Category: PUBLIC-RELATIONS

         COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR       Summary     Creative and highly-motivated Communications and Marketing professional with experience creating engaging and interesting work that achieves results.       Highlights          Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator,   Experience with mobile applications,   Microsoft Office Suite       Constant Contact and Mailchimp  Etapestry            Accomplishments       2015 Folio Magazine: Eddie Award Finalist   - Association / Non-Profit (B-to-B) – Single Article – Less than 6 Issues  [VPP Participants' Association's magazine—The Leader]    Raised circulation of organization's magazine in one year by more than 2,500 issues (VPP Participants' Association)  Promoted and helped execute fundraising benefit/auction and concert; raised over $9,000. (Susquehanna Life Magazine)        Work History      Company Name                  Experience      Communications Coordinator   10/2014   to   Current     Company Name   City  ,   State       Authored articles on featured topics, current events and human interest stories that stimulated interest to increase readership of the organization's magazine; increased circulation by more than 2,000.  Managed content and designed the layout and look of the company's conference mobile app Created webpage copy for newly designed website Wrote Ran the company's Facebook and Twitter Accounts.          Communications and Editorial Assistant   05/2014   to   09/2014     Company Name   City  ,   State       Created event listings, media lists and press releases for the magazine.  Promoted and helped execute fundraising benefit/auction and concert; raised over $9,000.  Customer relations on phone and in the office.          Communications Intern   05/2013   to   08/2013     Company Name   City  ,   State       Created various forms of communication pieces including a survey, press release, newsletter articles, event invitation, spreadsheets of competing organizations, etc.  Created several web pages for company and improved the layout and organization of company's website.          Server and Host   02/2011   to   08/2011     Company Name   City  ,   State       Strengthened customer base and close relationships with patrons of restaurant.  Provided prompt service while taking orders, serving food and closing the check.  Helped clean and organize kitchen and restaurant.  Helped set up and serve parties and events of more than 100 people.  Experience and knowledge in fine dining.          Public Relations Volunteer   09/2012   to   12/2012     Company Name   City  ,   State       Met with client throughout the semester to discuss their needs for strategic communications.  Created various forms of public relations writing assignments for clientincluding pitch letters, news releases, fliers, fact sheets, feature stories, media lists, and created script for public service announcement.          Public Relations Volunteer   09/2012   to   12/2012     Company Name   City  ,   State       Met with head of Elon University Health and Human Performance department to create strategic communications for client.  Created focus group questions, survey, and completed focus group with Elon students to measure students' beliefs and opinions about the department of Health/Human Performance.  Created report of the research and presented findings of research to Department of Health/Human Performance.          Education      Bachelor of Arts  :   Strategic Communications   May 2014       Elon University   City  ,   State       GPA:   GPA: 3.71 Graduated Magna Cum Laude Dean's List Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, President's List Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013; Spring 2014
Inducted into National Communications Association, Lambda Pi Eta
Inducted into National Social Science Honor Society, Pi Gamma Mu
Inducted into the International Sociology Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Delta     Strategic Communications GPA: 3.71 Graduated Magna Cum Laude Dean's List Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, President's List Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013; Spring 2014   Inducted into National Communications Association, Lambda Pi Eta   Inducted into National Social Science Honor Society, Pi Gamma Mu   Inducted into the International Sociology Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Delta         Interests    Member of Public Relations Student Society of America - "1000 Thanks" Program Contributor Received over 1500 thank-you cards from university community (Fall 2013) Completed service-learning work with nonprofit organization, Sustainable Alamance, helped plan and coordinate an event that helped raise over $1,000. Volunteered with Elon University's Student Government Association to promote their organization Member of academic organization, Theta Psi Alpha (Spring 2013) House Representative in The Station at Mill Point residence community (Fall-Spring 2013) Study Abroad: Studied ecotourism abroad in Australia for winter term in January 2014. Visited the cities of Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns, Melbourne, and Tasmania and learned about sustainable travel and tourism. Relevant Coursework: Communications in a Global Age, Media Writing, Strategic Campaigns, Health Communications, Public Relations & Civic Responsibility, Digital Media Convergence, Strategic Writing, Communication Research, Corporate Publishing, Capstone in Communications, Advertising in Society, Intro to Marketing       Additional Information      Past Extracurricular Activities: Member of Public Relations Student Society of America - "1000 Thanks" Program Contributor Received over 1500 thank-you cards from university community (Fall 2013) Completed service-learning work with nonprofit organization, Sustainable Alamance, helped plan and coordinate an event that helped raise over $1,000. Volunteered with Elon University's Student Government Association to promote their organization Member of academic organization, Theta Psi Alpha (Spring 2013) House Representative in The Station at Mill Point residence community (Fall-Spring 2013) Study Abroad: Studied ecotourism abroad in Australia for winter term in January 2014. Visited the cities of Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns, Melbourne, and Tasmania and learned about sustainable travel and tourism.         Skills     Adobe Photoshop,Illustrator, InDesign  Experience with Cvent Crowdcompass' mobile application software  Microsoft Office      Constant Contact, Mailchimp