achaelRomano

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4800BerwynHouseRoad,CollegePark,MD,20740|rachael.romano@aol.com|www.linkedin.com/in/rachaelromano/

Education
B.A COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC REALTIONS TRACK | GPA: 3.8
AnticipatedGraduationDate:May2016
UniversityofMaryland,CollegePark

Professional Experience
COLLEGE OF COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL, AND NATURAL SCIENCE, SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN
JANUARY 2016-MARCH 2016
Conductedauditofsocialmediaplatforms(FacebookandTwitter)toprovideinformationoncontent,postingtimesand
engagement
Providerecommendationsbasedonsocialmediaresearchandaudittoprovidesteadysupplyofmoreengagingcontent
Designedandwrotecontentforsocialmediapostsincludingtwopossibleweeklygraphicsandoptimalpostingtimesfor
CMNS
SALISBURY UNIVERSITY, PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERN
MAY 2015-AUGUST 2015
Wroteandeditedover70pressreleasesforSalisburysDeansListtoexpandtheinstitutionsvisibilityandrecognize
studentachievement
Researchedup-to-datemediaoutletstoincreaserateofresponseforfuturepressreleasesandmediamaterial
Managed,organizedandcataloguedmediaclippingsofSalisburyUniversityandnotifiedfacultyoftheirmentioninlocal
media

NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR STUDY OF TERRORISM AND RESPONSES TO TERRORISM

JANUARY 2014-MAY 2014
(START), COMMUNICATION INTERN
Selectedasprojectmanagerforpressreleaseproject,whichinvolvedwritingpressreleases,articlesandmedialists
whilemeetingdeadlinesandcorrespondingwithresearchsupervisorstoseekpresscoveragefrominternsuniversities
Cataloguedrequestsforinformationfromvarietyofsourcessuchasmediaandgovernments;thisdataallowsSTARTto
seehowmuchpresscoveragetheyaregeneratingandforfunderstoseetheimpactandspreadofSTARTdata
GeneratedpresscoveragefromHowardUniversity,UniversityofMarylandsCollegeofArtsandHumanities,Merrill
CollegeandSchoolofPublicPolicy
NEWS WRITING AND REPORTING FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS, TEACHING ASSISTANT
JUNE 2014-AUGUST 2014
Recommendedbyprofessorforpositiontosupplementlectureswithshortpresentationsongrammar,APstyleandsocial
media
Assistedstudentswithgrammar,style,editingandclasscontentquestions
GIRL SCOUTS OF THE CHESEPEAKE BAY, OUTREACH LEADER
MAY 2010-AUGUST 2013
TraveledbeyondEasternShoreheadquarterstoprovideeducational,funprogramsforgirlsages5-18onavarietyof
topics(science,art,anti-bullying),whilepromotingfundamentalideasandobjectivesofGirlScouts
Demonstratedstrongleadershipandmanagementskillsthroughteamleaderpositionbyassigningemployeestasks,
takingresponsibilityforeducationandwell-beingofover100girlspersummerandcoordinatingemployeeandschool
programschedules
Providedinputonexecutivedecisionsbyadministeringpre/postsurveys,andlendinsightonwhichschoolsarereceptive
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Skills
COMPUTER
Wordpress|InDesign|MicrosoftOffice|Weebly|SocialMedia