Sales Associate Public Relations

My passion for public relations derives from my experiences in the hospitality industry. I have developed strong organizational skills and flexibility in a fast-paced work environment. My educational background helped provide me with the ability to plan and execute events, budgets, and strategies. I am also able to create deliverables for communications plans, media kits, and pitches. I have established interpersonal skills which enable me to be a dedicated team member, as well as create strong professional relationships with colleagues and clients.

ACQUIRED SKILLS

Writing:

oCommunications plans, news releases, brochures, media kits

Social media management:

oTwitter, Facebook, Hootsuite, Mailchimp

Technical skills:

oPhotoshop, InDesign, Excel, Word, Powerpoint

Public speaking

Event Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CITIZEN ADVOCACY, Ottawa, Ontario 2016 to present

Citizen Advocacy is a charitable organization that supports people of all ages across disabilities spectrum and their families. I worked as a volunteer providing public relations assistance, including news releases, design elements and tracking nominations.

Developed brochures and news releases about promotional content for events.

Tracked and organized nominations for Celebration of People awards gala

FIRST GENERATION ALGONQUIN COLLEGE, Ottawa, Ontario 2016 to present

Student Ambassador

Participated in events and activities to familiarize students with the First Generation brand and services

WALMART CANADA, Hamilton, Ontario 2016

Seasonal Sales Associate

Helped customers with information about products, maintained department organization and cleanliness

DREAMS WORTH LIVING CAMPAIGN, Ottawa, Ontario 2016

Team lead, Dreaming Under the Stars Gala

In a team of five, planned and executed a successful gala, on a zero-dollar budget to raise money and awareness for Ottawa charity LiveWorkPlay. The campaign raised $27,000 for LiveWorkPlay.

Attended weekly progress meetings about the campaign and the event

Tracked team progress including ensuring tasks were completed on time and organizing spreadsheets/lists

Created and maintained a budget surrounding the event expenses and revenue

CHARITY PITCH, Ottawa, Ontario 2016

Client Relations

The Algonquin College Public Relations Program ran a charity fundraising event, which would raise money and awareness for one charity. Our team selected Causeway Foundation and pitched them to our colleagues as the charity we felt deserved to win.

Participated in pre-pitch and pitch to promote our charity

Maintained communications between the pitch team and the charity

ABERDEEN TAVERN, Hamilton, Ontario 2014 to 2015

Head prep cook

Maintained daily “to-do” lists and ensured the completion

Trained new associates according to organization standards and specifications

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Public Relations Diploma program Expected graduation 2017

ALGONQUIN COLLEGE Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Wrote and edited a variety of public relations prints.

Knowledge of InDesign and Photoshop.

Abled to work effectively within a group setting.

Awards: Deans list.

Chef de Cuisine Diploma program 2014

LIAISON COLLEGE Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Menu planning

Client relations

Budgeting

VOLUNTEER AND OTHER EXPERIENCE

Volunteer with Spread the Net, Algonquin College (2016)

oParticipated in fundraising events and advocated about the cause

Volunteer at Feminist Fair, Ottawa (2016)

REFERENCES

Stephen Heckbert; Director of Communications, Office of the Minister of Transportation

Call: 613-***-**** Email: *******@****************.***

Stephen Grubb; Co-owner and Executive Chef, Dundurn Market

Call: 289-***-**** Email: ****************@*****.***

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