2016 resume - alexa jones

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Alexa Jones 101 Luna Way #232 Las Vegas, NV 89145 Phone: 702-340-8923 E-Mail: [email protected] Education University of Nevada, Reno August 2016 Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, minor in Art (Photography) GPA - 3.61 Skills 7+ Years of Video Editing/Final Cut/iMovie Experience 7+ Years of Journalism/News Writing Experience 8+ Years of Microsoft Office Experience 4+ Years of Adobe Creative Suite & Adobe Creative Cloud Experience Leadership, Teamwork, Communication, Customer Service, Reception Experience Experience Contributing Writer - CelebMix.com August 2016 - Present Publishes articles on the latest entertainment news using multimedia weekly Conducts research on the latest celebrity trends, stories, etc. Writes reviews on current music, films and television shows Practices ethical journalism ideals and techniques Marketing and Promotions Intern - The Holland Project, Reno, NV January 2016 - May 2016 Assisted with event and program promotion, furthering its social media presence on Facebook, Twitter and the HP blog Contributed to writing press releases to media outlets for event promotion Strategized with staff to implement ways to reach both new and existing audiences through social media and print media Collaborated with staff on 3-Minute Film Festival, Holland Project's largest event Contributed to posting on the Holland Project blog site on occasion Facility Supervisor/Building Operations - Joe Crowley Student Union, Reno, NV August 2014 - June 2016 Maintained daily operations of the Joe Crowley Student Union, opening and closing the building Experienced in working with heavy equipment on a daily basis in completing set ups for meetings and events Worked with Building Operations employees to complete tasks and assisted Full-Time staff with making sure all aspects of the building continued to function properly Worked with and assisted sponsors with set-ups for high profile events Worked at Information Center, Reception Desk, Lost & Found and Food Court to provide patrons with customer service Interviewed prospective employees (students and full-time) 1-3 times a semester

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Page 1: 2016 Resume - Alexa Jones

AlexaJones

101 Luna Way #232 � Las Vegas, NV 89145 � Phone: 702-340-8923 � E-Mail: [email protected]

Education

UniversityofNevada,Reno August2016Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, minor in Art (Photography) GPA - 3.61

Skills

• 7+ Years of Video Editing/Final Cut/iMovie Experience • 7+ Years of Journalism/News Writing Experience • 8+ Years of Microsoft Office Experience • 4+ Years of Adobe Creative Suite & Adobe Creative Cloud Experience • Leadership, Teamwork, Communication, Customer Service, Reception Experience

Experience

ContributingWriter-CelebMix.com August2016-Present

• Publishes articles on the latest entertainment news using multimedia weekly • Conducts research on the latest celebrity trends, stories, etc. • Writes reviews on current music, films and television shows • Practices ethical journalism ideals and techniques

MarketingandPromotionsIntern-TheHollandProject,Reno,NV January2016-May2016

• Assisted with event and program promotion, furthering its social media presence on Facebook, Twitter and the HP blog • Contributed to writing press releases to media outlets for event promotion • Strategized with staff to implement ways to reach both new and existing audiences through social media and print media • Collaborated with staff on 3-Minute Film Festival, Holland Project's largest event • Contributed to posting on the Holland Project blog site on occasion

FacilitySupervisor/BuildingOperations-JoeCrowleyStudentUnion,Reno,NV August2014-June2016

• Maintained daily operations of the Joe Crowley Student Union, opening and closing the building • Experienced in working with heavy equipment on a daily basis in completing set ups for meetings and events • Worked with Building Operations employees to complete tasks and assisted Full-Time staff with making sure all aspects of

the building continued to function properly • Worked with and assisted sponsors with set-ups for high profile events • Worked at Information Center, Reception Desk, Lost & Found and Food Court to provide patrons with customer service • Interviewed prospective employees (students and full-time) 1-3 times a semester

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AlexaJones

101 Luna Way #232 � Las Vegas, NV 89145 � Phone: 702-340-8923 � E-Mail: [email protected]

AdditionalExperience

WriterforTheOdysseyatTheUniversityofNevada,Reno July2015-February2016

• Served as a freelance writer for UNR’s chapter of the nationwide, online publication, The Odyssey

LovePreservedDocumentaryTeam August-December2015

• Served as the social media outreach lead and cameraperson on a documentary team • Participated in pre-production, production and post-production stages of a documentary focusing on Northern Nevada

taxidermists • Worked with Adobe Premiere and Canon C100 cameras • Had work shown at the Carson City International Film Festival in Carson City, NV in February of 2016

TheHeartofReno’sRootsBlogTeam February-May2014

• Created, managed and maintained The Heart of Reno’s Roots blog • Posted weekly on the topic of farming in Reno and Northern Nevada on blog and accompanying social media accounts • Increased interest on the topic of Northern Nevada farming within the university

CanadaHallLeadershipCouncil September2013-May2014

• Served as Canada Hall’s Large Scale Programmer • Worked with team to create large scale events for the Canada Hall Leadership Council and the Nevada Residence Hall

Association

NyeHallLeadershipCouncil January2013-May2013

• Served as Nye Hall’s Outreach Representative • Used social media to reach out to Nye Hall residents and all members of the Nevada Residence Hall Association