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Detail oriented, organized, motivated and eager to gain experience and utilize my creative communication skills.

Professional ​
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Commonwealth Journal Newspaper, Somerset, KY

Classified Advertising Manager

January 2016-Present

  • Design, promote and sale help wanted, legal, classified advertising as well as special sections and contest 

  • Customize layout & publish daily classified pages by deadline 

  • Operate advertising & circulation programs; Quark Express, Baseview, Ad Perfect, VisionData

  • Interview, hire, train & supervise quality staff members

  • Created bundles of print, web and Monster.com advertising, increasing help wanted advertising percentage on a monthly basis

  • Converted physical filing and mailing system to electronic, saving the company $800+ in postage, paper and labor monthly

  • Improved contact system, increasing subscription renewal rate by 60+ subscribers monthly

  • Assist customers with navigation of the app and online edition of the newspaper, increasing e-Edition sign up rate

Bernie Sanders for President 2016, Waterloo, IA

Field Organizer

October 2015-November 2015

  • Recruited, managed and trained volunteers, growing the grassroots movement in Black Hawk County

  • Persuaded potential supporters to vote Sanders’ platform and positions using phone banking and canvassing

Morehead Tourism Commission and Morehead Conference Center Morehead, KY

Intern/Staff Assistant

June 2014-May 2015

  • Promoted the town and community events with public relations tactics, social media and print media, increasing attendance at community activities

  • Set up and tear down for community events, festivals and business meetings

City of Morehead, Morehead, KY

Youth Advisory Board Member

January 2015-May 2015

  • Collaborated with five other interns to develop and launch a new website for the city

  • Strategically posted new content to the website

Rowan County Arts Center, Morehead, Kentucky

Staff Assistant

January 2015-May 2015

  • Distributed print media for community and fundraising events, accumulating 100+ attendees at multiple events

  • Managed social media and event budget 

  • Guided and supervised two interns

Work​
Experience​
Education

Morehead State University, Morehead, KY

Bachelors of Arts in Strategic Communication

May 2015

  • Studied event planning in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Lichtenstein

  • Created a research, objective, programming and evaluation (ROPE) plan to increase student involvement with the Morehead Community Recycling Center


Activities

Zeta Phi Eta National Professional Fraternity in the Communication Arts and Sciences

Morehead State University

Founding Co-President

November 2014-May 2015

  • Recruited Strategic Communication and Convergent Media students, initiating 20 new members

  • Communicated with the national office, developing chapter application and bylaws

Your Life Matters to Me

Organizer

July 29, 2016

  • Created and tracked outreach of Facebook event page, gathering 40 attendees at unity event

  • Wrote and delivered main speech

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