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Rachel Young

PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATOR

PHONE
EMAIL
LOCATION

615-278-6852
rachelharrisonyoung@gmail.com
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

EXPERIENCE

Petit Jean Yearbook


Assistant Editor
August 2015 - Present
Searcy, Arkansas

the Bradford Group


Public Relations Internship
May 2015 - July 2015
Nashville, Tennessee

Jim Tracy for Congress


Campaign Manager Internship
May 2014 - August 2014
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

EDUCATION

Co-managed team of 16 staff members and 20


student writers.
Copy edited, fact checked, created headlines and
captions for 340 pages of yearbook material.
Designed accurate list of over 7,000 employees and
students, then turned list into an index.

Drafted news releases and blog posts for clients,


including a placement in Business Insider.
Created multiple media lists to secure placements
for clients.
Managed website and social media channel,
increasing total followers by 15.7 percent.
Coordinated fundraising program for candidate.
Led neighborhood outreach program- canvassing
and phonebanking.

Harding University

SKILLS

Candidate for Bachelor of Arts in


Public Relations
Expected to graduate in May, 2016
3.46 GPA; Deans List
Member, Harding Student Public
Relations Organization

Software: InDesign, Photoshop, Microsoft Office and


Cision

HONORS / ACHIEVEMENTS
Exceeded fundraising goal of $60,000
for Belo Horizonte Children's Home
in Brazil.
Received Governor's Volunteer Star
Award for fundraising.

Verbal, written and digital communication


Fundraising
AP style
Strong work ethic, adaptable
Detail-oriented, organized
Studied international cultures in Southeast Asia, New
Zealand and Australia

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