Office Assistant Press

William Barney

***************@*****.*** 305-***-****

***** ** *** **. *****, FL 33177

Education

Florida International University, Miami, FL April 2013

Bachelor of Science in Communications

GPA: 3.1

Experience

The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Miami, FL March 2015-September 2016

Office Assistant

Processed membership renewals and updated records through the Your Membership database to keep physicians’ records up to date

Organized and mailed membership and resident award certificates to all new members who have joined the Society

Assisted in the packing and shipping of conference materials for the Annual and Regional meetings

Sorted and distributed mail for all employees at the office

Proofread conference brochures and other written materials before heading to publication

National YoungArts Foundation, Miami, FL October 2014-January 2015

External Relations Intern

Assisted with the inventory of YoungArts collateral

Monitored and stored press clips via Burrelles Luce

Distributed postcards promoting YoungArts events throughout Miami

Created and updated media lists

Best Buddies International, Miami, FL June 2013-September 2013

Communications Intern

Assisted with the editing and publishing of Best Buddies 25th Anniversary book

Secured coverage for the Best Buddies Leadership Conference in Bloomington, Indiana on The Herald Times, which was later picked up by the Associated Press. The story ran around the country

Set up coverage of the 2014 Leadership Conference with Bloom Magazine in Bloomington, Indiana

Racked and organized press clippings via Cision

Monitored TV and Radio broadcasts via Critical Mention

GrupoUno International, Coral Gables, FL May 2012-August 2012

Public Relations Intern

Handled press clippings and organized them into press reports

Organized press kits for clients, including BabySpa USA

Pitched story ideas to media

Skills

Bilingual- Fluent in English and Spanish

Word- Fully Proficient, Excel- Intermediate Proficiency, Power Point- Intermediate Proficiency

Your Membership Database

Cision, Burrelles Luce, Critical Mention

Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Wordpress

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