Olivia Young

perpetual learner I want to discover something new every day while using my experience to expand upon yours. Lets see what we can do together.

I THRIVE IN VERSATILE ENVIRONMENTS. Im what you might call a

EXPERIENcE
LANGUAGE & CULTURE ASSISTANT MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF MADRID, SPAIN [SePTemBeR 2013-PReSeNT] Encourage intercultural and bilingual communication between students, teachers and administration Communicate in both Spanish and English with teachers to introduce new ideas and activities Organize and plan English lessons for students with various skill levels, including grammar and computer skills EDITORIAL APPRENTIcE BeTTeR HOmeS AND GARDeNS (SePTemBeR 2012 - AUGUST 2013) Wrote SEO-keyworded stories, created e-newsletters and developed other communications for the Better Homes and Gardens website, bhg.com Refreshed and improved existing content pages Designed web-optimized documents for use on website Developed content for our Pinterest and Tumblr accounts Assisted editors with prop styling and concepts for photo shoots EDITOR-IN-cHIEF THINK mAGAZINe (JANUARY 2013 - MAY 2013) Managed the editorial and design staff to develop a tablet edition and website for our capstone publication Assisted marketing director in creating a unied brand concept and approved all marketing and P.R. plans Fostered and approved story ideas and design concepts, broke the book and organized pin-up Approved all nal copy and layouts cORPORATE cOMMUNIcATIONS INTERN AVIVA USA (MAY - SePTemBeR 2012) Wrote features, brochures and other marketing materials for internal purposes Developed a social media strategy and wrote content to increase engagement and audience on social media channels Manipulated photos, PDFs and video for employee intranet communications Assisted with organization and promotion of all-employee meetings and other events cOMMUNIcATIONS INTERN IOWA NATURAL HeRITAGe FOUNDATION (SePTemBeR 2011 - mAY 2012) Wrote features for Iowa Natural Heritage magazine Wrote news releases; recorded and produced weekly Iowa Nature Minute radio broadcasts Developed content for website and social media accounts, including Facebook and Twitter Edited copy for both internal and external communications WRITER DRAKe mAGAZINe & URBAN PLAINS MAGAZINe (FALL 2010 - FALL 2012) Contributed story ideas and wrote on-brand pieces Worked with editors through multiple draft cycles

EDUcATION
DRAKE UNIVERSITY Class of 2013 SUMMA cUM LAUDE MAJORS B.A. Magazine Journalism & B.A. English cUMULATIVE GPA 3.95 PRESIDENTS LIST (Fall 2009 Spring 2013) UNIVERSIDAD DE ALIcANTE Semester Abroad, Alicante, Spain (Spring 2011)

SKILLS
FLUENT IN SPANISH GRAPHIc DESIGN Procient in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator Procient in both Apple and PC operating systems and programs, including Microsoft Ofce SEO, WEB DESIGN AND cONTENT MANAGEMENT Procient in HTML & CSS Site management using various types of CMS, such as Wordpress and Adobe CQ Measure SEO and other metrics using tools like Google Analytics & Google Alerts SOcIAL MEDIA Write content to increase interaction Create and implement crisis management plans Develop posting schedules based on SEO PINNAcLE AWARD Editor-in-Chief, Think Magazine 2013 S.P.J. MARK OF EXcELLENcE AWARD Second Place, Region Seven, for a Non-Fiction Magazine Article: Uncovering Sikhism REFERENcES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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cONTAcT ME
952-261-9930 @oliviadyoung oliviadyoung.com oliviadyoung@gmail.com