Brooke K.

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Education
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY, Hammond, LA Master of Business Administration, GPA: 3.9 Graduation: Summer 2013

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY, Hammond, LA Graduated: May 2012 Bachelor of Arts, Marketing, Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications Presidents List: 2 semesters; Deans List: 5 semesters, Honor Roll: 1 semester

Skills

Positive Attitude Proficient in all Microsoft Office Programs Eager and willing to learn Understands concepts of producing for the web

Familiar with Adobe products Superior communication skills Ability to grasp new concepts quickly

Familiar with both MAC / Windows operating systems Ability to multitask Organizational Skills Problem Solver

Professional Experience
Auxiliary Services, Southeastern Louisiana University June 2012-August 2013 Professional Services Assistant Assisted the Director of Marketing and Strategic Initiatives with the development of marketing materials for the seven Auxiliary Services business units Student Publications, Southeastern Louisiana University October 2010 May 2012 Social Media Editor Coordinated the successful launch of The Lions Roar Facebook page in August 2011 and increased fan base by over 1,000% Maintained The Lions Roar web presence including the website, Twitter feed and Facebook page Designed, built and coordinated Facebook contest to increase readership and involvement Integrated Twitter into online marketing strategy Coordinated a marketing study between The Lions Roar and Dr. Teri Roots Marketing Research class in order to better understand and serve the readers of The Lions Roar Managed staff reporters and photographers Staff Reporter/Photographer Photographed events for the University Assisted in editing, fact checking and other related activities City of Walker Mayors Office, Walker, LA September 2006 March 2011 Administrative Assistant Assisted in the initial creation of the Citys website (www.walker.la.us) Accelerated work performance of other employees using technology and computer programs Digitally catalogued and simplified needed files for easy access and ease of use Devised and implemented a plan to decrease printing costs by purchasing lower cost per print printers and decreasing printing needs Handled scheduling, organizing and coordinating calendars for officials Designed business cards, flyers, booklets, pamphlets, videos, signs and other media Assisted the IT department in various technical problems Performed organizational and clerical work for officials Interacted daily with customers and officials

Accomplishments/Recognition
Awards During tenure at The Lions Roar the website was awarded first place by Louisiana-Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors in the digital and website portion of the competition during May 2012. Scholarships Winner of the fall 2012 Follet Textbook Scholarship Recipient of the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students for the duration undergraduate career, and Early Graduation Summer Scholarship in summer 2011.
References are available upon request.