Sydney Mikel Pearsall

Temporary Address: **** Travancore Court • Randallstown, Maryland 21133

(443) 829 – 5692 • aceqre@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Georgia State University, Expected Graduation – December 2015

Atlanta, GA

Specialized Masters of Marketing

Delaware State University, Graduation - May 2014

Dover, DE

Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations & Advertising and Bachelor of Science in Textile & Apparel Studies; 3.82

GPA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

01/14 – 05/14 Public Relations Intern, Paradigm Elements PR and Consulting Firm

Dover, DE

• Created pitches in branding, marketing, event coordination

• Creating concepts and visual aids for client promotions

• Maintaining media and social networking

05/13 – 05/14 Office Assistant, Mass Communications’ Office

Dover, DE

• Assists with New Student Orientation and registering students for classes

• Assists with general office management

• Delivers paperwork to the necessary offices; makes copies and files all paperwork

09/13 – 04/14 Store Associate, Kohl’s

Dover, DE

• Provides exceptional customer service; Assisting customers with finding and purchasing items

• Signing customers up for Kohl’s Credit

• Ensuring the cleanliness and organization of all work stations

09/13 – 02/14 English, Mass Communications, and Math Tutor, Academic Support Center

Dover, DE

• Provides academic and study skills assistance

• Develops a rapport with peers and faculty members

• Makes referrals when needed

• Performs In-service paraprofessional activities

04/12 – 12/12 Public Relations Intern, Kellie Dutton and Associates

Gaithersburg, MD

• Assisted with organization and operation of College Fair event in December

• Researched ideas on branding for clients

• Researched the market and identifies the proper media contacts for the audience

04/12 – 08/12 Marketing Intern, HindSite Interactive, Inc.

Frederick, MD

• Wrote original blog posts for the Easy WebContent blog

• Researched features for the Tutorial list

• Consulted with the general public for content ideas, stories and pictures

08/11 – 05/13 Station Manager, WDSU Radio Station

Dover, DE

• Primarily responsible for overseeing the management of the station

• Assisted with recruitment, programming, and promotions

• Scheduled and presided over meetings, trainings, etc.

• Performed general office management functions

SKILLS AND RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Skills: Highly experienced with Adobe Illustrator CS3, Adobe InDesign CS3, Microsoft Word XP 2010, Microsoft Power Point

XP 2010, and Microsoft Excel XP 2010; Typing speed-60 wpm. PrintED Nationally Accredited in Graphic

Communications and Digital File Preparation.

Courses Completed: Communications Writing, Public Relations Principles and Practices, Public Relations Writing, Principles of

Advertising, Public Relations Management and Campaigns, Managerial Communication, and Introduction to Mass

Communications. Introduction to the Fashion Industry, Quantitative Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Introduction

to Textiles, Advanced Textiles, and Consumer Behavior.

ACTIVITIES AND HONORS

SGA Street Team, WDSU Radio Street Team, Back Talk Radio Show, Republic of Fashion Designer, Coordinated Annual Self

Expression Fashion Show, National Kidney Foundation Walk, Assisted with Boys & Girls Club, Intern for Baltimore Fashion

Week, Witney’s Lights Domestic Violence Walk, Delaware State University Gold Scholarship Recipient, Member of the

National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Vice President of the Nu Alpha Beta chapter of Kappa Omicron Nu National Honor

Society, Member of Lambda Pi Eta National Honor Society, Marketing Head for Republic of Fashion, Aspire Mentoring

Program, Corresponding Secretary for the Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Corresponding

Secretary for Public Relations Student Society of America. Member of the Delaware State University chapter of The

National Society of Leadership and Success, Sigma Alpha Pi.

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