Giovanna Best

gbest@student.fdu.edu 72 Timber Ridge Rd. North Brunswick NJ, 08902 732-470-6026

EDUCATION:
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ 07940
Graduation Date: May 2016
Bachelors of Science Marketing; Concentration: Digital and Social Media
GPA: 3.2 Deans List, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015; Order of Omega Honor Society
Clubs/Activities:
Green (Environmental) Club; Secretary, Vice President, President
August 2012-Present
o Delegates responsibilities and supervises an e-board team of 4
o Coordinates and runs on campus events and keeps track of budget to price out funds for club
o Keeps detailed minutes and sends out weekly emails to keep members up to date
Theta Phi Alpha Sorority; Panhellenic Chair, Academic Excellence Chairman
September 2013-Present
o Communicate and coordinate events with various members of different Greek life organizations
o Serve as liaison between other organizations and my chapter to keep members up to date with events and issues
o Keeps organized records of my sororitys grades ensuring GPAs a up to national standards
o Implement study hours and probational issues in a respectable but forceful manner
Wroxton College, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX15 6PX, United Kingdom
Harvard University Summer School Program (SSP) Program, Cambridge MA

Summer 2015
June 2011-August 2011

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERIENCE:

Sola Salons
Digital & Social Media Intern
September 2015-Present
Created profiles for various forms of social media such as Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, etc. to help promote stylists
Created and designed websites using Weebly
Creates ads though Craigslist and Salon Apprentice to draw in assistants and consumers
The Odyssey Online
Writer
Composed articles that were published to The Odyssey website and social media
Discussed everyday topics in a witty way to entertain the public
Submitted articles weekly to meet timeline requirements

August 2015-Present

Pintact
Digital Marketing Intern
Ambassador to Facebook page and helped maintain social media databases including Instagram and Twitter
Drew comparisons of Pintacts competitors, thinking of ideas to improve the product
Learned to use and implement software application such as GitHub
Used creative thinking to help develop plans to draw in college student interest to use the app

Summer 2015

WORK EXPERIENCE:
FDU Campus Life
February 2014-Present
Student Worker
Be available for any task that may be asked and help students to the best of my ability who come in with any questions
Answer phone calls helping parents with any issues they may have
North Brunswick Board of Education
August 2014-Present
Substitute teacher
Teach various grade levels such as kindergarten to 8th grade and became familiar with each classs curriculum.
Remediated disrupted children by communicating what they did wrong to them.
Assist teachers as an aide in order to properly explain material to a classroom full of 25 plus students.
The Learning Experience, Howell NJ 07731
Teachers Aide (infants through kindergarten)
SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS:

Proficient in using Microsoft office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Proficient knowledge of social media platforms i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Pinterest
Website Building: Weebly; HubSpot Certified (November 2015); Hootsuite Certified (April 2015)
Licensed Pharmacy Technician, NJ State Board of Pharmacology. License number 28RW01928400

September 2008-August 2014