I'm currently in grad school for Strategic PR and I'd like someone to review my resume and give me any suggestions to improve.

 

                                Maria D. James

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? E-mail: mariadjames@gmail.com

Website: mariadjames.googlepages.com

Profile:

• Consistently brings a high-level of commitment to customer service efforts.
• Desire to excel as a communications professional through educational and organizational endeavors.
• Knowledgeable in research and evaluation techniques.
• Strong writing and photography skills
• Ability to design print and web pages using graphic and web design software.

 

Professional Experience:

 

Norfolk Convention and Visitors Bureau, Norfolk, Va.

Marketing and Public Relations Assistant - August 2007 - present

• Update and maintain company website using Adobe Contribute and Firefox.
• Generate press release and maintain company press kits.
• Monitor and collect news clippings.
• Initiated move to update to photo contracts and photo gallery.
• Revived the Greening Committee to encourage Norfolk partners to become certified.  This helped earn Virginia Green status for the Visitors Center.
• Coordinate internship program for the Public Relations Department. 

Regent University’s School of Education, Virginia Beach, Va.

Graduate Assistant - September 2007 - present

• Serve as primary contact in the evenings for Norfolk Public School’s Teach Now program.
• Manage lists of potential students and update database.

 

Rejoice 100.9 FM, Virginia Beach, Va.

Board operator, March 2006 to July 2007

• Edit commercials using Sony Screenblast.
• Control the board to cue in live broadcast.

 

Additional Work Experience:

• The Daily Advance – Editorial Assistant
• HamptonRoads.com - Internship
• Richmond Magazine - Internship
• Style Weekly – Internship
• AARPVirginia – Internship
• Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond - Internship
• The Black History Museum – Internship
• Valentine Richmond History Center - Internship

Education: 

• Masters of Science Degree in Strategic Public Relations

July 2008 to June 2009

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.

 

• Masters of Art Degree in Journalism

Aug. 2005 to May 2009

Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA

 

• Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications, May 2004

Virginia Union University, Richmond, Va.

 

Professional Activities:

• National and Local Member:  Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
• Diversity Committee:   Hampton Roads Chapter of PRSA
• Public Relations Committee:   Afr’Am Fest 2008 in Norfolk, Va.
• Member:  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

 

Awards and Distinctions:

2008:         Public Relations Division of Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (AEJMC) Inez Kaiser Award for Graduate Students of Color- 2008

2007:         Youngest alumnus to be awarded the Bessie Haskins Award from the Virginia Union Alumni Association for dedication to the National Alumni Association - 2007

 

 

 

References Available Upon Request