Communications Specialist

Ariana Afshar

************@*****.*** - 510-***-**** -LinkedIn!- Oakland, CA 94606

Education:

Ohlone Community College, Fremont Dean’s List - 2 quarters Associates in Human Development, May 2017 Minor: Political Science California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Recognized 2 years in a row by Bachelors of Arts in Journalism and Public Relations, June 2019 the Journalism Department GPA: 3.3

News, Communications, and Public Relations:

PG&E, Communications Coordinator- Wildfire Safety Operations Center, San Francisco, CA April 2020- January 2021

● Draft and send internal text/email blast notifications during a short time frame to alert various internal employees and contractors of fires in their area

● Assist with the communication for de-energizing different distribution lines for firefighter safety

● Work with Public Safety Specialists in the field to draft Incident Reports about different wildfires

(the audience was over 1,000 people, from the CEO to the linemen in the field) Grayling, Public Relations Account Coordinator, San Francisco, CA September 2019- April 2020

● Represent government, high tech and education clients

● Pitch media, monitor relevant coverage, research and identify target media outlets, maintain and create the media lists

● Draft press releases, participate in new business pitches, present to clients, take part in client calls and much more

NBC SLO News, News/Communications Intern, San Luis Obispo, CA January 2019- April 2019

● Shadowed reporters and managed their social media/web assignment for the day for publishing on the KSBY website.

● Facilitated morning meetings and assisted in decision making for the days cast NBC Bay Area,Summer Assignment Desk Intern,San Jose, CA May 2017- September 2017

● Fact checked news stories and coordinated with NBC team, which is in the top 5 market stations in the nation for news

● Liaised with the NBC national team on significant local stories including the translation of Farsi documents

KRON 4 News, Web/Assignment Desk Intern,San Francisco, CA September 2016- May 2017

● Assisted KRON 4, a top 5 market station for news in the nation, with transcribing video clips for broadcast use

● Assisted Web and Social Media Producers with updating Facebook, Twitter and the Kron 4 website Research and Projects:

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Diversity Researcher March 2019 - July 2019

● Led a team of students to write a strategic plan for the award-winning Cal Poly newspaper, suggesting how staff writers can better themselves when reporting on students/people of color

● Assisted another student with conducting a journalism department-wide study group to gather data from students of color

Skills:

Website design:WordPress, Mailchimp

Language: Fluent in Farsi, Intermediate in American Sign Language (ASL) Social networking/marketing: Twitter, Facebook, blogging, LinkedIn, Instagram, Snapchat, expert in SEO, Microsoft Outlook

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