Education
2013-Present
Columbia, SC
University of South Carolina
Master of Mass Communication
2009-2012
Huntington, WV
Marshall University
B.A. – Advertising Major, Marketing Minor
2006-2009
Oberlin, OH
Oberlin College
English Literature & Psychology Major
Transferred before Graduation
Experience
January 2013-Present
Columbia, SC
University of South Carolina
Graduate Assistant
Jan-May 2012
Huntington, WV
Marshall Advertising Campaigns
Senior Account Executive - Creative & Marketing
- Oversaw the creation and design of a $100 Million advertising campaign for Nissan, a comprehensive 32-page plans book and 20-minute presentation.
- Managed a 14-person team.
- Won 2nd Place at District Competition.
- Won 4th Place in National Wildcard Competition.
May-Dec 2011
Huntington, WV
Big Sandy Superstore Arena
Advertising Marketing Intern
- Created Rib & Music Festival brand identity.
- Created and applied consistent branding to Ribfest advertising across a variety of media including: billboard, magazine, newspaper, rack-card, website, and social media.
- Coded Ribfest website.
- Co-created, organized, advertised, and ran a community cooking contest at Ribfest.
- Updated Conference Center brand identity.
2010-2012
Huntington, WV
Marshall University AAF Chapter
President
- Oversaw the design, sales of advertising, printing, and distribution of a Homecoming roster that made over $3,000 in profit.
- Organized and advertised Marshall's first AdWeek events.
- Helped organize, advertise, and implement a charity golf scramble that raised over $7,000 for the School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
- Helped organize, advertise, and implement a SOJMC career expo.
2008-2012
Barboursville, WV
United Health Professionals
Web Developer
- Co-designed and implemented UHP's website. (uhprof.com)
- Performed a full-site re-design and a full site refresh.
- Designed and implemented a mobile website. (m.uhprof.com)
- Designed and implemented UHP's Facebook page. (fb.com/unitedhealthprofessionals)
2008-2012
Barboursville, WV
United Health Professionals
Phone & General IT Specialist
- Set-up and maintained the office (60+) computer system.
- Set-up and maintained the office (70+)VOIP phone-system and server.
- Co-wrote, designed, implemented, and evaluated a Patient Satisfaction Survey.
Aug-Dec 2007
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
NGO Child Rights Center (CRC)
Assistant to the Director
- Compiled a database of over two hundred of the group's contacts.
- Compiled a list of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Dushanbe.
- Created comprehensive project overview and information sheets.
Proficiencies
Adobe Creative Suite
- Photoshop (9/10)
- InDesign (7/10)
- Illustrator (6/10)
- Dreamweaver (8/10)
Microsoft Office
- Word (9/10)
- PowerPoint (8/10)
- Excel (7/10)
Operating Systems
- XP, Vista, Windows 7
- OSX 10.5, 10.6, 10.7
- Various Linux builds

