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Kara Gamelin

http:kara-gamelin.weebly.com
St. Paul, MN

E-mail: game9968@stthomas.edu
651-373-9457

Education
University of St. Thomas
Graduation: Spring 2015
Deans List: Spring 2012, 2013, 2014

Majors: Entrepreneurship, Marketing


GPA: 3.74/4.0

Awards
Entrepreneurship 200-Competition Winner; Fowler Business Concept Challenge-Second Place;
Tommie Award Nomination
Study Abroad
Following Darwin-Ecuador & The Galapagos Islands;

Entrepreneurial Design Thinking Process-Silicon Valley, CA

Volunteering
Hennepin Theater Trust-St. Paul MN;

Move-In Crew-University of St. Thomas

Technology & Software


Yahoo Ad Manager; Kenshoo; Salesforce; Google AdWords; Google Docs; Google Analytics; Final Cut Pro; Adobe
Products: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator; Salesforce; Eventbrite; Hootsuite; Microsoft Office Products;
Pardot; RegOnline; Reaper Sound Editor Software; ILive T80 Allen & Heath Sound Board
Work Experience
Marketing Internship
Fall 2014-Present
SPS Commerce
Posted to blogs and managed/wrote copy for Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Youtube, and Linkedin
Managed, organized, and purchased over $30,000 worth of inventory of giveaways
Managed registrations for an over 700 person event
Designed and printed name badges for events within half an hour
Developed tracking system for inventory of giveaways
Marketing Display Internship
Summer 2014
Ovative Group LLC
Managed campaigns, and completed daily & weekly reporting for clients such as Hallmark & Evereve
Wrote ad copy for Google Display & Facebook Ads
Created and built out keywords for clients
Helped transition Hot Mamas rebranding to Evereve
President
Spring 2013-Present
St. Thomas Activities and Recreation Board (STAR)
Managed 15 interns who program 4-6 events per week & work with upper level administration
Oversaw the allocation of a $740,000 budget
Allocated cooperative funding to other organizations on campus
Facilitated, organized, and ran meetings
Co-Founder
Fall 2013-Winter 2015
Simpliform Solutions
Came up with product idea
Researched and held a variety of interviews, focus groups, and consumer panels
Built and Managed team of Senior Programmer, Programmer Intern, & Graphic Designer
Co-Chair
University of St. Thomas Homecoming Committee
Planned & executed 15 events
Oversaw and organized over 30 volunteers
Planned & ran weekly focus groups and committee meetings

Fall 2014

Marketing Internship
Summer 2012-Spring 2013
St. Thomas Activities and Recreation Board (STAR)
Worked on ad campaigns for Colbie Caillat, Philip Phillips, & Javier Colon
Created coffee sleeves event booklets, banners, post cards, and videos
Managed STAR event calendars (4-6 events per week) & YouTube channel
Organized, and ran promotional events (weekly tabling and 4-6 events per week)
Marketing Internship
St. Thomas School of Family Business
Helped to establish a Family Business Group for Undergraduate Students
Produced, edited, and develop marketing strategies for the podcasts

Spring 2013-Present

*References Available Upon Request

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