Lauren Zazzara

Current Address
55 Amerige Pk
Rochester, NY 14617

lauren.zazzara50@gmail.com
(585)739-7574

Permanent Address
55 Amerige Pk
Rochester, NY 14617

Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lauren.zazzara

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lauren_zaz
Instagram: https://instagram.com/laurenzaz/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/lauzazz/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-zazzara-088593b7
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWALgyznDsvFxdZE2LPnnjg
Digital Portfolio: http://laurenmzazzara.weebly.com/
Education

St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY

B.A. in journalism and mass communication
Minors: music and history
3.98/4.0 GPA, Deans List all semesters
Irondequoit High School, Rochester, NY
Ranked 3rd out of 319 students

December 2016

June 2013

Collegiate Involvement
Campus Correspondent, Her Campus SBU (an online magazine)
March 2015-May 2016
co-founded St. Bonaventures Her Campus chapter
assigned posts to writers
edited posts
managed social media team to promote our message and ensure engagement with public
planned team bonding events and promotion efforts
Features Assignment Editor/Features Editor/Associate Editor
The Bona Venture (university newspaper)
brainstormed story ideas
assigned stories to writers
edited stories
designed layout with InDesign
wrote articles
wrote a weekly fashion column

Jan. 2015-Dec. 2016

Public Relations Department Member and DJ

WSBU-FM 88.3, The Buzz (university radio station)
wrote articles for The Buzzworthy magazine
tweeted fashion news for The Buzzworthys Twitter feed
hosted a radio show playing indie/alternative music

Aug. 2013-present

Blogger
https://hautepourri.wordpress.com/ (fashion blog)
https://quietinaworldofchaos.wordpress.com/ (introversion/mental health blog)
Guest writer for Introvert, Dear (blog on introversion): http://introvertdear.com/author/lauren-zazzara/
Reporter, TAPinto Greater Olean
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/greater-olean
Wrote news and features stories for a local, online news site

January 2016-May 2016

Internship/Job Experience
Marketing Intern, Rochester Museum and Science Center

May 2016-August 2016

created content for social media

designed welcome banners using InDesign
created and edited web pages using Joomla platform
wrote press releases
wrote and promoted blog posts
composed email newsletters using Constant Contact
wrote Wikipedia pages

Editorial Intern, CollegeFashionista

www.collegefashionista.com
edited Style Gurus posts from other schools

May -August 2015, December 2015-August 2016

Style Guru Intern, CollegeFashionista

http://www.collegefashionista.com/author/laurenzazzar a/
took street style photos and wrote blog posts based on them
promoted posts on social media

May 2014-May 2016

Campus Activities Board Photographer

photographed two on-campus celebrations for seniors
edited the photos

February 2016 and April 2016

Sales Associate, Madewell, Victor, NY

helped customers pick out/style outfits
used cash register
stocked inventory
Teaching and Learning Center, Higher Education Opportunity Program
Tutored for two separate programs at St. Bonaventure

June 2016-present

Koop Broadcasting Lab Supervisor, St. Bonaventure University

August 2014-present

Food Service, Seneca Park Zoo, Rochester NY

April 2012-August 2016

Busser, Keenans Restaurant, Rochester NY

October 2010-June 2014

September 2016-present

Awards/Certificates

Introvert, Dear (a blog for introverts) published a blog post I wrote

One of my short stories was published in The Laurel, St. Bonaventures literary magazine
Top-12 essay pick for All Bonaventure Reads Program (essay based on a book all freshmen read), published on university
website
Catherine and Russell Jandoli Scholarship for St. Bonaventure Universitys Journalism/Mass Communication program
Presidential Scholarship Recipient, St. Bonaventure University

Skills:

Social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, Hootsuite), Wordpress, Joomla, Constant Contact

Photoshop/Adobe InDesign/Avid Media Composer

Microsoft Office suite

Creative writer/contemplative thinker/driven