Advertising/Communications/Public Relations

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OBJECTIVE

Hard working perfectionist with excellent communication

skills seeking to secure a position with an organization

that is looking for a qualified industrious employee.

EDUCATION

West Virginia University; 2009-2012

. Degree: Bachelors of Science

. Major: Advertising Minor: Communications

. Proficient in writing creative briefs and plansbooks

. Practice in Copywriting for print, radio, & TV

advertisements

. Market research and understanding of a brand strategy

. Presentation experience

WORK EXPERIENCE

Higher Images - PR Specialist

. Helped build and create a PR department to add to the

web-based marketing company

. Developed a media contact database of over 16,000

contacts

. Responsible for managing all PR projects

. Monitored all media activity and placements related

to the system

. Attended client meetings, and held phone/e-mail

interviews with clients

. Researched, wrote, and disseminated press releases

. Supervised a PR Intern

Actionlink - Brand Ambassador for Microsoft

. Expert with Windows 8; assisted with selling laptops

. Demoed Windows 8 to customers at a local Wal-Mart

. Recorded and kept up with results and statistics from

each demo experience; data entry

. Prepared schedules and acquired quizzes and surveys

Coverstory Communications - Public Relations Intern

. Executed public relations efforts for clients in

home, dining, health and wellness, and lifestyle

products and services

. Researched and wrote press releases

. Formed media lists

. Crafted and edited press clips

. Developed editorial calendars

. Researched hundreds of blogs relating to clients'

products to help find a good pitch

. Trained to use programs Cision and Vocus

Turner and Haines Insurance - Customer Service Associate

. Greeted visitors and assisted them

. Filed and retrieved documents, records, and reports

. Prepared invoices, memos, letters, financial

statements and other documents using word processing,

spreadsheet, and database.

. Responsible for answering phones, taking messages,

running credit card payments, data entry, and

organizing the office

. Created and kept up with a Facebook and Twitter page

for the company

. Designed a banner advertisement and created business

cards for the agents

Tilted Kilt - Server

Texas Roadhouse - Server

GOALS

I plan to continue improving my skills and gaining more

hands on experience to help achieve my further

expectations. From then, my dream is to parlay my

communication and organizational skills into a position

working with an innovative, forward-thinking agency;

combining my passion for advertising and public

relations with my innate creativity.

PROFILE

. Expert with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel

. Cision and Vocus Educated

. Knowledgeable with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe

InDesign

. Social Media and PR Specialist

. Organizational skills; strong human and

communication skills

. Original imagination

. Works well in fast pace situations

. PC and Mac proficient

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