Resume

Summary of Qualifications

As a recent graduate of the Medill School of Journalism I explored many interests in a wide range of skills and was eventually drawn towards online work in multimedia, social media and web tools. I am a passionate, hard-working, creative and out-going person who works well with a team or independently. As a result of my experience, interests and desire to create user-driven content, I am searching for full-time employment in Marketing, Advertising, user-centered web development or a social media-related field.

Experience

Social Media & Communications Coordinator                                                       April 2011 – Present

Sosh, Milwaukee, WI

• Responsible for daily management of client social media profiles (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc.) including developing content as well as interacting with brand fans.
• Writing website and other online copy as well as developing any internal documents or writing projects, as necessary.
• Integral in developing social media/online strategy for clients.

Internet Marketing Manager at eMagazines.com                              September 2010 – April 2011

Valuemags, Chicago, IL

• Responsible for writing daily articles on advances in digital magazines and related technology for eMagazines.com.
• Researched relevant topics in the industry and, using my judgment, determined which subjects to then write on.
• Created and implemented Internet marketing initiative via social media outlets (Facebook, Twitter, Digg, etc.) and contacting bloggers and other Internet users directly.

Media Relations Aide, Sports Media Department                         September 2008 – June 2010

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

• Performed background research for use in Northwestern sports media guides as well as for statistical purposes and record keeping.
• Wrote feature stories for Northwestern’s sports website, NUsports.com, and the game-day football program, The Den.
• Assisted at home events for Northwestern Football, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Baseball, Women’s Lacrosse and Men’s Soccer teams.

 

Content Creation and Internet Marketing Intern                                     June 2009 – April 2010

Timelines, Inc., Chicago, IL

• Assembled multiple types of media in order to create events, which were then organized through time lines.
• Marketed the website directly to Internet users through blogs, Flickr.com, Youtube.com and social media websites.

Education

Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism

Bachelor of Science, Journalism, 2010

Professional Development & Affiliations

Market Research & Journalistic Consulting Specialist                  January 2010 – March 2010

Micropublishing Project (Northwestern University), Evanston, IL

• Analyzed user tweets to identify trends in user interests and the relation of those interests to keywords
• Researched and identified news content that matched tweet-determined interests in order to deliver that content directly to Twitter users

 

Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity, Executive Board Member (2008-2010)           January 2007 – June 2010

North By Northwestern (student publication), Copy Editor                       January 2007 – June 2010

Computer Applications & Platforms

Proficient in: Microsoft Office, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Elements, Adobe Flash, Adobe InDesign, Basic HTML, CSS and JavaScript

Other Related Experience

Freelance Writer, Photographer, Journalist                                     June 2010 – August 2010

Patch.com, Glencoe (Chicago), IL

 

News & Multimedia Intern                                                                               April 2009 – June 2010

Daily Camera, Boulder, CO

• Reported on local news for the Camera’s city editor and also wrote a number of feature stories for the Local and Business sections.
• Pitched, reported and wrote the weekly “5 Questions” profile of an interesting and newsworthy Boulder resident.
• Produced videos and more multimedia for the Camera’s website, Dailycamera.com.