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PermanentAddress CampusAddress10ELoudounSt 442EastRoanokeStreetRoundHillVA,20141 ApartmentHCellPhone:540-322-8845 BlacksburgVA,24060Profile
Iamadriven,enthusiastic,anddetail-orientedstudentwhoislookingtoworkinthepublishingorpublicrelationsindustry.Ihavegreatcommunicationandleadershipskills,andenjoylearningfrommypeers.Ihaveexcellenttime-managementskillsandastrongworkethicthatenablesmetofulfillallofmyobligations.
ObjectiveIamafourth-yearundergraduatestudentwhohopestoworkinthepublishingorpublicrelationsindustrywithanultimategoalofbeinganeditororpublicist.Assuch,Iamcurrentlylookingtosecureapositionwithaprestigiouscompanythatishometoapublicrelationsdepartment,orawell-establishedpublishinghouse,withthegoalofgainingmoredetailedknowledgeandexperienceacrossallaspectsoftheindustry.
RelevantAccomplishments
§ NorthAtlanticBooks;Berkeley,CAo EditorialIntern(Summer2016)
§ ThispositionprovidedmewithvaluableresourcesandskillsthatIhopetocarryonpracticingthroughmycareer.Ilearnedaboutmostaspectsofthepublishingindustryandjustwhatittakestomakeandsellabook.
• Writecopyforback-covers• Composecomp-titleresearch• Copyeditandproofmultiplemanuscripts• PullexcerptsfromnumerousmanuscriptsfortheMarketing&Publicitydepartment• Attendbiweeklyeditorialmeetings• Assistmanagingeditorandsenioreditorswithanyandallaspectswithwhichtheyrequired
support§ CityofSanMateo;SanMateo,CA
o Communications&MarketingIntern(Summer2016)§ Inthisposition,IworkedunderaSeniorManagementAnalystforcommunicationsandmarketing
(CommunicationsManager)andlearnedasmuchasIcouldaboutmarketingforacitygovernment.ItwasakindofmarketingIhadneverthoughtaboutbeforeandopenedmyeyestohowmanydifferentwayspeoplecangetinvolvedwiththeircity.
• WrotefiveblogpostsaweekfortwodifferentblogsmanagedbytheCityo SanMateo,CityInsider(www.sanmateoinsider.org)o SanMateoBestFood(www.sanmateobestfood.com)
• Organized,planned,andexecutedpromotionalvideofortheCity’snewbikeshareprogramwiththelocaltelevisionstation
• OrganizedanduploadedalloftheCity’sphotostotheCityInsiderWordPresswebsite• Attendedmarketingandpublicitymeetingsbiweekly• AssistedCommunicationsManagerinallaspectsofthemarketingdepartmentwithwhichshe
neededsupport§ Philologia:TheUndergraduateResearchJournalfortheCollegeofLiberalArtsandHumanSciences;Blacksburg,VA
o Editor-in-Chief(Fall2015–present)§ ThroughthispositionI’vegainedleadershipandprojectmanagementskills.I’vehadtheopportunityto
createanentirelynewpublicationaswemovethejournalaspecttoanonlinejournalsystemthroughVirginiaTech’slibrary.
• Overseeimplementationofthejournalonlineandteachingstudenteditorialboardhowtonavigatethenewsite
• Spearheadthecreationofsecondarypublicationtoshowcasearticlesthroughstudent-editorwrittenstories
• Managecommunicationbetweenfacultyboardandstudenteditorialboard• Leadweeklyteammeetings
o LayoutEditor(Fall2014–Spring2015)§ Thispositiontaughtmetheimportanceoftimemanagementandhowtoworkwithapartnerononelarge
project.Wehadtoworkcloselytoreachourdeadlineandmaintainingthelookandfeelofthejournal.• UsedsoftwareskillswithInDesigntocreate2015journal• ReadallsubmissionsanddecidedwhichonesIwantedtoseeinthejournal
§ HybridElectricVehicleTeam(HEVT);Blacksburg,VAo CommunicationsManager(Summer2016–Present)
§ Thispositionhasprovidedmewithcrucialtimeandprojectmanagementskills,aswellastheleadershipskillstomanageasmallcommunicationsteamandeffectivelydelegatework.AsmysecondyearontheteamfortheEcoCAR3position,Ihavehadopportunitiesnormallyunavailabletootherundergraduates,likenetworkingwithlargecompanies,receivetrainingfromworld-classPRfirms,andlearnabouttransformingthis2016ChevroletCamarointoahybridelectricvehicle.
