RESUME | cdacquisto

RESUME

PUBLIC RELATIONS EXPERIENCE

Balance

the

Buzz

Account Director | May 2012 – Present

-Conduct weekly meetings for a 12 person team of a social media chair, media planners, strategists, copywriters and designers

-Manage a $70,000 budget given by our client, Century Council

-Serve as a liaison for our client, advisor and team

-Proofread briefs for upcoming events

-Maintain relationships with local businesses to host events

-Help create and continue to manage social media, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

Media Planner | February 2012 – May 2012

-Managed a $70,000 budget

-Created a year-long media timeline to measure media outlets

-Sent finalized budgets, reports of events and progress to our client

-Used social media to promote responsible drinking to university students

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CONTACT

SKILLS

-Proficient in social media tools such as Facebook fan pages, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.

-Basic proficiency in Final Cut Pro and Microsoft Office

Dance

Marathon

Internal Coordinator | February 2012 – February 2013

-Managed six co-directors for the sponsorship, entertainment and families committees

-Attended co-directors weekly office hours and offered suggestions

-Maintained close relationship with our campus and local hospital advisor

-Helped make contact with local businesses for donations

Sponsorship
and Fundraising Director | February 2011 – February 2012

-Raised more than $2,000 from family and friends for Children's Miracle Network and was recognized as the No. 1 fundraiser at the university

-Requested and received more than $2,500 in cash and in-kind donations from local businesses

-Delivered a speech about fundraising incentives at the event for an audience of 800 dancers

-Designed brochure, sponsorship and fundraising letters for businesses as well as family and friends

Media Foundation for West Africa

Intern in Accra, Ghana | June 2012 – August 2012

-Analyzed human rights trends and wrote the annual report

-Rewrote media alerts about human rights violations by reorganizing the information and improving the translation

-took notes and compiled reports at journalism training conferences for MFWA staff in Tamale, Ghana

-Successfully proposed and wrote an international student section on the website for future interns

-Gained cultural and professional experience in the Ghanaian workforce

EDUCATION

University

Oregon

Bachelor of Science in journalism (public relations major), expected June 2013