Aubrey Hughes
**** ****** ***, ****** ****, Missouri
************@*****.***
Education
Truman State University, Kirksville, MO December 2020 Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies
Minor in Studio Art
Skills
-Affluent Writer, Artist, and Tastemaker
-Creative personality
-Graphic Design including Adobe Software
Work Experience
-Freelance Writer for Network Connectors; February 2021-December 2021
–Conducting interviews for and creating profiles of Emerging Leaders in Kansas City, to be seen by potential donors.
-Desktop Publisher/Staff Writer at THE CALL; January 2020-Present
--Designs newspaper layout utilizing Adobe InDesign.
--Builds advertisements to fulfill various companies’ requests.
--Researches and writes stories regarding current events.
-Entrepreneur of HUES Apothecary; August 2020-Present
--Cultivating organic recipes for all natural products.
--Utilizing social media for marketing and selling.
--Vending at local events and farmer’s markets.
-Head Coordinating Chair for the Association of Black Collegiates’ Annual Fashion Show/Competition 2017 and 2018
--Hand-selected and directed models, auditioned and hired performing acts, conducted formal practices with models and performers, planned location and venue assembly, and raised funding.
-Crazy8, Lee’s Summit, MO; October 2015-March 2017
-- Creating a positive environment for shoppers, managing the sales floor, and assisting customers with sales.
-Writer for The Odyssey August 2016-December 2016
--Wrote poems and original works to be edited and published publicly by the Odyssey.
Awards and Certifications
- Awarded a $500 scholarship from the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, for a submission to an essay competition regarding the importance of the African American vote.
- Four year Honor Roll Student at Lee’s Summit North High School
- Completion of the Girl’s Auxiliary program at Palestine Missionary Baptist Church, consisting of 12 years of active missionary work.
- CPR Certified, 2020.