LAUREN ELIZABETH NORRIS Local Address: 601 Native Plant Way #1121 Fort Collins, CO 80526 Cell phone: 303-717-5556 Email: lauren.norris26@yahoo.com

EDUCATION:Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO

Bachelor of Liberal Arts DegreeCommunications Studies: Focus in Media and Visual Culture

Minor in Journalism – In ProgressGraduating: May 2016

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:THE GROVE., Leasing Agent, Fort Collins CO March 2013 – present

Work with a team of eight to sell out, open and maintain a multi-million dollar residential property while implenmenting marketing and publicity tactics to generate brand awareness, interest, and revenue.

Responsible for promoting, explaining and facilitating leases for apartment rentals. Created and maintain positive relationships with management, colleagues, and residents ensuring

optimal customer satisfaction. Cultivated and managed relationships with key clients, vendors and community partners. Personally account for a nearly a quarter of overall sales Maintain and manage several social media accounts

CULTURS The Global Multicultural Magazine, Writer, Fort Collins, CO Jan 2015 — May 2015• Written 20 articles for the magazine• 13 articles published on the culturs.guru website• Researched, developed and pitched stories that reflected the unique sensibilities of the magazine.• Provided weekly critiques of other writer's articles to determine quality of content• Submitted at least 2 articles per week by deadline about specific beat• Advertised and created traffic of published articles through use of social media• Maintained working knowledge of advertising and SEO strategies.

SENSATIONAL HOME STAGING, Staging Assistant, Littleton, CO Dec 2009 – Aug 2012 Responsible for assisting in organizing and installing furnishings and décor in properties for sale. Coordinated delivery and provided logistical support. Created and printed marketing promotional pieces in support of company expansion. Traveled with head stager to trainings and assisted in sales and hands on staging

NORRIS 4 HOME REAL ESTATE/ KELLER WILLIAMS, Administrative Coordinator, Roseville, CA March 2008 – November 2009

Coordinated real estate transactions. Helped with marketing campaigns. Organization of the office. Client file management.

OUTSTANDING SKILLS:*Wordpress *Photoshop *Adobe Illustrator *Video Editing *SharePoint *Social Media Management

*News and Feature Writing *Online Writing and Content *Digital Media Relations *Brand Marketing *Travel and Lifestyle Writing *Blog Writing *Producing Efficent and Relevant Material *HTML/CSS

*Social Networking *Web Design *Advertising *References available upon request