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SAMANTHA R. WILKINSON [email protected] 26 Brush Hill Road | Kinnelon, NJ 07405 | 973-270-3489 EDUCATION LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS New Orleans, LA College of Arts and Sciences September 2012- June 2016 B.A. in Mass Communication (Public Relations) Minor in English FLORENCE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS Florence, Italy Courses included Italian 101 and Travel Writing January 2015-May 2015 Focused on everyday Italian language Concentrated on Italian culture and worldwide perspectives of writing ACADEMY OF SAINT ELIZABETH Morristown, NJ Class of 2012 September 2008- May 2012 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PROPER SOUTHERN WEDDINGS MAGAZINE New Orleans, LA Social Media Intern January 2016-May 2016 Updated and maintained social media accounts Wrote feature articles and series columns Coordinated and assisted with photo shoots BIG KID MEDIA (Capstone Project) New Orleans, LA Strategic Planner January 2016-May 2016 Formed Big Kid Media, a student-led Advertising/PR firm, to work with the Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse for Greater New Orleans (CADA) Conducted primary and secondary research to implement strategies to rebrand CADA and gain insight about CADA’s place in the community Used research to create a marketing book for CADA for a year-long campaign

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SAMANTHA R. [email protected]

26 Brush Hill Road | Kinnelon, NJ 07405 | 973-270-3489EDUCATION

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS New Orleans, LA College of Arts and Sciences September 2012- June 2016

B.A. in Mass Communication (Public Relations) Minor in English

FLORENCE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS Florence, Italy Courses included Italian 101 and Travel Writing January 2015-May 2015 Focused on everyday Italian language Concentrated on Italian culture and worldwide perspectives of writing

ACADEMY OF SAINT ELIZABETH Morristown, NJClass of 2012 September 2008-May 2012

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEPROPER SOUTHERN WEDDINGS MAGAZINE New Orleans, LASocial Media Intern January 2016-May 2016

• Updated and maintained social media accounts• Wrote feature articles and series columns • Coordinated and assisted with photo shoots

BIG KID MEDIA (Capstone Project) New Orleans, LAStrategic Planner January 2016-May 2016

• Formed Big Kid Media, a student-led Advertising/PR firm, to work with the Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse for Greater New Orleans (CADA)• Conducted primary and secondary research to implement strategies to rebrand CADA and gain insight about CADA’s place in the community• Used research to create a marketing book for CADA for a year-long campaign

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS New Orleans, LAStock Trading Room Assistant October 2013-May 2016 • Provided technical assistance • Managed inventory

JOE’S AMERICAN BAR AND GRILL Short Hills, NJServer June 2014-January 2016 • Attended to customers and provided them with care • Organized orders, managed wait staff, addressed food to locations

THE RIVER GRILL Chatham, NJServer May 2013-December 2013 • Single-handedly managed a high volume dining room

• Assisted in bartending and bar-related tasks

LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCETHETA PHI ALPHA New Orleans, LA Member September 2012 – May 2016

Managed and assisted in coordinating events such as “Pie a Theta Phi” and “Grass Volleyball” to raise funds for Theta Phi Alpha’s national philanthropy, The Theta Phi Alpha Foundation

AWAKENING RETREAT New Orleans, LAStaff September 2014-December 2014

Set up retreat activities and accomplish any assigned tasks Worked on a team to organize and guide retreat participants

SKILLS Proficient with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word Proficient with social media platforms; especially Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter