Maria Hogg
Ellicott City, MD
*********@*****.***
Summary
Specialist in social media marketing and website design and maintenance
Motivated and multi-talented with diverse work experiences and a thirst for knowledge
Experienced digital media professional with an educational background in web design and American culture
Experience
Digital Media Specialist, Smart Shopper Magazine
• Managing all social networking sites, increasing presence and following
• Taking initiative with marketing strategy and social media themes
• Maintaining website and web content; aided in website redesign
• Producing copy for weekly email newsletters
• Conceptualized new email template to mirror website redesign Nov. 2011-present
Web Designer & Social Media Manager (independent consulting)
• Freelancing website services
• Creating and maintaining websites for clients such as Delaware Valley Data Collection
• Created and implemented social media outlets for Kashmir Boutiques
• Co-manager of Pinterest account for B’More Creatives Oct. 2011-present
Assistant Varsity Softball Coach, Centennial High School
• Assisting the Head Varsity coach with creating practice plans and game strategy
• Gaining teaching experience and improving public speaking skills March 2012-present
Data Entry Specialist, Rockpointe Corporation
• Maintained server data for medical corporations and hospitals
• Gained experience compiling data reports July 2011 – Jan. 2012
Social Media Intern, Maryland Non-Profits
• Responsible for organization’s web design, marketing, and social media
• Maintained social networking sites
• Successfully developed content for new website, modified SEO June 2011 – Sept. 2011
Administrative Support Technician, Howard County State’s Attorney’s
• Responsible for maintaining several databases and compiling statistics
• Duties included document management and data entry
• Gained customer service experience through public interaction Aug. 2007 - June 2011
Education
Associate of Arts in Web Design, Rasmussen College
Dean’s List, GPA: 3.8 2012
Bachelor of Arts in American Studies, Washington College
2007
Skills
o Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Bridge, Premiere, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign)
o Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
o Blogging experience
o Proficient with web applications such as DotNetNuke, MySQL, Publicaster, WordPress, Google Analytics
o Working knowledge of HTML/CSS
o Well-organized
o Quick learner
o Excellent with time management
o Effective communicator
o Working knowledge of Spanish
Honors and Awards
•Rasmussen College Dean’s List: Fall 2010, Winter 2010, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011, Winter 2011, Spring 2012
Activities/Leadership
Alpha Omicron Pi Member/Property Manager
AIGA (the professional association for design) Member
B’More Creatives Member
ASCAP Member
What MD Does (acoustic band) Guitar/Singer