Social Media Resume

Contact Information:

Jackie (Jacalyn) Albright

James Madison University

Corporate Communications

And Spanish student

Email: albrigja [at] gmail [dot] com

Junior Corporate Communications and Spanish Student Seeks a Position That Ulitizes Her Social Media Skills

Joining a successful communications department is expected after graduation.

Harrisonburg, VA-April 7, 2009

Profile:

Jackie is a passionate and hardworking junior at James Madison University pursing double majors in Corporate Communications and Spanish. She hopes to use her skills in media arts and foreign language to help further develop communications for a company. Jackie enjoys working in a team environment as well as challenging herself to do the best possible job.

Jackie’s positive attitude and overall ability to learn, contribute to her high standards and work quality. Learning new skills and keeping up to date with the developments within the field, Jackie would be a great assest to any business.

Objective

To utilize skills of writing, design and foreign language as well as knowledge of new social media as a corporate communications practitioner.

Education

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Bachelors of Art

Majors: Media Arts and Design (SMAD); Concentration: Corporate Communications

Modern Foreign Languages; Concentration: Spanish

Dean’s List

Profile

Maintains high quality work with creativity, organization and attention to detail
Wide variety of classes including design, audio and video production, writing and web communication classes have provided a plethora of skills.
Participated in a foreign language immersion program in elementary school that started the development of Spanish language skills

Experience

Conducted demographic research, created a brochure, and connected with contacts for a semester long advertising campaign for a local non-profit agency called Cat’s Cradle to raise awareness for importance of spay and neuter and was account exectuive.
Developed, filmed, edited and produced a short video as well as an audio clip.
Developed writing skills for the corporate setting
Created video news releases, news releases, speeches, and feature stories.
Designed a magazine cover as well as advertisments using Adobe InDesign and Photoshop.
Designed layouts for high school yearbook using Adobe InDesign.
Became familiar with and used social media tools such as wikis, blogs, podcasts and social networking sites.

Other Experience:

Summer Semester Abroad in Salamanca, Spain

Studied intensive courses in Spanish grammar and conversation, civilization, and short stories. Travelled to different Spanish cities as well as Portugal and France, where Jackie adapted to the language barrier. Actively used Spanish language in the Spanish cities as well as with placement family, and adjusted to the Spanish culture.

Resident Advisor

Jackie developed leadership skills as well as responsibility as she was a role model for 25 freshman females. She developed programs that provided information to her residents about the campus and its resources. She maintained a tight budget and preformed administrative duties

Quotes

”Jacalyn is an excellent student, easily one the best I have had in my college teaching career. My class requires regular and close reading, a great deal of writing, and sensitivity in regard to journalism’s potential to serve the public interest. Jacalyn has meticulously attended to the course material and has performed flawlessly. I know I can count on her to have a cogent response to even the most difficult questions. I attribute her superb performance to her intelligence, sensitivity, and very rigorous preparation. She has a superb work ethic and a strong social conscience. My wife shares my high opinion of her.”

Alexander S. Leidholdt, Ph.D., Ruth D. Bridgeforth Professor, James Madison University

Activities

Team Captain, Relay For Life, James Madison University, 2007-Present
Spanish Tutor at Keister Elementary School in Harrisonburg, VA, 2009.
Afternoon assistant at Kid’s Harbor daycare in Harrisonburg, VA, 2008-Present.

Computer Skills:

Operating systems: Mac and PC
Software: Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office, iMovie, Audacity, GarageBand and internet skills.

Multimedia: