Jarred Heath Owens

431 Circle Drive, Abingdon, Virginia | 276-698-0675 | jheathowens@gmail.com

Education and Involvement

EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY | BACHELOR OF ARTS | IN-PROGRESS
Major: Mass Communications
Concentration: Journalism
Minor 1: French
Minor 2: Public Relations
GPA: 3.59
Arts and Entertainment Reporter at the East Tennessean, ETSUs student-run newspaper.
Awarded a Performance Scholarship to play trumpet in ETSUs Concert Band
Member of Sigma Alpha Pi, the National Society of Leadership and Success
Experience with Microsoft Office, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Wordpress, basic HTML
VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE | GENERAL STUDIES | MAY 25, 2013
GPA: 3.84
Completed 38 credit hours of General Education coursework through Dual Enrollment at Virginia
Highlands Community College while enrolled at John S. Battle High School. Transferred these credits to
East Tennessee State University.
JOHN S. BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL | HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA | MAY 25, 2013
GPA: 3.86
Member of the National Honor Society
Selected as a member of the 2012 Macys Great American Marching Band to march in the Macys
Thanksgiving Day Parade and perform a trumpet solo in Herald Square.
Student Leader in John S. Battle High School Marching Band

4-year member of the John S. Battle High School Concert Band as well as VBODA All-District 7 Concert
Band

Work Experience
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER | THE EAST TENNESSEAN | SEPTEMBER 2014-PRESENT
FREELANCE STUDIO/EVENT PHOTOGRAPHER
TEAM MEMBER | CHICK-FIL-A | MARCH 2013-PRESENT