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Education
Westminster College, Fulton, MO Bachelor of Arts, May 2014
Major: Psychology GPA: 3.83/4.00 (Dean s List) Work Experience Office of Marketing and Strategic Communications Westminster College Fulton, MO January 2011 April 2014
News Story Development Wrote and compiled news features for Westminster Colleges news website and blog Brainstormed, generated ideas, and found news story content Marketing E-Newsletter Development Helped develop a new style and voice for the new monthly newsletter, delivered to campus community and alumni Explored email analytics and produced performance reports Social Media Generated content and posts for official College social media, including Facebook and Twitter Created Westminster s first viral Buzzfeed article Used analytics to measure performance and social media platform growth Web Writing and Official College Website Content Wrote new content and improved existing content on the College s official 5,000 page website Implemented web writing strategies and added photos to make the website content more readable and appealing
Fulton Sun Fulton, MO. April 2013 - May 2014
Reporting Followed leads, conducted interviews and did follow-up research to write news articles, which included multiple front-page features that focused on local news, events and government Took accompanying photos for several pieces, some of which culminated in a full photo page Assisted with office duties, such as fielding story tips and monitoring the police scanner, as needed Design Designed and executed page layout for multiple pages using InDesgin, notably for the Sun Advertiser, which is summary of articles for the week, published every Wednesday Skills Microsoft Office Suite Proficient in Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, and Outlook Adobe Creative Suite Proficient in Creative Suites CS2, CS5 and CS6 Web Content Management Systems Wordpress and Microsoft Sharepoint SPSS Strong background in utilizing SPSS for analyzing data in quantitative research Campus Activities Leadership Managing Editor, The Columns: Organized meetings, created print schedule, tracked assigned stories (January 2011 to May 2012) Secretary, Residence Hall Association: Outreach to Plant Operations and other staff organizations (August 2011 to May 2013) Editor-in-Chief, The Columns: May 2012- May 2014 Vice President, Psi Chi : national psychology honor society (2013-2014)
Other Involvement Psi Chi: national psychology honor society (as of March 2012) Peer Health Educators: nationally certified Peer Health Educator; Meeting of the Minds (April 2012) Marketing Corps: Since February 2011 Elyssa Mann 11021 Sheffield St. Midwest City, OK. 73135