Monday, April 4, 2011

My Social Resume



SUMMARY

§   Plugged into the Springfield community
§   Experience utilizing social media for Public Relations and grass root marketing
§   Published on the web (World Vision Acts website and Ozarks News Journal) and in the Springfield News-Leader
§   Hard-working student with a high GPA




COMMUNITY
OUTREACH

Account Executive, Spring 2011-Current
§   Leading a team of PR students to create a Public Relations Campaign to promote family friendly businesses downtown.

Service Learning PR Projects, Fall 2010
§   Published an opinion piece for them in the Springfield News-Leader

Development and Communications Intern, Summer 2010
§   Continue to volunteer there after internship
Springfield News-Leader
Student Free-Lance Writer, Spring 2010
§   Published 3 stories.
Barista, Fall 2009 to Current
§   Participate in community events such as Cider Days, Arts Fest, etc.
§   Stay connected to what is going on in the community




SOCIAL MEDIA

Professional Involvement in Social Media
§   Contributer for Ozarks News Journal, a multimedia journalism project, under name "Coffeegirl" 
§   Attended Social Media Boot Camp with Mashable Contributor Sarah Evans
§   Researched and wrote an in depth white paper on Social Media and Non-profit PR

Personal Involvement in Social Media
§   Twitter Account: following 306 people, 218 followers, and 25 “re-tweets”
§   Coffee, Culture, and Community: Professional Blog from Blogger, 32 followers
§   The Definition of Grace: Personal Blog from Blogger, 11 followers
§   LinkedIn Account: 43 connections and 2 recommendations
§   Facebook Account for 4 years



EDUCATION

B.S. Degree in Public Relations with Spanish Minor
Missouri State University, Anticipated Graduation: Dec. 2011
§   Earned 107 hours of college credit with a accumulative GPA of 3.99
§   Awarded  a place on the Dean’s List for Fall 2009, Spring, Summer, & Fall 2010
Extracurricular Activities:
§   PRSSA, Spring 2010: Community Relations Chair, Account Executive for Bear Communications Firm, Delegate in National Assembly 2011, & Vice President Elect for 2011-2012.
§   Lambda Pi Eta: Fall 2011: Event Coordinator
§   Distinction in Public Affairs Program Participant Fall 2010-Spring 2011.



REFERENCE

Available upon request