Jennifer Coloma www.JennCo.me acgxrs@r.postjobfree.com

253-***-**** • 5555 Beeler Street, Pittsburgh PA 15217

SUMMARY Talented and driven professional and creative writer with experience in web and print content

development, crisis communications, project management, design development, marketing and business

management, and media outreach. Exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills.

EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA

Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing, May 2014

Additional Major in Creative Writing

Additional Minor in Business Administration

Dean’s List High Honors, Fall 2012, Spring 2014

President’s Student Advisory Council, Fall 2013, Spring 2014

EXPERIENCE The Tartan • Pittsburgh, PA

Publisher/CEO (2013); Operations Manager (2012); Designer, Photographer, Staffwriter, and Copy

Editor (2012 - 5/2014); Contributing Editor (1/2014 – 5/2014).

• Performed financial audit and developed mechanism for recoupment of advertising revenue and

increasing revenue overall, resulting in recovering 75% of outstanding revenue and decreasing

The Tartan’s 10-year debt of over $100,000 by 50% within first half of term.

• Designed advertisements upon advertisers’ requests in manner that encouraged advertisers to

place additional advertisements with The Tartan.

• Developed new processes and procedures for the management of day-to-day operations of

the Business, Layout, and Recruitment Departments, resulting in improved record-keeping,

knowledge transitioning, and also staff recruitment.

• Wrote articles weekly and interviewed sources. Edited articles for grammatical and AP Style er-

rors. Edited and designed pages in Adobe CS5 InDesign. Photographed events for publication.

Web Design • Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA

Project Manager, Coder, and Secondary Visual Designer (Spring 2014 – 5/2014)

• Assist in visual design production, utilize user-testing data to produce user-centric designs.

• Develop, maintain and test web development code, coordinate with User Experience Advocate

and Primary Visual Designer to incorporate data-driven usability and graphical elements.

• Oversee deliverable production, moderate disputes and concerns, coordinate group efforts and

website development with regard to client’s needs and concerns.

Rosetta • Princeton, NJ

Project Management Junior Associate (6/2013 – 8/2013)

• Assisted in management of 20+ projects within the Healthcare Vertical over the course of 10

weeks, including assessing and reallocating resources to meet budgeting and deadline constraints.

• Acted as Business Analyst Junior Associate for Junior Associates’ summer contribution to Rosetta

and developed wireframes for Technology Development.

Engineering Design Projects • Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA

Documentation Manager and Overall Coordinator (Fall 2012)

• Oversaw the creative and technical direction of the project, coordinated group discussions,

facilitated a working environment, and oversaw deliverable production.

• Created and maintained all documentation.

ACTIVITIES Fringe • Pittsburgh, PA

Buggy Driver (8/2010 – 5/2014)

• For four years, competitively raced bespoke carbon fiber shells face first at 45 mph while lying

down six inches off the ground.

SKILLS

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Professional & Technical Writing • HTML5 & XHTML, CSS

Communication Design Fundamentals • Adobe CS5 & CS6 Products (InDesign,

Advanced Screenwriting and Fiction Workshop Photoshop, Illustrator, DreamWeaver, etc.)

International Management • Spanish, Italian

Marketing Research • Microsoft Office Suite 2000, 2007 & 2010

Style (Publisher, PowerPoint, Word, etc.)

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