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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



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