Resume
Below is a summary of all my past work experiences, internships, and education.
Table of Contents
Education
December 2023
GPA: 4.0
Michigan State University
Bachelor of Arts, Interdisciplinary Humanities
Cognates: Professional & Public Writing, Graphic Design, Creative Writing
Minor in Russian
May 2019
GPA: 3.6
Alpena Community College
Associate in Applied Science, Business Management
Associate in Applied Science, Marketing
August 2023
Daugavpils University
Russian Language Intensive Program
Six Credits
Work Experience
College of Arts & Letters
East Lansing, MI
June 2024 - Present
Digital Media Specialist
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Monitor the College of Arts & Letters’ social media channels (e.g., Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram) to effectively engage with followers and build rapport with a digital audience.
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Maintain effective communication with multiple team members to meet project deadlines.
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Research accessibility best practices to improve the College of Arts & Letters’ digital presence and educate adjacent departments.
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Research effective ways to use AI software (e.g., ChatGPT) to streamline workflow and improve the efficiency of the office’s communication output.
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Maintain the ethical standards of sharing content from featured artists to build rapport and trust with artists and community partners.
Local Basket Case
Alpena, MI
May 2024 - June 2024
Cashier
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Kept merchandise organized to maintain a professional space that was inviting to customers.
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Answered customer questions to build rapport and trust.
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Accurately managed a cash drawer to ensure deposits were correct by the end of each day.
CAL Inclusive Pedagogy Program
East Lansing, MI
June 2023; January 2024-May 2024
Clerical Aide
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Confidently interviewed and recorded interviews of 11 Pedagogy Fellows, via Zoom, to inform other educators about the CAL Inclusive Pedagogy Fellows (IPF) Program.
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Efficiently edited 11 videos and transcripts through CapCut, Adobe Premier, and Kaltura MediaSpace, ensuring final drafts were accessible.
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Accurately and diligently scheduled interviews with 11 Pedagogy Fellows, over a 1-month period, keeping thorough records of communication to streamline the interview process.
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Designed thumbnail images for 11 videos to fit within a consistent narrative of the CAL IPF Program, while also relating design choices back to Michigan State University’s branding guidelines.
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Created and presented a Figma wireframe for an educational website to accurately depict a rough draft of the final product.
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Created an educational website with WordPress (housed on the Humanities Commons) considering accessibility standards when creating graphics and including Alt-Text.
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Participated as a roundtable panelist to discuss my work with the CAL Inclusive Pedagogy Fellowship program at a virtual Center of Teaching and Learning Innovation conference.
Excel Network
East Lansing, MI
May 2022-December 2023
Student Employee
Excel Network
East Lansing, MI
January 2024-May 2024
Professional Aide
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Efficiently produced bi-weekly emails for 1600 recipients to highlight job/internship postings which help students find employment on and off campus.
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Monitored social media trends and curated relative content that engages positively with a digital audience and encourages positive online relationships.
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Creatively advertised career development events to 930 followers on Instagram to inform them about the recourses that are available to them on campus.
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Created content that reached 814 accounts on Instagram (of which 350 were non-follower accounts) in a 30-day period resulting in an increased social presence.
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Regularly responded to direct messages and comments from followers and campus social media accounts to build positive online relationships.
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Organized the analytics of 30 emails to synthesize conclusions about the effectiveness of our communication output and how we might be able to improve overall email engagement.
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Designed creative flyers, banner images, and graphics that advertised professional development events, scholarships, and internship opportunities.
Sandbar & Grill
Alpena, MI
May 2016 - August 2022
Bartender/Server
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Served food and drinks up to 30 people at a time ensuring that orders were accurate and completed in a timely manner.
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Bartended for up to 30 people at a time—making drinks, placing orders, and running lottery tickets— to give patrons a good experience at the restaurant.
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Solved customer complaints in a timely manner to make sure customers always left satisfied.
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Accurately managed two cash drawers, containing a combined $1500, so that profits were not lost and that servers received the right amount of tips at the end of their shifts.
Project Work
Reedsy
Remote
February 2024 - Present
Judge
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Read 3 to 5 short story submissions a week to ensure stories align with community standards.
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Judge 3 to 5 short story submissions a week, rating each on a ‘5 Stars’ scale, making sure to stay impartial and unbiased.
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Consider weekly prompt guidelines and decide whether participants’ submissions align with word count parameters and themes.
Linguistics, Languages, and Culture
East Lansing, MI
July 2023-December 2023
Student Employee
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Collected and documented details on dining costs, to help assemble useful FAQ and details for future students attending the Russian intensive education abroad program in Latvia.
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Capture, catalog, and document photos taken throughout Latvia (during the Learn Russian in the European Union education abroad program) for future use in professor lesson plans and program promotion.
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Review outdated lessons and lesson plans to ensure that information being communicated to students is relevant and helpful.
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Draft ideas for future lesson plans that will accurately represent the necessary Russian language skills students will need for their education abroad experiences.
Michigan State University Career Closet
East Lansing, MI
June 2023
Student Employee
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Created a brand guide, a flyer, and 5 relevant social media posts to help market the service to students who could benefit from it.
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Organized marketing materials in a systematic matter to ensure supervisors could easily find them.
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Created 2 email templates with applicable logos and appropriate branding elements that could be easily edited for student or donor email recipients.
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Brainstormed ways to bridge Michigan State University’s branding guidelines with the Career Closet branding guidelines, to make marketing initiatives stand out in a larger academic institution.
Skills
Website Management
Word Press (Intermediate)
Campaign Monitor (Intermediate)
Meta Business Suite (Intermediate)
Social Media
Instagram: 652 followers
TikTok: 646 followers
Facebook: 1.7K
LinkedIn: 260 followers