Resume

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Texas State University, December 2010
o   Minor: Photography

HONORS
·       University Honors Program, August 2007 – December 2010
·       Dean’s List, Fall 2009 – Fall 2010
·       2010 Fine Arts and Communication Council of Scholars

EXPERIENCE

• Communications Specialist, Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas, January 2012 – Present
• Manage all social media outlets, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
• Created council’s first-ever blog, which has received 7,000+ unique pageviews since its inception on March 12, 2012
• Wrote all content for When Girls Succeed, So Does Society special section in March/April 2013 issue of San Antonio Woman (pages 99-115)
• Write and distribute press releases and news updates on behalf of council
• Designed council’s 2013 Fiesta medal to reflect the Girl Scout Cookie Program, a $790 million girl-led business, March 2013
• Edit council-wide correspondences for style and brand-consistency, including member communications, internal communications and weekly e-newsletter
• Public Relations/Marketing Coordinator, Rainman, April 2011 – January 2012
• Created and distributed marketing and sales collateral for broad company use
• Presented Continued Education class, "Social Media and Web-Based Marketing," at Association of Wyoming Insurance Agents Annual Conference, June 2011
• Wrote original, SEO-minded copy for use by development team on client and company sites
• Media Relations intern, City of Austin, August 2010 – December 2010
• Assisted Corporate Public Information Office with information requests, media inquiries, graphic design projects and event coordination
• Composed weekly official news releases on behalf of City Manager Marc Ott’s office; distributed to media list of 200+ local news contacts
• Maintained City of Austin’s Twitter presence, @austintexasgov
• Trends editor and reporter, The University Star, August 2009 – May 2010
• Generated and assigned original story ideas on weekly basis for section
• Hosted In San Marcos, a monthly on-camera segment interviewing local bands
• Maintained journalistic integrity with sensitive materials under strict deadlines
• Photographer and server, My Own Chef Catering, December 2005 – September 2009
• Photographed culinary creations and created digital marketing presentations
• Assisted caterer with serving, preparation and presentation of food

FREELANCE WORK
·       Hill Country Outfitters, April 2011
o   Photographed merchandise for use on www.hillcountryoutfitters.net
o   Photography used on boutique’s Facebook page
·       In-Step Fashions, February 2011 – May 2011
o   Built and maintained boutique’s Facebook page
o   Created www.instepfashions.com for boutique using personal photography

ACTIVITIES

• Society of Professional Journalists, Texas State chapter, Publicity officer, August 2008 – December 2010

SKILLS

• Proficient in Associated Press style
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, LightRoom, Microsoft Office Suite, Pinnacle Studio
• Experience in leadership positions with deadline situations