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Resume:
Trent Smith
New Orleans, LA *****
Cell 678-***-****
Email: ************@*****.***
Professional Summary
Seeking to pursue a career in journalism in a professional media outlet that will utilize my leadership and supervision skills in a challenging environment and gain further experience while enhancing the organization’s productivity and reputation.
Key Areas of Expertise:
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Perform effectively despite sudden deadlines and changing priorities
Proven ability to identify and analyze problems
Highly reliable self-starter; can be counted on to complete assignments
Proven competence in working with others in a team effort
Resourceful and media focused
Enthusiastic, dependable, self-motivated
Skilled in handling the public with diplomacy and professionalism
Demonstrated ability to adapt to new equipment & technology
Professional Experience
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Self Employed New Orleans, LA
Bachelor’s Degree
Awarded Bachelor’s Degree from Loyola University of New Orleans in Mass Comm./Journalism.
08/2012-Present Writer
Proofread articles and letters for paraphrasing topics per assignment.
Develop original content for fiction, nonfiction, and short stories.
Write books or content for magazines, trade journals, newsletters, blogs and other media outlets.
Appropriately source and cite resources and utilize desktop to organize and develop written material.
Event Planner/Community Organizer
Work to restore democracy and energize citizens to become more active members of their communities.
Provide uniting platform to local citizens around common concern, ranging from preventing crime and youth development to fighting prejudice and creating community-building projects.
Organize groups or institutions to work towards community development through collective action.
Develop and coordinate programs designed to promote organization to community by coordinating such events as the Juneteenth/Juan Malo Day festival, with over 200 attendees, the 50th Anniversary of the Black Panther Party Breakfast Program event, with over 100 attendees, and promote activities and services through various forms of media.
Local Music Manager
Work on behalf of groups or artists to promote their careers and run business affairs.
Negotiate contracts and fees, book events and venues that match artist's career strategy.
Advise on publicity and promotion, assist with record production and media relations on their behalf.
Attend artists' performances.
Negotiate deals, and support and guide client careers.
This, That, and the Other Tobacco Shop Atlanta, GA
Sales and Service Representative 02/2010-08/2012
Inventoried stock and requisition new stock.
Exchanged merchandise for customers and accepted returns.
Stocked products on shelves, aisles, and displays within store to replenish product availability.
Assisted store manager with opening and closing procedures based of shift worked.
United States Postal Service Savannah, GA
05/2005-03/2009
Postal Service Clerk
Weighed letters and parcels, compute mailing costs based on type, weight, and destination, and affix correct postage.
Checked mail to ensure correct postage for mailing.
Aided public in complying with federal regulations of Postal Service and other federal agencies.
Set postage meters and calibrated them to ensure correct operation.
Union Steward
Elected by fellow co-workers through democratic election process held at work.
Monitored collective-bargaining agreements, advise employees on contract provisions, confront employers over safety issues, and represent employees in grievance proceedings.
Protected jobs of fellow employees based on bargaining agreement.
Protested management actions that violated collective-bargaining agreement, were arbitrary or unfair, or threaten health or safety of employees.
United States Postal Service Manchester, CT
Postal Service Clerk 11/1994-05/2005
Sorted incoming and outgoing mail, according to type and destination, by hand or by operating electronic mail-sorting and scanning devices.
Sold and collected payment for products such as stamps, prepaid mail envelopes, and money orders.
Aided the public in complying with federal regulations of Postal Service and other federal agencies.
Military Experience San Diego, CA
United States Navy E-3 05/1990-08/1993
Title: Boatswain’s Mate
Honorable Discharge
Education New Orleans, LA
Loyola University of New Orleans 01/2019-Present
Bachelor of Arts/Journalism
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