My Background

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Education

Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT

Bachelor of Arts in Communications (Expected May 2018)

GPA: 3.56                                                                             

Minor in Business

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Experience

Digital Surgeons (Digital Marketing Agency)

Summer Intern                                                                       May 2017 - August 2017

• Assisted with search engine optimization, finding broken back links, and reaching out
  to clients to replace the links

• Drafted and created a Wikipedia article on a key Agency initiative in New Haven

• Created video tutorials for future interns to quickly learn Agency processes

Mason, Inc. (Integrated Brand Communications Agency)

Digital Analytics Intern                                                         June 2016 - August 2016

• Hands-on involvement with search engine optimization, Google Analytics, and Google AdWords under supervision of senior staff

• Monitored phone responses from PPC advertisements to record data and error codes

• Assembled reports on error codes and geographical data for multiple clients

Accounting Department Assistant                            January 2013 - January 2018

• Assisted with obtaining tear sheets to match against insertion orders as part of billing reconciliation process

• Created structured recordkeeping system to provide for immediate access to important billing and media information 

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Cathy Weiss (Author/Photographer/Community Activist)

Communications Assistant                                                       June 2015 - Present

• Created websites, videos, and handled photography projects to build brand awareness

• Managed social media accounts to promote her personal brand

Relevant Courses

Intro to Visual Design, Strategic Communications: Principles of Advertising and Public Relations, Journalism: Media Writing, Fundamentals of Media Production

• Worked heavily with Photoshop, including the basics of layer masks, retouching damaged photos, and creating an original movie poster

• Mastered the pen tool in Illustrator, making various projects from a simple illustration to a complex card series utilizing famous cartoon characters

• Developed camera skills, an understanding of lighting set ups, and experience with post-production tasks and software, such as Adobe Premiere

Digital Media Academy at Yale: Filmmaking & Photography, 3D Modeling & Animation- MVP Award

Software Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Pages, Keynote, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut, iMovie, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

Basic experience with WordPress, Adobe InDesign

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