• Authorreportsandsubmitthemontime(CommunicationsPlanandYouthOutreachReport)• Manageallsocialmediachannels• Managesmallcommunicationsteam• Organizeandexecuteoutreacheventswithinthecommunityaswellasstate-wide• Meetcompetitiondeliverabledeadlines• WorkcloselywithProjectManagerandEngineeringManagertoensuretimelycompletionsand
thatdeadlinesaremeto JuniorCommunicationsManager(Fall2015–Spring2016)
§ ThroughthispositionI’vegainedmoresocialnetworkingskills,understandinghowtoreachabiggeraudienceandcreateengagingFacebookandTwitterposts.
• Usesocialnetworkingskillstomanagesocialmediasitesandcampaigns• Assistintheorganizationandplanningofoutreachevents• PromoteknowledgeofEcoCAR3competition,STEAM(science,technology,engineering,art,
math)learning,andeco-friendlypractices§ LondonCalling!StudyAbroadProgram;London,England
o Summer2015o IstudiedandlivedinLondonoverthesummer.IvaluethetimeIspentthereasIlearnedhowtoliveindependentlyina
foreigncityandbuiltcountlessnewrelationshipsthathavepresentedmewithopportunitiesthatIwouldnothaveotherwise(i.e.JuniorCommunicationManagerforHEVT).
§ Exploredthecityduringallmyfreetime,discoveringliteraryhubs,hiddenbookstores,andmedievalwalkways
§ TouredtheGlobe,theNationalTheatre,theBBC,andtookwalkingtoursofBath,Oxford,andGreenwich§ CollegiateTimes;Blacksburg,VA
o Regularcolumnist(Spring2014–Spring2015)§ Iworkedhardinthispositiontomaintainaconsistentvoiceandstylethroughouttheacademicyear.I
learnedhowtobuildafollowingforthepaper,andhowtowritethistypeofarticleinaninterestingandengagingway.
Education
VirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversity(Blacksburg,VA) ExpectedGraduation: May2017
Major: B.A.LiteratureandLanguage B.A.ProfessionalandTechnicalWriting Minor: LanguageSciences GPA: 3.68/4.00 In-MajorGPA: 3.8/4.00 MajorCourseWork: TechnicalEditing&Style WorkingEnglishGrammar Language&Society Writing&DigitalMedia ContemporaryLinguistics Language&Gender GrantProposalsandReportsTechnical/SoftwareSkills AdobeInDesign WordPress QuickBooks Sharepoint AdobeIllustrator MicrosoftPublisher MicrosoftOfficeWorkExperience
§ NorthGateVineyard(May2015–August2015)o AdministrativeAssistant
§ UsedknowledgeofWordPressandspatial/visualskillstomanageandupdatewebsite§ ManagedclientWineClubmembership
• Frequentlyupdatedmemberinformationandnotifiedallmembersofquarterlyallotmentsofwine
§ UsedIllustratortoredesignwinebaggraphicandcorporatebranding/flag§ UsedPublishertodesignWineClubpromotionalbrochuresandeventsflyer§ Managedreconciliationofbankaccounts
Hobbies/InterestsWheneverIhavethetime,Iverymuchenjoygoingcampingandhiking,rockclimbing,andskiinginthewinter.Ispendalotofmytimereadingandcookingandlookingforopportunitiestotraveltheworld.IenjoyexperiencingasmanythingsaspossibleandtrytogosomewhereordosomethingnewasoftenasIcan.
