews.

. Worked numerous deadline shifts that required quick article turnover.

RICHMOND COUNTY DAILY JOURNAL, Rockingham, N.C. May 2004-January 2006

The Richmond County Daily Journal is an 8,000-circulation newspaper printed

six days a week.

Reporter

. Worked on and wrote various hard news and feature articles.

. Took my own photographs that ran with each article I wrote.

. Covered local municipal government meetings and committees.

. Worked on special projects and editions.

. Conducted phone and person-to-person interviews.

EDUCATION

SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY Sept. 2000-May

2004

. Bachelor of Arts in Communications/Journalism

. Print media focus with English minor

. Graduated Cum Laude with 3.424 GPA

. Dean's List seven out of eight semesters

. Received Senior Outstanding GPA Award

. Received Top 25 in Major Award

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