Objective
To secure a challenging and fulfilling job that uses my journalism degree, writing talents and freelance experience to help a company or publication.Education
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh PABachelor of Arts, Graduated May 2008, GPA: 3.79, Dean's List
Major: Journalism and Multimedia Arts
Minor: History
Certification
Duquesne University Paralegal Institute, Earned Certificate August 2008Awards/Honors
Citizens Bank Good Banking Award, July 2012Citizens Bank Excellence Award for Customer Experience, 2011
Pennsylvania Newspaper Association 2007, First Place, Ongoing News Coverage
Work Experience
Pittsburgh Sports Report, Pittsburgh, PAContributing Beat Writer, August 2008 to Present
- Responsible for attending Penguins' home games and practices in the press box to write game recaps for PSR's website, which also requires me to seek post-game comments from players and coaches and turn around stories in a matter of hours
- Responsible for using Twitter to update Pittsburgh Sports Report's Twitter followers on the progress of games and other Penguins' news
- Responsible for writing features covering the Pittsburgh Penguins for the hard copy of the magazine as well as the magazine's website, which requires me to pitch, research, write and edit stories, prepare and conduct interviews, and communicate with the team's media relations staff to acquire access to players and coaches
- Responsible for attending any team press conferences
Citizens Bank, Pittsburgh, PA
Senior Operations Associate, August 2010 to September 2012
- Responsible for organizing commercial loan information, then scanning the documents so that they can be uploaded to a content management system
- Responsible for researching and collecting the correct information for loan guarantors so that Citizens Bank could transfer the information over to their newly implemented commercial loan origination system, AFS Vision
- Responsible for assisting Citizens Bank employees outside of Pittsburgh by answering inquiries, going through legal documents and files and searching online databases for the documents they need
- Required to serve Commercial Loan Operations employees in Pittsburgh's downtown office by delivering specific documents to them and helping them prepare for audits
- Responsible for entering new loans into Citizens Bank's automated tracking system, Smeadlink
- Responsible for using FedEx to send, receive and track files from different states and cities
- Responsible for training new employees and colleagues in other departments on file room processes
- Responsible for creating and updating spreadsheets tracking individual productivity
Multimodal Technologies (Office Team), Pittsburgh, PA
Office Coordinator, February 2010 to April 2010
- Answered phones and transferred and screened calls from a multiple-line switchboard
- Greeted and directed visitors
- Coordinated travel for the CEO and other employees
- Ordered office supplies
- Sorted and sent mail using the U.S. Postal Service, UPS and Fedex
- Used Microsoft Excel to create spreadsheets that updated credit card and petty cash expense summaries
- Prepared and sent a variety of correspondence
- Performed basic clerical tasks such as filing, faxing, scanning, printing and using a copy machine
- Served as a liaison between the office and outside vendors and companies
Pittsburgh Riverhounds Professional Soccer Team, Pittsburgh, PA
Media Relations Intern, Mar. 2009 to August 2009
- Added content to, designed several pages for, and maintained the team's website, www.riverhounds.com
- Composed and sent letters to ticket holders and other customers
- Composed and sent press releases to local media outlets
- Made sales calls about upcoming games, events, and promotions
- Assisted the team on game days and at other events
- Provided support to supervisors by answering phones, transferring calls, and performing basic clerical tasks
- Contributed to social media marketing through Facebook and Twitter
- Assisted in event planning
Koppers, Inc. (Allegheny County Bar Association Legal Placement Service), Pittsburgh, PA
Paralegal, July 6, 2009 to August 2009
- Reviewed documents and files for a corporation's in-house litigation team
Citizen's Bank (Manpower Staffing), Pittsburgh, PA
Administrative Assistant, Nov. 2008 to January 2009
- Entered data
- Performed basic clerical tasks such as sorting and sending mail and preparing envelopes and correspondences