PROFILE

• Demonstrates strong communication skills
• Exceptional work ethic and creative
• Eager and always willing to learn

EDUCATION                B.A., Communication Arts, Hood College, Frederick, MD          May 2015

• Concentration in Public Relations

A.A., Speech Communications, Frederick Community College   2011-2013

• Graduated with Highest Honors
• Graduated Phi Theta Kappa
• GPA 3.76

COURSEWORK           Online Journalism, Feature writing, Writing for Public Relations

• Developed and obtained a core sense of writing for the web, wrote articles specifically for online, created a CMS page using WordPress composed of classmate’s article as well as my own, created a blog using WordPress. (https://fabfrederickfashionn.wordpress.com/)
• Developed multiple articles including: news feature, personal experience, how-to and published two slice of life pieces to the Frederick News Post.
• Created fictional nonprofit corporation and developed numerous public relations publications for my corporation including a mission statement, backgrounder, pitch letter and news release. 

EXPERIENCE               Marketing intern, The Weinberg Center for the Arts     Jan. 2014- Present

• Develop and update posters for events using InDesign CS3
• Submit Calendar listings
• Poster distribution
• Develop and create informative and engaging Twitter and Facebook posts for promotion using Hootsuite
• Organizing posters and other items/documents to be archived
• Editing pictures to fit web templates

WORK             Shoe fitter, If the shoe fits, Frederick, MD                 2012-Present

• Greet customers at the door and walk them through unique shoe fitting process
• Serve as cashier and keep the store stocked and neat when appropriate
• Place special orders for customers when necessary

            Lifeguard, Continental Pools, Inc., Frederick, MD     2010-2012

• Constantly working with different employees and changing environments
• CPR certified

ACTIVITIES                  Member, Hood College Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)                         2013-present

• Advertise chapter around campus
• Involved in developing ideas for fundraising and group trips
• Apply knowledge of Public Relations in college setting 

SKILLS             Social media, public speaking, writing, Microsoft word, InDesign, customer service, Hootsuite, marketing, blogging