RESUME
Objective:
I am a communications professional eager to use my skills to benefit a company while building knowledge that will help me thrive in a technology age.
Abilities:
- Bilingual speaker: Spanish and English
- Quick learner and hard worker
- Knowledge of sales, marketing and research strategies
- Active listening, social perceptiveness, teamwork abilities
- Originality and outside-the-box thinking
Skills:
- Software: Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, iMovie, Dreamweaver, Flash, Microsoft Office
- Social Media: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Blogger, Wikipedia
- Mass Communications Skills: Press Releases, AP Style, Fact Sheets, PSAs, Email Communication, PR Kits, Advertising, News Writing, Feature Writing
- Web Design: Html, CSS
- Photo Editing, Video Editing
- Typist: 60wpm
Education:
- August 2010
- Bachelor of Arts, Mass Communications, General
- Minor, Liberal Arts, Spanish
- Texas State University-San Marcos, Texas
- GPA: 3.77
Honors:
- Dean’s List: Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2010
- IEF Study Abroad Scholarship: Spring 2010
- SJMC General Mass Communications Outstanding Student: Spring 2010
- Honors College
Experience:
- University Star Newspaper-News Writer
- -Researched current events, attended various functions, wrote news articles
- Student Media Group-Sales and Marketing Intern
- -Visited local businesses to sell advertising in on-campus day planner
- -Learned sales pitches and role playing
- -Developed professional communication, interpersonal, sales, marketing and advertising skills
- Texas State University-Orientation Leader
- -Oriented over 4,500 students into Texas State
- -Developed the ‘Texas State’ brand
- -Fifty-hour workweeks taught perseverance and facilitated team building
- Student Musicians Organization-Founder and President
- -Built a musical community from the ground up
- -Planned events, drew membership, organized details, delegated tasks
- Austin Songwriters Group-Public Relations intern
- -Ran social media sites, sent member emails, updates
- Bob Cheevers Music-Secretary
- -Ran Flickr tour photo site, uploaded music to sonicbids, SESAC
- Cinco Ranch County Line-Staff Member
- -Wrote news and feature articles for the newspaper
