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RESUME

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SKILLS

Communication

Editing

Content Management

Public Speaking

Attention to Detail

Writing/Storytelling

Leadership

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Illustrator

EDUCATION

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications

Minor in Urban Studies

Overall GPA:  3.3

June 2015-December 2018

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Communication and Diversity SPC 3701

Mass Communication and Society MMC 3602

Communication Ethics MMC 4203

News Editing JOU 4201

Advanced Reporting  JOU3101

Exploring Cross Cultural Diversity ANT 4401

Intro to Visual Communications VIC 3001

Principles of Public Relations PUR 3000

EXPERIENCE

Social Media Coordinator, Barista, Graphic Designer

Felicitous Coffee and Tea: Tampa, FL 10/2017-03/2019

  • Develop strategic social media campaigns and implement them to effectively communicate with our target audience to grow social media presence and consumer engagement.

  • Work with other local businesses and housing complexes in the area to partner with giveaways, plan events, and create mutually beneficial relationships. 

  • Collaborate with Disney Studios and Sofar Sounds for social media promotion. 

  • Design and create flyers, coupons, and other marketing materials for Felicitous using Adobe InDesign and Photoshop. 

  • Film promotional videos and edit them with Adobe Premiere and other software.  

  • Content management, marketing, and promotion of the company.

 

Content Contributor

Florida Focus News Brief, WEDQ: Tampa, FL 08/2018-11/2018

  • Work aired in the 11th largest media market in the United States. 

  • Served as a multimedia journalist, created reporter packages and promoted news briefings on social media researched and pitched stories, wrote scripts for TV news brief, conducted interviews, shot and edited video from August to November 2018. Work aired on Tampa's PBS affiliate and was published online.  

 

Campus Ambassador

Peace Corps: Tampa, FL 08/2017-07/2018

  • Served as a peer-to-peer outreach expert, leveraging campus connections and knowledge to help inform underrepresented student communities about the opportunities Peace Corps provides.

  • Organized and set up 20 events interacting with 5-300 people. 

  • Identified with 11 diverse student organizations around campus and connected them to Peace Corps activities. 

 

Volunteer

United Way Suncoast: Tampa, FL 10/2017-present

  • Work to break the cycle of generational poverty through educational programs that give children the skills to succeed and help adults achieve long-term financial stability so they can support themselves and their families.

Volunteer

Refugee and Migrant Women Initiative (RAMWI) Tampa, FL 10/2017-12/2017

  • Taught refugee children math and English and helped in their transition to becoming American citizens.

CLUBS

Peace Corps Ambassador Treasurer (2018)

Peace Corps Ambassador Secretary (2017)

Contributor for HerCampus (2016)

Content Contributor for Odyssey (2016)

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