Social Media Office Assistant

KATHERINE HAMILTON

Worcester, MA 978-***-**** ************@*****.***

EDUCATION Clark University, Worcester, MA

Master of Arts in Community Development and Planning Expected May 2021 Bachelor of Arts in International Development and Social Change May 2020 Minor in Spanish and Latinx studies (intermediate-advanced Spanish skills) GPA: 3.70/4.0; Gryphon & Pleiades Honors Society; 4-time winner of the Corinne Schillings Award Augsburg University CGEE, Panajachel, Guatemala & San José, Costa Rica Spring 2019 RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Editor in chief (promoted from section editor) Sept. 2017 – May 2020 The Scarlet, Clark University Student Newspaper

• Developed and launched a social media recruitment strategy which tripled the staff size in two years

• Led a team of editors and journalists in meeting weekly publication deadlines & collaborating creatively

• Managed weekly website upkeep and redesigns on a WordPress site using SEO best practice

• Covered controversial & breaking news on campus; one article published in Worcester Magazine

• Trained in organizational leadership & delegation at College Media Mega Workshop in Minneapolis Communications Coordinator Spring 2020

Main South Community Development Corporation, Worcester, MA

• Spearheaded an overhaul of the CDC’s social media presence to improve community outreach about events and services to low-income families, resulting in approx. ten percent growth in our followers

• Compiled a Grants and Foundations Information Calendar, with over 20 grant application drafts Student Office Assistant Sept. 2016 – Jan. 2019

Clark University English Department

• Designed monthly newsletters and advertising materials using Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Publisher, oversaw department social media accounts, and managed MailChimp email campaigns

• Wrote, copyedited, and curated weekly blog content ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE Research Intern Spring 2020

Worcester Regional Research Bureau, Worcester, MA

• Contributed research to report on lack of affordable housing in the Greater Worcester region Research and Publications Intern Summer 2019

Cultural Survival, Cambridge, MA

• Authored ten blog posts on Indigenous rights violations for an internationally renowned website Vice President (promoted from secretary) Jan. 2016 – May 2020 STAND; The student-led movement to end mass atrocities, Worcester, MA

• Planned, organized, and headed programs to raise awareness and prevent genocides and mass atrocities

• Lobbied congressmembers in DC to advocate three genocide prevention bills, one of which passed Immigration Social Justice Fellow Summer 2018

The Resistance Center for Peace & Justice, Northampton, MA

• Researched and wrote “The Myth of Sanctuary Cities” report about immigration laws in MA

• Worked with City Councilor Adam Gomez to advocate Springfield Trust Act, passed December 2018

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