Permanent Address:
Midlothian, VA 23114
Claire Elena Tams
adi87k@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
B.A. in Communication, Public Relations (including Principles in Public Relations Certificate from the Universal Accreditation Board), Magna Cum Laude
Minors: Spanish, History
Graduated May 2020
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA
Overall GPA: 3.7/4.0, Dean’s List Fall 2016 through Spring 2020
Languages
Related Courses
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Multimedia Sales Executive, Gannett Co. Inc., Petersburg, VA (August 2020-December 2020)
Sell print and digital advertisements for the Progress Index in Petersburg
Build and maintain client relationships and manage the distribution of creative content dates, copy, and images
Act as a marketing consultant for LOCALiQ and build solutions for local businesses websites, SEM, SEO, targeted display, geofencing, Facebook ads, targeted email, CTV and OTT
Cold call leads and input information into Salesforce pipeline
Social Media Marketing Intern, Money Mailer of Henrico, Glen Allen, VA May 2019- November 2019
Created content for weekly social media posts to Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook
Designed and emailed a monthly newsletter through Constant Contact
Generated leads via social media, entered new data into CRM
Interviewed local business owners and wrote feature articles on their businesses (Summer 2019)
Attended and presented at weekly Business Network International (BNI) meetings (Summer 2019)
Hostess and Togo Server, Texas Roadhouse, Midlothian, VA July 2015- August 2018
ACTIVITIES
SKILLS
Volunteer, Montgomery County Humane Society September 2017- November 2019
Socialized cats and dogs; helped with walking, cleaning and feeding
Social Media Director, Virginia Tech Undergraduate Historical Review January 2018-May 2019
Posted to Facebook page to encourage student submissions for VTUHR
Editor, Virginia Tech Undergraduate Historical Review September 2018- May 2019
Served on a team as group member in charge of editing, accepting, and rejecting student submissions as well as editing and stylizing to Chicago Manual of Style
Member, Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority January 2018- January 2019
Attended sorority chapters, philanthropy events, and recruitment meetings
Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office Suite, and Google Suite, Canva
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, WordPress, LinkedIn, Buffer
OnePage CRM, Pipedrive, MailChimp, Constant Contact, Salesforce
English
Spanish
Media Writing
Persuasion
Writing and Editing for PR
Principles of Public Relations
Public Relations Cases
Public Relations Campaigns