communications, marketing, copywriting, editing, journalism, office
Resume:
Carin B. Merritt
Long Beach, CA 90802
*************@*****.***
COMPETENCIES...
Proficient utilizing
Microsoft Office: Word,
Excel, PowerPoint.
Ghostwriting:
CGA - a large non-profit
organization creating promotional newsletters.
Biography writing: real-
estate and photography.
Marketing expertise
utilizing social media
trends including but not
l imited to Instagram,
Facebook, Twitter and
Linked-In.
Education
Spanaway Lake High School
Spanaway, WA
c/o 2005
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, CA
communications/broadcast journalism
Argosy university online
Pittsburgh, PA
currently enrolled towards
Bachelors Degree
A person is the sum of their
EXPERIENCES...
Beachcomber Newspaper 3/14-11/14
Long Beach, CA
Intern^
Edited all bi-weekly issues prior to publication using proper AP style.
Wrote articles as assigned including restaurant reviews, biographical
highlights and event summaries which in turn were published by the
newspaper.
Collaborated with columnists to learn copy writing, marketing techniques
and how to create a newspaper from start to print.
Incognito Music Magazine 11/12-1/14
Orange County, CA
columnist^
Gained a following as a featured monthly columnist intertwining personal
stories to showcase innovative drink recipes.
Interviewed and formed positive personal relationships with bands worldwide
which expanded the artistic content and viewing audience.
A Common Thread production company
Marina del Rey, CA
executive assistant^ 7/05-8/06
Served as lead to interns, assisted executive producer and production
coordinator in pre and post filming including the facilitating of casting,
budget and scheduling for music videos and commercials.
Organized appointments and served as mediator for any customer/production
conflict.
TGI Fridays
Long Beach, CA
bartender^ 10/04-3/10
Consistently gave expedient and friendly service in a high volume
environment using proper bar and customer safety precautions.
Grew and maintained many "regulars" which in turn doubled sales from
previous years.
Trained new bartenders.
Daily Dose Sports Lounge
Irvine, CA
bartender^ manager^ 6/10-4/15
Volunteered my time and social media skills to promote events, games and
specials.
Trained and supervised new employees.
Tracked and ordered inventory while decreasing excess costs and increasing
sales.
Successfully handled all matters regarding customer satisfaction and
safety.
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