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About Me

Communications and marketing specialist with a diverse background. 

 

I believe that companies should pay special attention to their employees and customers alike. Open lines of communication are a must. If a dialogue is established between a company and its employees and a company and its customers, the company is bound for success. I want to help a company establish these connections. 

I want to be involved in internal and external communications; newsletters, meetings, events, intranets, magazines, advertisements and social media. I'm looking to stregthen current relationships and build new ones.

 

Previously, I worked as a marketing and customer service specialist at a small manufacturing company in Alabama. After being laid off, I'm looking for employment opportunities in the Columbus, GA or Auburn, AL areas. I have experience in marketing, sales support, customer service, purchasing, production management and administrative duties.

 

I have a strong interest in internal and external corporate communications, writing, copyediting, marketing, customer relations and social media.

Summary of Qualifications

- Effective communicator, written and verbal

- Excellent customer service skills.

- Ability to write and edit using AP Style guidelines.

- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Internet research and social media.

- AccPac software

- Vendor relations

- Print production management

- Advertisement copywriting and copyediting

Employment History

DeepRock Manufacturing

Opelika, AL, United States
Sep 2003 - Apr 2009
Marketing & Customer Service Specialist 

Marketing and Customer Service Specialist

Purchasing and Office Assistant

 

While at DeepRock, I had many different roles ranging from marketing to purchasing to administrative duties. I worked at DeepRock part time while in college (September 2003- May 2007) and full time after graduation until being laid off in April.

 

Marketing

  • Assisted in concept, design, layout and proofing of 12 print advertisements per year
  • Created new specification sheets for several models of water well drills
  • Proofread pages and helped with layout and design of new company website
  • Initiated new plan to condense information packages and saved over $400 per month in postage expenses

Sales and Customer Service

  • Assisted sales manager with customer calls that generated over $40,000 in monthly sales
  • Answered e-mail inquiries about equipment, pricing information and technical problems

Purchasing

  • Maintained relationships with over 50 vendors
  • Ordered materials weekly for manufacturing warehouse while remaining within budget constraints
  • Coordinated new purchasing procedures including purchase requisitions to organize purchasing processes and maintain inventory control 

Auburn University Office of Alumni Affairs

Auburn, AL, United States
Jan 2007 - May 2007
Production Management Intern 

Production Management Intern, Communication department/ Auburn Magazine

I completed an internship at the Office of Alumni Affairs during my last semester at Auburn University. The internship gave me the opportunity to learn about the creation of advertisements and other projects for association events. I was the first intern in this position and enjoyed the opportunity to set the tone for future interns.

 

  • Tracked up to 30 printing jobs at a time from design to completion for alumni association and magazine
  • Organized files from the past four years of printing jobs in order to streamline processes
  • Maintained project updates, vendor bid sheets and print production website to improve internal communication
  • Researched university alumni associations, alumni magazines, production management software, etc. to improve creative capacity of communication department.
  • Worked with graphic designer and creative director to learn more about magazine and ad design, editing, layout and distribution.
  • Established daily responsibilities for the intern position. Trained incoming intern for the summer semester. Created reference folder for future interns.

Education

Auburn University

Auburn, AL, United States
Aug 2003 - May 2007
Bachelor of Arts, Communication

Minor in Psychology

 

GPA 3.4

 

National Dean's List 2006
Auburn University Dean's List 2004 & 2005

 

 

Relevant Courses

Principles of Marketing • Foundations of Public Relations • Writing for Public Relations (included a focus on social media) • News Writing • Small Group Communication • Speaking Before Audiences • Interpersonal Communication • Foundations of Mass Communication • Newspaper Fundamentals • Persuasive Discourse

Skills

Associated Press Style

(Rockstar)
3-4 Years Experience, (Last Used <1 year ago)
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Completed Journalism 1100 Newspaper Fundamentals at Auburn University

(Class consisted of 3 sections: spelling, grammar and AP Style. Minimum grade of 83 required to pass)

Microsoft Word and Powerpoint

(Advanced)
7-9 Years Experience, (Last Used <1 year ago)
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Microsoft Excel, Outlook & Publisher

(Intermediate)
5-6 Years Experience, (Last Used <1 year ago)
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Social Media & Social Networking

(Expert)
5-6 Years Experience, (Last Used <1 year ago)
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LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, blogging, etc.

Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

(Beginner)
1-2 Years Experience, (Last Used <1 year ago)
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I began learning Adobe programs during my internship and would love the opportunity to further my knowledge.

Photography Examples

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Costa Rica

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New York City

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NYC

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Welcome!

Welcome to my VisualCV!

Here you can view my resume, writing and editing samples, recommendations and more. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

My Resume

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My Portfolio

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Click logo to open full professional portfolio in PDF format.

Social Networking

LinkedIn
Twitter
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My Blog: Danielle 2.0

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The Loveliest Village

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Articles written for The Loveliest Village

 

The Loveliest Village began as a project for the Writing for Public Relations and Style & Design classes at Auburn University. The site began as an online journal and has grown to a social network featuring news, articles, videos and more.

 

PDF version of articles above. Screenshot below from original journal.

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Writing Samples - PDF

Editing Samples

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Pages edited for use on new company Web site.

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Fictional Press Releases

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Three fictional press releases written for PRCM4080 class at Auburn University

Twitter Backgrounds

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Twitter backgrounds created for my page and local pool store's page.

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References

Hiro Fukai

(Superior)
Former Marketing/Advertising Director DeepRock Manufacturing

Endorsement from LinkedIn:

 

“A natural and perhaps destined, Danielle was involved with advertising at five years of age in front of a camera lens for picture that would be part of our ad campaign that would reach thousands around the world. I did not know Danielle during her modeling career, but in the past five years here at DeepRock Manufacturing, I have had the pleasure of getting to know her and, working with her in marketing and advertising.

 

As marketing and advertising director, I depended on Danielle for ad design and layout, market research, press releases, proofing and editing, all of which she proved invaluable skills in technical writing, conceptualization, and communication. It is my observations that lead me to believe that Danielle’s communications skills are naturally destined in a broadly literal sense.

 

In addition to displaying excellent marketing and advertising skills, Danielle proved to be effective in handling customer calls fielding sales and technical questions that ultimately generated sales. This was not listed as one of her responsibilities, but when a time of need was evident, Danielle was our unexpected solution.

 

Embodied in her communication skills were her abilities to quickly learn our products, identify with our customer’s problems or needs, and effectively find a resolution for our customers. Danielle is intelligent, dependable, initiating, and quite simply, nice. She is an asset to any organization or team.”

Shannon Bryant-Hankes

(Superior)
Creative Director Auburn University Office of Alumni Affairs

Endorsement from LinkedIn:

 

“Danielle was our intern for the communications department. She was our initial intern. Her organization and innovation set the tone for the future of the internship program. Danielle was responsible for setting up manuals and managing project traffic throughout the department. She met with clients on a regular basis. Danielle implemented many procedures that we continue to use today.”