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I have two Bachelor of Arts' degrees from Southeast Missouri State University, an English degree with an option in Writing and a Mass Communication degree with an emphasis in Journalism. I also have a minor in Spanish. I am proficient in Spanish, AP Style, Microsoft Office Suite, Pages Office Suite, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Photoshop.

My Resume


PURPOSE            My purpose is to develop a career in media communications.
EXPERIENCE 

              SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, AUGUST 2009-AUGUST 2015
- News Bureau Graduate Assistant

- Managing Editor, Southeast Arrow 

- Lead page designer, Southeast Arrow

Work Experience
Edited news stories, organized layouts, oversaw layout production, solved conflicts, arranged pages for news elements, published creative works, wrote headlines, wrote cutlines, checked for accuracy, copyedited

SOUTHEAST ARROW
Reporter, Cape Girardeau, Mo. August 2009-May 2013
Work Experience
Conducted interviews, solved conflicts, pitched news stories, developed angles 

ADVANCED SALES REPRESENTIVE 
Vector Marketing, St. Louis, MO May 2009--October 2009 

Work Experience/Business Internship

Received two promotions in two months, Attended weekly and special monthly team training seminars and team meetings, Presented a product in one-on-one home presentations, Handled customer objections and addressed concerns, Accounted for 3000 in sales for with my office’s 1.1 million dollar sales goal, Attended seminars for assistant management positions, Division ranked third in the region, Developed communication skills and professional phone skills, Interviwed others, assisted others, developed good rapport with customers, listened to customers, collect payments from customers, accessed and retrieved data, handled cash, credit cards, and check, used oral and written communication, answered and made telephone inquiries, Knowledgeable of all promotions and sales for company

PROFESSIONAL CHILDCARE PROVIDER
Destiny Church, St. Louis MO May 2006-July 2009

Work Experience  
Mediated problems and conflicts, confronted others, Made Decisions, Enforcing policies, Enlisted help, Instructed others, Organized activities, Presented public presentations to groups, Monitored child safety and cleanliness, Accepted and released children in a professional manner to their guardians, supervised children and other workers
EDUCATION        SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY
Cape Girardeau, MO —  Journalism major, English major, Spanish minor, May 2013
                   RITENOUR HIGH SCHOOL
St. Louis, MO — May 2009
Activities included: Yearbook Editor, Reflections Literary and Design Editor, Big Brother/Big Sister, Journalism Honor Society, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Debate Honor Society
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
Relevant Courses, 2008-2009 - Completed ten hours of college credit with a 3.8 GPA, completed British Literature, Writing Worshop, Chemistry 
SKILLS Proficient in Spanish, Knowledgeable of Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Familiar with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Publisher, Office Suite: Pages, Numbers, and Keynote
REFERRALS Available upon request