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    Julia Hicks is a recent graduate from Western Michigan University seeking a career in writing, editing, or community engagement. She has experience in internships with a county sheriff's victim support unit and a YA publishing company. Her coursework focused on rhetoric, writing, and communication skills. She has work history in food service, pet caregiving, and hospitality. She is skilled in teamwork, leadership, organization, and effective communication.

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    Julia Hicks is a recent graduate from Western Michigan University seeking a career in writing, editing, or community engagement. She has experience in internships with a county sheriff's victim support unit and a YA publishing company. Her coursework focused on rhetoric, writing, and communication skills. She has work history in food service, pet caregiving, and hospitality. She is skilled in teamwork, leadership, organization, and effective communication.

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    Julia Hicks

    2355 Club Meridian Dr. Apt C8, Okemos, MI 48864 ⬧ 517-392-3160 ⬧ julia.m.hicks@wmich.edu
    Learn more about me in my portfolio: juliahicks2020.weebly.com
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    INTERNSHIPS
    VICTIM SUPPORT UNIT INTERN • KALAMAZOO COUNTY SHERRIF’S DEPARTMENT
    • Worked as a UX editor in a team setting to develop a campus safety app for student use
    • Respond to crime scenes to ensure victims of crime were not further victimized due to systemic
    shortcomings
    • Help people heal from tragedy and get access to the resources they need

    EDITING INTERN • GEN Z PUBLISHING


    • Worked virtually with a New Jersey, YA novel publishing company
    • Provided feedback on style, readability, subject, and marketability to superiors
    • Managed up to four projects at a time

    Education
    BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH: RHETORIC & WRITING STUDIES
    WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY • KALAMAZOO, MI • JUNE 2020
    Major: English: Rhetoric & Writing Studies
    Minor: Political Science
    FOCUSED COURSEWORK
    •Style, Identity and Persona • Critical Thinking
    • Transfer in Written Communication • Thought and Writing
    •Visual Rhetoric • Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture
    • Communication and Community • Intro to Professional Writing
    Engagement

    Work experience
    SERVER • MARU SUSHI AND GRILL • 3/19 - 3/2020
    • Communicated with customers and teammates to deliver high quality customer service and
    restaurant experience
    • Used suggestive selling and charisma to generate sales
    • Trained incoming employees and took on shift leadership positions
    PET CAREGIVER • ROVER • 6/18 - 5/19
    • Created professional relationships with clients and their pets
    • Took care of pet-owner's homes and pets
    • Set own prices, services, schedule, and marketed myself and deals

    HOSTESS • CAFÉ 36 • 1/18 - 5/18


    • Hired as an experienced host onto the original staff
    • Worked under five-star chef and with a diverse cuisine/menu
    • Kept restaurant presentable while greeting guests and answering phones

    RECEPTIONIST • COUNTRY INN AND SUITES • 7/2017 - 12/2017


    • Managed reservations and scheduling for meeting rooms and hotel rooms
    • Answered phone calls and emails in a professional manor
    • Communicate with co-workers and superiors to make sure guest were taken care of in a
    hospitable manor

    Skills
    • Ability to self-manage and make • Effective and efficient communication
    decision on behalf of employer style/good listener
    • Team player with leadership • Passion for the world/people and
    skills/ability to see bigger picture communities I am immersed in
    • Organized and goal-oriented • Focused and committed

    Honors and achievements


    • Recipient of the 2018 Bernadine P. Carlson Emerging Professional Writer Award
    • Western Michigan University Dean’s List Fall 2018 & Summer 2020
    • 2018 Democratic Party Election Campaign Volunteer
    • 2016 Hanover-Horton High School Yearbook Editor

    References
    Jaqueline Meyers • 2694884888 • jacquimyers@gmail.com
    Connie Fridd • 5178129883 • email
    Sgt. Dean York • 517599799 • email

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