KATERINA SALSANO

Lafayette, New Jersey *****

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SUMMARY

Recent graduate from Full Sail University’s Creative Writing MFA Program with experience in script writing, video editing, directing, and producing content among various media forms. Created and co-produced creative content for small businesses including podcasts, social media, blogs, and general branding. Also, has experience in working with youth as well as editing blogs, short stories, amateur videos, essays, and applications for international students looking to attend high school and university in the United States. EDUCATION

SETON HALL UNIVERSITY, SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY — B.A., SOCIOLOGY, 2015 FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY, WINTER PARK, FLORIDA — M.F.A., CREATIVE WRITING, 2021

EXPERIENCE

ASSISTANT PRODUCER, BENT NOT BROKEN PODCAST — 2019-2020

-Interviewed potential guests for episodes

-Helped script write weekly episodes

-Conducted topic research and guest scheduling

-Fact checked sources and developed new concepts and content FREELANCE EDITOR AND TEACHER, UNITED EDUCATION — 2018- PRESENT

-Edited essays to aid Chinese students who want to attend high school and university in the United States

-Provided thoughtful commentary as well as comments about grammar and spelling

-Helped Chinese students edit their blogs, articles, short stories, and videos for class

-Acted as an English teacher to Chinese students who wanted to better their grammar and verbiage

VICE PRESIDENT, THE RUSSIAN ADOPTEES NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION

— 2017-2020

-Created marketing campaigns for events for the organization on multiple social media platforms

-Designed and implemented merchandise marketing plans for the members of the organization

-Discovered a new ‘poet of the month’ for the organization’s newsletter

-Created an inclusive podcast and helped coordinate meetups for members

-Oversaw daily functions within the organization

-Legal research

-Developed ideas for fundraising and finalized budget through excel

-Utilized Microsoft Office and WordPress to create the website

-Conducted interviews for positions on the Board of Directors SERVICE SPECIALIST/CAMPAIGN ASSISTANT, CONFIDENTIAL — 2016-2018

-Organized events for multiple companies such as Reed Elsevier, Reed Midem, Cirillo, Expert, Accuity, Reed Business Information, and multiple branches of LexisNexis

-Worked closely with clients to arrange marketing needs for meetings, social gatherings, and assisted coordinating events

-Managed, monitored, and maintained records of daily client sales and revenue

-Assisted in developing marketing campaign content for clients

-Collected and balanced client campaign finances

FREELANCE WRITER, KAT’S KORNER AND TRANSCENDING THOUGHTS BLOG — 2015-PRESENT

-Responsible for finding ideas to write blog posts about personal development

-Won the ‘Sunshine Bloggers Award’ and ‘The Blogger Recognition Award’ EARLIER EXPERIENCES

NATIONAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE: MASTERING

LEADERSHIP — 2009-2010

-Facilitated creative interactive leadership workshops that challenged students to focus on leadership skills such as goal setting and strategy building.

-Coordinated team work building and group dynamic exercises as well as designed persuasive communication lesson plans which included negotiation and conflict resolution training for the students.

-Successfully oversaw the completion of community service, ropes course, and trust exercises while acting as an onsite counselor.

-Provided support to adolescents with potential challenges in the areas of interpersonal relationships, social interaction, behavioral conduct, and communication skills while guiding them to embrace their inner leaders.

-Assisted youth in the development of adaptive and effective coping skills that can be utilized in their homes, communities, and/or educational settings. NEW BEGINNINGS — 2005-2010

-Reoccurring featured writer in Sparta High School’s monthly journal with poems and short stories

-Won the “Writer of the Year” award for my short poem “Christmas Lights” READING RAINBOW YOUNG WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS AWARD — 2001

-Original short story, “Sammy” won first place and was featured on the show.

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