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Summary

  • 3 years experience in advertising & public relations in agency settings, social media & direct marketing, project management, business communications, consumer insights, marketing research, & business development
  • 4 years of leadership positions with local, national, and campus organizations, gaining experience in public presentations, managing and working within a team, communicating professionally, and successfully balancing priorities

Work History

Leapfrog Online

Chicago, IL, United States
May 2010 - Present
Project Coordinator 
  • Estimate, plan, develop, and track tasks for clients (e.g. Culligan, Sylvan Learning Center, & Kaplan University)
  • More than doubled position’s productivity in copy editing and bug identifying for client websites

Ruder Finn

New York City, NY, United States
May 2009 - Feb 2010
Public Relations Consultant (Travel and Economic Development Department) 

  • Arrange entire promotional campaigns from start to finish (researching and planning, writing the promotional materials, pitching and securing media coverage, composing wrap analysis reports and recommendations)
  • Increase client visibility by writing custom press releases; have reached at least 35.8 million people in publications such as The Washington Post & AOL Travel for clients (e.g. Jamaica Tourist Board, Embassy Suites, & Air France)

 

Telephony Media (Organic Spread Media)

New York, NY, United States
Nov 2009 - Jan 2010
Contract Project Manager 
  • Researched, compiled, and analyzed qualitative research for implementation into a developing iPhone application
  • Directed three employees’ work, conducted weekly meetings, and reported team progress to company’s CTO

The Karma Group

Green Bay, WI, United States
Dec 2009 - Jan 2010
Account Coordinator 
  • Managed daily activities for 12+ clients (e.g. The Green Bay Packers, Cellcom, & Oshkosh Corp.) and ensured continued progress of client workflow on strategy, on budget, and on time
  • Assembled background information and analysis to develop creative briefs and client/media/vendor updates

Edgewood College Admissions

Madison, WI, United States
Jan 2008 - May 2009
Marketing and Communications Intern and Student Caller 

 

  • Spoke with hundreds of prospective students and was a major factor in helping them choose to attend Edgewood
  • Ran a campaign to recruit students as Edgewood bloggers, created questions to be answered, and coordinated and wrote the responses to be published on the WordPress blog site
  • Restructured the major/minor fact sheets and communicated with department heads for their input

 

 

Edgewood College Environmental Health and Safety

Madison, WI, United States
Sep 2005 - May 2009
Office Assistant 

  • Performed general office duties including data entry, record-keeping, and writing memos
  • Executed monthly campus safety inspections and trained new employees
  • Exhibited analytical/strategic thinking skills, leadership competency, and creativity

Lands' End

Dodgeville, WI, United States
May 2008 - Aug 2008
Consumer Insights/Marketing Research Marketing Intern 

  • Planned and single-handedly created a segmentation room that was used by employees to learn about the company's evolving target market segments to directly influence their own department's actions
  • Analyzed data utilized as foundational info that shaped the business' marketing strategy, such as computing variances from early-season to current data, evaluating market and internal growth charts, and interpreting customer survey data
  • Designed a tiered incentive prototype system and operational plan for a specific functional department and presented it with a group of interns to the senior executive team before undergoing sales forecasting for implementation

Empire Photography

Madison, WI, United States
Mar 2008 - Jul 2008
Photographer 

  • Completed high school and college sports and graduation photo shoots
  • Set-up and disassembled equipment, directed subject posing, and adapted camera settings to surroundings
  • Displayed the ability to work with a large number of customers at a time, handle photography equipment, and maintain high enthusiasm

Habitat for Humanity Australia

Sydney, NSW, Australia
Aug 2007 - Nov 2007
Marketing Intern 

  • Conducted quality internet marketing research to create a successful million dollar submission
  • Presented findings in professionally designed templates in Microsoft Office programs
  • Represented company at large forums to market a new campaign and made 48 successful networking contacts for company use

NBC Universal Studios

Madison, WI, United States
Feb 2008 - May 2008
Casting Intern 

  • Performed general office duties such as photocopying and heavy telephone communication
  • Required handling detailed work, reporting information, and working in a fast-paced environment
  • Developed a climate of enthusiasm and maintained emotional control under stress

Education

Edgewood College

Madison, WI, United States
Aug 2005 - May 2009
Business, Marketing and Graphic Design

Honors student (2005 -2009)

Macquarie University

North Ryde, NSW, Australia
2007 - 2007
Business, Marketing

Included a corporate marketing internship at Australia’s Habitat for Humanity

Objective

To obtain an early-career-level marketing position where there is a need for an individual with advanced experience in multiple sectors of marketing, media technology, and professional communications, and that allows me to drive results and make significant contributions to the profitability of the organization.

Skills

Spanish-Speaking

(Advanced)
5-6 Years Experience, (Last Used 3-4 years ago)
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 Took Spanish classes from 7th grade through college

Microsoft Office 2000, 2003, 2007

(Expert)
7-9 Years Experience, (Last Used <1 year ago)
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 Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Excel, Publisher, Outlook, Access

Adobe CS2, CS3, CS4

(Advanced)
1-2 Years Experience, (Last Used <1 year ago)
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Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Bridge

Windows and Mac Operating Systems

(Advanced)
10+ Years Experience, (Last Used <1 year ago)
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Windows 1995, 1998, 2000, XP, Vista, Mac OS X

Miscellaneous Computer Programs

(Advanced)
10+ Years Experience, (Last Used <1 year ago)
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Stuffit , Acrobat, CisionPoint, Internet

Interests

Reading. Graphic Design. Photography. Buying street art. Watching movies. Making lists. Multi-tasking. Soccer.