Resume
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER May 2008
School of Arts and Sciences, Area of Emphasis: B.A., International Affairs
BOULDER DIGITAL WORKS, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER, Dec 2011
Creative, Business and Technology Graduate Certificate
WORK EXPERIENCE
Microsoft Tag
Freelancer (June 2011-present)
• Develop Microsoft Tag creative brief, scope of work and project tag line.
• Aggregate market research concerning women and online gaming.
• Pitch client on our team’s conversation web app concept.
Saatchi and Saatchi
Freelancer (Jan. 2011-April 2011)
• Assited in developing a campaign strategy for Toyota at Lollapalooza.
• Produced and presented our team’s pitch deck for our Toyota VIP concept.
Suuthe by Mari
Social Media Consultant (Nov. 2010-April 2011)
• Produced copy for Media Kit and oversaw the design process.
• Created facebook landing page design in FBML.
• Built facebook community through contests and valuable content.
• Created content for Suuthe’s Twitter community.
• Assisted in building overall holiday campaigns and sales.
Verde PR & Consulting (formerly Base Camp Communications)
Assistant Account Manager (May 2009-August 2010)
• Assisted in launching a social media network called LikeMe.Net.
• Built media contact lists for LikeMe.Net’s launch totaling over 2,000 contact names across multiple media platforms.
• Coordinated LikeMe.Net’s first media coverage, including feature coverage on Thrillist.
• Wrote press releases for national and international outdoor and action sports brands such as Kona and Backcountry.com.
• Created content for and co-managed Gregory packs’s blog http://www.gregorygoesthere.com/.
• Ran twitter outreach campaign for the launch of Backcountry.com’s newest store, Department of Goods.
• Spearheaded trail running outreach, designed pitch template, created content.
SKI Magazine
Editorial Intern (May-Dec. 2008)
• Daily tasks included research, fact checking, testing, writing, reporting and editing on a variety of endemic issues and subjects.
• Tested and researched products for the ‘Essentials’ gear page.
• Bylines included: Two in the January 2009 Issue and 2 in the February 2009 Issue.
• Wrote five articles for SkiNet.com that appeared from October 2008 to the present.
Warren Miller Entertainment
Marketing Intern (Sep.-Dec. 2008)
• Assisted in managing sponsorships at WME and created an integrated media presentation for the Children of Winter Tour that ran in 85 markets.
• Composed weekly updates for national sponsors throughout the tour, managed VIP and ticket lists and helped coordinate five ground crews in six regions of the country.
• Developed copy for several Ski.com and Alpenglow ads, which ran in SKI, Snow, Spa, and Skiing Magazines.
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Communications Department Administrator (Dec. 2008-Mar. 2009)
• Managed daily Resort communications and updated Jackson Hole weather and lift status web pages regularly to communicate better with the public.
• Handled administrative tasks for the President and entire Marketing and Communications Departments.
LEADERSHIP
Alejandro Magno – Orphanage, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Volunteer (Summer 2007)
• Administered daily duties of organizing staff and children while managing Spanish-to-English communications.
• Responsible for all the needs of up to 20 children, including meals, diapers, general care, education, and daily activities.
• Lived and built relationships with a Bolivian family and two other volunteers of different cultures and languages.
Service Learning—Los Conucos, Dominican Republic
Volunteer (Summers 2002-2004)
• Helmed a children’s camp of 150 kids along with 13 other volunteers, which included sports,English, art, and science classes.
• Built close and lasting bonds with the town and the Dominican family I lived with for three summers.