ABOUT

Hard-working and ambitious graduate with real-world experience applying

Kristen
creative thinking in journalism, consulting, and other areas of communications.
Offers excellent team collaboration, a passion for storytelling, an ability to
create and execute digital campaigns, an innovative mindset, and critical
problem-solving skills.

ESSEX RELEVANT WORK HISTORY

08/2021 to 12/2022
Editorial Assistant
Madison Magazine
Assisted with producing copy-based materials, including; writing taglines and
editing proofs. Helped write and edit feature stories for all platforms, as well as
conducted research and interviews. Built digital content for the company and
assisted with community outreach. Responsibilities included all aspects of
production for Madison Magazine.

08/2021 to 05/2022
Communication Consultant
Learning Centers
Scheduled appointments with individuals and large groups to help with
presentations and other communication efforts. Responsibilities included
brainstorming facilitation, public speaking training, writing assistance, and
communication strategy tutoring. Responded to client emails and helped
promote the Learning Center brand using social media and advertising.

01/2021 to 04/2022
Climate Justice Media Intern
Bard College
Worked with a team of students from around the world in the development,
design, and assessment of a social media campaign in support of a global climate
education project. Helped create media to engage students and universities in
dialogue about stabilizing climate.

EDUCATION AND COURSEWORK

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James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
Graduation Year 2022
BS: Communication Studies Major (Concentration in Advocacy Studies),
Phone Minor in Environmental Studies
804-908-4024
2021-2022
Awards
Email Excellence in SCOM Undergraduate Scholarly Research JMU －
kristenessex@gmail.com Recognized for academic research on the current climate crisis and its global
impact on humanitarianism.
Website 2021
Journalism Studies
kristenessex.weebly.com
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Editorial Assistant Shoutout! Magazine
Monitored class blog for offensive comments, replied to readers, researched
Linkedln content, promoted blog on social media platforms.
linkedin.com/in/kristen-essex/
CERTIFICATIONS
January 2022
CITI Program
Humanities Responsible Conduct of Research (Credential ID: 46943310)
Conflict of Interest (Credential ID: 46997991)
Social and Behavioral Research (Credential ID: 46877155)
 EXPERIENCE

Kristen
Leadership
Lead researcher for Bard College's campaign for the
WorldWide Teach-In on Climate and Justice
Led group tutoring sessions and facilitated project
execution with JMU Learning Centers

ESSEX Led team for capstone course to create an

Environmental Sustainability Proposal for JMU’s
Athletic Department, designing all presentation
elements, including the flier for the event
Led travel experiences at ClimbWorks
Communications and Other
Used Cascade to build pages for JMU’s website and
organize content for digital platforms
Used InDesign Used for curating layouts for stories
published by the magazine
Used WordPress to design pages and create posts for
University women's rights blog
Used BaseCamp for group collaboration for organizing
magazine content and digital platforms
Used Canva to produce creative content for Bard
College social media campaign
Organized and executed interviews and photoshoots for
various articles and projects
Conducted research and interviews for Type 2 Diabetes
awareness and created video presentation for social
campaign project
Gathered quantitative data and conducted research on
communication anxiety among young adults , published
this work as a scholarly study through the IRB

SUMMARY OF SKILLS
Social media consulting
Public speaking
Journalistic writing and editing
Mass media and design
Customer service
Communication research and strategy
AP style
Schedule management
Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint
Website management (Cascade, Weebly, WordPress)
Google Suite (Docs, Slides, Sheets, etc.)
Adobe (InDesign, Lightroom, Photoshop)
Graphic design (Canva, Photoshop)
Team management/collaboration (Slack, Zoom, BaseCamp)
Retail sales and customer interaction
Cross-cultural communication
Project organization and planning
Innovative problem-solving and multi-tasking