Drew P. Walters
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OBJECTIVE
To secure an entry-level position as a marketing professional.
EDUCATION
Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana, Pa.
B.A., August 2009
Major: Public Relations
• Chi Phi Fraternity – Vice President, 2007
• German Club Member – Fall 06-Spring 09
• The Penn – Student Newspaper, Writer and Copy Editor 2008
Bristol High School – Bristol, Pa.
College Prep Diploma, June 2004
• Distinguished Honor Roll
• Honors Courses, Interdisciplinary Studies, AP Calculus, AP European History
EXPERIENCE
Editorial Intern Summer 2009
Pittsburgh Sports Report – Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Wrote features, sidebars, fact sheets, previews and opinion for Kids Sports Magazine, Keystone Recruiting Newsletter and The Pittsburgh Sports Report.
• Copy Editor
• Created and maintained contacts for stories.
• Conducted on-the-spot interviews with professional athletes and coaches.
Sales Assistant Summer 2007 & 2008
Executive Cellular – Philadelphia, Pa.
• Sold T-Mobile post-paid service contracts to new and currents customers.
• Performed customer service duties including troubleshooting, explaining features, returning and exchanging items, etc.
• Maintained an inventory consisting of hundreds of phones and accessories.
Sales Associate Summer 2006
The Mobile Solution – Philadelphia, Pa.
• Sold T-Mobile post-paid service contracts to new and current customers.
• Performed customer service duties including troubleshooting, explaining features, returning and exchanging items, etc.
• Organized, maintained and completed all paperwork associated with sales.
• Ranked as a Top-5 salesman in the greater Philadelphia area for the months of June and July.
SKILLS
Professional
• Excellent writer with superb diction, style and exceptional grammar.
• Excellent communicator: empathetic and conscious of my audience, highly persuasive.
• Experienced in dealing with media professionals.
Technological
• Skilled in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Access.
• Skilled in Adobe CS Suite: InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver