Resume

Objective: Seeking a position in an energetic art and designed-based field that will encompass current communication and media skills.

Education
Towson University, Towson, Md. — B.A., Cum Laude, Mass Communications, 2009
GPA: 3.561
Concentration: Journalism and Creative Writing
Created http://tiger.towson.edu/~avince3 – a multimedia Web site
Created, designed, produced and wrote dotEDU – a magazine prototype
Contributing writer to The Towerlight (Towson University’s newspaper)
Honors: Lambda Pi Eta National Honor Society Mass Communications
Dean’s List: Spring 2008, Fall 2008 and Spring 2009

Related Coursework

Editing the Literary Magazine
Photography 1
Using Visual Information Effectively
Photojournalism
Mass Media Graphics
Magazine Publishing
Writing for New Media

Skills

Proficient in SSPS; Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint; Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver; Twitter; Tumblr; WordPress.

Maintaining personal photography Web site www.shleevincent.com with WordPress blogging software.

 

Work Experience

Sallie Mae, Newark, DE.                                    Dec. 2010 – Present.
Servicing Specialist I:

Sallie Mae, Newark, DE.                                 Sept. 2010 – Dec. 2010.
Claims Aversion Representative:

  • Collecting money and resolving delinquent loan accounts.
  • Finding and offering the best solutions for delinquent customers.

 

Portrait Innovations, Wilmington, DE.                   Sept. 2009 – Aug. 2010.
Photographer:

  • Taking customized portraits of children, families and professionals.
  • Working with and engaging children in a high energy, fast-paced environment.
  • Up-selling portraits and packages.
  • Responsible for opening and closing the store.

 

Towson University Music Department, Towson, MD.          Aug. 2007 – Jan. 2009.
Office Assistant:

  • Created concert programs for student performances
  • Took phone calls and assisted with questions concerning admission.
  • Copied and collated packets and syllabi for faculty.
  • Designed bulletin boards and department faculty showcase.

 

Vertex Industries, Wilmington, DE.                        May 2006 – Aug. 2007.
Office Assistant:

  • Created product specifications spreadsheets for the Web site.
  • Answered and directed phone calls.
  • Filed invoices and account records.
  • Some accounts payable and receivable work.

 

Clips

DTR Webzine

Whartscape 2009

American Diary Interview

Adelphi Interview

Young Love Interview

The Towerlight

Letter to the Editor – April 20, 2009

Review: Cobra Starship – November 4, 2007

A laughing matter in Towson Center – October 28, 2007

Review: Serj Tankian – October 28, 2007

Get Turned On: TV is often a distracting source – October 25, 2007

Bestseller brings his book – October 18, 2007