B E T S Y P E A R S O N
C O M M U N I C A T I O N S P R O F E S S I O N A L
C O N T A C T
adgl8e@r.postjobfree.com
linkedin.com/in/bpearson-stewart
Location: Virginia
E D U C A T I O N
Communications, Public Policy,
Writing
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 2017
Writing Fellowship
Washington Examiner
Washington D.C. 2019
S K I L L S
Employee Relations
File Management
Digital Communication
Email Marketing
Media Pitching
Writing & Copy Editing
Social Media Management
Event Planning
Public Speaking &
Training
Organization & Planning
I N T E R E S T S
Building lasting mutually
beneficial relationships
Helping others break down
barriers and achieve fulfillment
Seeking truth through journalism
and activism
Creatively challenging the status
quo to ensure process efficiency
P R O F I L E
I bring a unique point of view to any problem with my combination of human resources and communications work experience. I am an inquizitive and solutions-based team player who finds fulfillment in creating value. Originally from the midwest, I relocated to the east coast in 2017. E X P E R I E N C E
HUMAN RESOURCES COORDINATOR
Stand Together Virtual January-October 2020
Strengthened my understanding of the practice of Human Resources by working with the “employee lifecycle”--working directly with employees and supervisors from onboarding to offboarding. I played a crucial role in many new digital transformations as we shifted to a virtual office.
Training & facilitation
Employee file management & compliance
Communications copyediting
COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE
Independent Women’s Forum Virtual September 2017-December 2019 Originally hired as an assistant, I was promoted to communications associate where I worked in digital communications. I owned content creation across the organization from bi-weekly podcast episodes, to social media posts, to daily blogs and more. In this role I helped a small, women owned, non-profit reach new audiences online to grow their influence on policy and policy makers
Email marketing via Mailchimp
Social media management & audience growth
Media pitching & placement
Website management
Policy research & writing
Event planning
COMMUNICATIONS FELLOW
Atlas Network Washington, D.C. Summer 2017
Strengthened their global network of non-profits by highlighting global success stories through in-depth journalistic writing. During this fellowship I also developed a company wide presentation for a launch of a new initiative. RECRUITMENT INTERN
Young Americans for Liberty Arlington, VA Summer 2016 Organized college students to try to reform campus policies across the nation, focusing on the University of Iowa through social media outreach.