I have been unemployed since the end of October 2010. For those of you who aren't good at math, that's about 10 months. For those of you who are good at math, it's been 318 days. I have sent my resume to countless companies, I've hit up old friends and colleagues, I've groveled, I've whined, and yet I'm still unemployed. So, this week I got sick of sending out the stuffy, serious version of my resume. I don't think it represents me very well. For the past week, I've been sending my new and improved resume every day...and this is it. Yep, still unemployed, but now at least I feel like prospective employers will get a better idea of who I am.
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Objective
To be employed (duh). Here's where I'm supposed to string together a bunch of abstract words that make me sound like the greatest and smartest employee on Earth. But you'd be remiss if you didn't, for a split second, think, 'Hey, wait, if she's the greatest and smartest, why doesn't she have a job?' Well, that's quite observant of you. I just moved to the Phoenix area and I know no one. My past jobs have all been 'word of mouth' hires, so I didn't have to type out all the great things about me—I just let other people tell my bosses how awesome I am. I can tell you that I'm bright and enjoy being proud of my work, which leads me to work diligently. My former bosses have all attested they came to rely on my work ethic and dazzling personality and couldn't imagine doing a job without me. Obviously, they found a way, but they're not necessarily happy about it.
Experience
Race Media and PR Coordinator for American Suzuki Motor Corp.
Acorn Woods Communications
2009-2010
Wrote press releases and press packets for each of Suzuki's professional race endeavors, including Motocross, Supercross, ATV Motocross, GNCC Motorcycle and ATV, and Superbike on a weekly basis. Managed all social media for racing projects, including Facebook, Twitter, and SuzukiCycles.com. Created and edited video content, ran contests, and garnered a large fan base for Suzuki Racing on all social media fronts. Provided on-site support and facilitation of media interviews with racers as well as fan meet-and-greet sessions and other promotional appearances. Traveled 26 weekends January through October, making my rental car status "Frequent renter who hates Chevy Aveos…so let's give her one with windows you have to manually roll up and down. Every. Time." Suzuki won multiple championships during my tenure, but hasn't won another title since I left. Coincidence?
Managing Editor, Quad Off-Road Magazine
Transworld Media
2005-2009
I was hired and relocated to create a brand-new magazine venture for Transworld Media and Time Inc. From the initial concept to the printing of the very first issue in July of 2005, I was instrumental in the feel, look, and content of the magazine. Edited every article and department in the magazine to ensure correct information about vehicles, grammatical structure, magazine format and spelling. Wrote monthly departments and articles, from technical know-how to adventure stories (I crashed and almost didn't make it out of Baja Mexico once. True story.). Worked late hours on tight deadlines and didn't stop until the job was done and done well. Wrote headlines, captions, cover lines, rewrote stories by less-than-adept contributors. Handled all payment of contractors, answered reader emails, put together prize packages for contests, updated the web site (some of which can still be found now on outdoorlife.com), brainstormed adventure and feature stories for future issues, styled photo shoots, assisted photographers, edited layout of the magazine in InDesign to help the art director get each story to fit properly in the allotted space, slept infrequently, loved almost every minute of it (except for the aforementioned crashing in Mexico).
Associate Editor, ATV Sport and ATV Magazine
Ehlert Publishing
2003-2005
My first professional job out of college that mixed my previous experience as a parts and accessories salesperson at a motorcycle and ATV dealership with my writing and editing prowess. I wrote and edited stories for four different magazines, conducted interviews, reviewed products and new machines, helped design the web site, shot photos for my own stories, and covered ATV races all around the country.
Education
Northern Michigan University
Master's Degree Creative Writing/Journalism/Editing
Skills
· InDesign
· iMovie
· Photoshop
· Creating Social Media Initiatives
· Web
· Facebook
· Twitter
· YouTube
· Creativity
· Writing Entertaining Copy
· Editing
· Flying By the Seat of My Pants
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