- Amy Kocot -
San Francisco, CA
***.*****@*****.***
EDUCATION
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA
December 2005
> Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism with concentration in Public
Relations
WORK EXPERIENCE
DIAKADI BODY San Francisco, CA
Business Assistant
Present
> Public relations and marketing outreach
> Client and business-to-business relations
> Client greeting and check in
> Facility maintenance and sales
24 HOUR FITNESS San Francisco, CA
July 2009 - Jan. 2010
Service Representative
> Greet, admit and service fitness club members
> Sales and Inventory maintenance of nutrition supplements
> Fitness club maintenance and inspection
CREATIVE CIRCLE San Francisco, CA
Jan. 2009 - July 2009
Account Executive
> Built and maintained enduring, productive relationships with clients
in book of business
> Pitched registered candidates to clients via cold calls, warm calls,
client requests
> Participated in daily sales objection role plays with team members
> Traveled to client events and places of business for business pitches
SPIN COMMUNICATIONS Mill Valley, CA
June 2008 - Jan. 2009
Public Relations Account Executive
> Managed multiple accounts in various industries, including automotive,
hospitality, retail
> Wrote, edited, pitched press releases for client events and
announcements
> Media relations - pitched, worked with editors and producers on site
> Traveled to client events and places of business for event
coordination and management
TEAM UP TUTOR San Diego, CA
Dec. 2007 - Aug. 2008
Professional Tutor
> Individually tutored students ages 5+ in Math, English, Writing,
Reading
> Created personalized lesson plans
> Tracked student progress and altered lesson plans accordingly
PARKERWHITE Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA
Oct. 2007 - Dec. 2007
Public Relations (Short-term Freelance Project)
> Developed and executed strategic public relations pitches, campaigns
and events for fitness client
> Created and distributed press releases for client news and
announcements for fitness client
> Created and executed planning and marketing initiatives for new
business for fitness client
GEARY INTERACTIVE San Diego, CA
May 2006 - Oct. 2007
Public Relations & Communications Specialist
> Wrote numerous industry-related articles for local, regional and
national publications
> Created and edited content for internal and client websites
> Served as public relations coordinator
> Involved in sales, marketing and business development proposals and
collateral projects
COMPUTER SKILLS/OTHER
Certifications:
> CPR/AED Certified
Computer Software:
> Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint
> Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator
> Dreamweaver, Vertical Response Email Marketing
> Intermediate HTML Copy, Coding
> QuarkExpress
* References Available Upon Request