Ms. Resume
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Highly motivated and a diligent team player with experience as a strategic member of community publications and customer service companies
• Strong writing and communication skills developed through information and journalism industries
• Excellent public relations and organizing skills with a proven ability to effectively communicate with people at all levels within an organization as well as diverse communities
• Proficient in MS Office applications and Dreamweaver and Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop and basic HTML.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Habitat for Humanity, San Francisco, CA September 2010-Present
Volunteer writer.
Barcelona Connect, Barcelona, Spain, March 2009- November 2009
Freelance writer
Fulcrum Magazine, San Francisco, CA, August 2007- August 2008
Associate Managing Editor
• Compose and edit stories about disabled community
• Verify factual information of articles and interviews
• Organize and maintain stories on website using Dreamweaver and Photoshop.
• Develop promotional and marketing materials
• Seek out and propose sales of advertisement to related companies
• Recruit editorial, art staff and freelance writers
• Provide informed responses to telephone and email inquiries
• Manage online community websites (myspace, Yahoo! groups)
• Compile databases for staff and contacts
Novometro Magazine, Oakland, CA August 2007-Present
Freelance Writer
• Compose stories about Oakland events and organizations.
Curve Magazine, San Francisco, CA, January 2007-May 2007
Intern Editorial Writer and Freelance Writer
• Compose and edit stories about current lesbian issues and events
• Verify factual information of articles and interviews.
• Provide informed responses to telephone and email inquiries.
• Organize promotional materials from databases
• Active help with design layout
Tango Diva Online Women’s Travel Magazine, San Francisco, CA, June 2006-September 2006
Intern Editorial Writer and Freelance Writer
• Wrote stories about past travel experiences
• Cover and report on local entrepreneurial women
• Review books and music
[X]press Magazine, San Francisco, CA, August 2006-January 2006
Distribution/Promotions Manager and Editor
• Effectively organize and coordinate distribution throughout entire Bay Area of monthly magazine that covers regional arts, culture, and lifestyle.
• Compose briefs and articles for publication
• Successfully plan promotional launch parties
• Provide editorial guidance for staff writers
Tacit Knowledge, San Francisco, CA, March 2007-Present
Administrative Assistant
• Successfully plan office parties, dinners and employee team building events
• Compile office materials directed towards software developers and engineers
• Resolve employee and client queries
• Organize upkeep of office, including all orders of materials and kitchen supplies
• Make superior cups of coffee with secret recipe of adding mass quantities of grinds
• Arrange and schedule interviews
• Copy and edit writing materials
• Input contract payroll hours of employee’s with client
EDUCATION
San Francisco State University, December 2006
• Bachelors of Arts in Journalism
Minor in Women’s Studies
