Lauren Davis
*** ***** ****** ***. ** Brooklyn, NY 11217
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EDUCATION
The King’s College, New York, NY August 2016–May 2020
B.A. Journalism, Culture, and Society; Focus: Business and Economics, Minor: Business Administration
Presidential Scholarship: annual scholarship for academic excellence
Leadership Scholarship: annual scholarship for essay writing excellence
Honors: Dean’s List Spring 2018, Dean’s List Spring 2019
EXPERIENCE
Marvel Entertainment, New York, NY January 2020- Present
Sales Communication & Design Intern
Assists in the design of various projects of Marvel’s Publishing marketing including print
house ads, web marketing, and magazine editorial layouts.
Prepares solicit information for a variety of outlets, including the Marvel App for iOS devices.
Assist on the copy for postcards, ads, and a variety of other sales/promo items.
Assists in management of several marketing and production schedule Excel tracking sheets
for Publishing Sales Dept.
Special Projects Intern September 2019- Dec 2019
Responsible for helping with the process of reprinting comics in new trade paperbacks and hardcovers
Researched a wide variety of Marvel’s comics to help catalog the company’s characters
The Philos Project, New York, NY May 2019-August 2019
Communications and Events Intern at a Middle Eastern Relations non-profit
Designed graphics, websites, and print material for marketing such as books, pamphlets, and magazines
Planned and executed events for visiting guests and upcoming Galas
Stacker, Brooklyn, NY June 2018-August 2018
Editorial Programming Intern at a Data Journalism Startup
Researched 75 datasets supporting predetermined headlines and story ideas daily
Copy edited over 70 stories before being published online
Designed and created the weekly Stacker Newsletter
Maintained the homepage of feature stories once a week via the content management system
The Empire State Tribune, The King’s College
Magazine Co-Design Editor August 2017–Present
Designed layout and content on 4, 32 page student run magazines
Maintained color, fonts, and layouts
Worked with the rest of the editorial team on theme and composition
Met deadlines for print production as well as instituted deadlines for a team of 16 people staff
Created dynamic stories while working in conjunction with the photo team
Weekly Design Editor January 2018–June 2018
Founded the EST Weekly newsletter with the EST Weekly Editor in August 2017
Maintained print layout, photo editing and weekly distribution.
Met weekly deadlines for newsletter
Culture Editor January 2018–May 2018
Edited articles and photography for the Culture section of the Empire State Tribune media organization
Created content, assigned stories to reporters, and edited material for roughly 3 a week
LEADERSHIP & OTHER ACTIVITIES
Skills: proficient in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator
Freelances as the Social Media Marketing Specialist at Texarkana Star Real Estate
Does freelance work within logo and print design
Ran multiple social media accounts for different organizations at The King’s College
Took design short course at The King’s College with Dr. Mario Garcia
Received EST 2018 Design Award for work on the Empire State Tribune Magazine
AEI Executive Council Member for The King’s College from 2018-Present