administrative/office assistant, media relations

Detail-oriented, energetic professional with several years office/administrative assistant experience and media/marketing success; achieves goals while multitasking; thrives independently or in a team.


Professional Experience
The Salvation Army, Wausau, WI 3/•••••present
Receptionist/office manager: Answer telephones, forward messages; assist clients and staff; general duties such as mailings, filing, faxing, photocopying; some scheduling; uphold confidentiality; oversee day-to-day department operations/activities; responsible for public/media relations; edit grant proposals; business letters/correspondence; mail merges; some data entry

St. Peter Catholic Church, Stevens Point, WI 1/•••••/•••••
Secretary/office assistant: Maintained databases/records; answered/screened telephones, forwarded messages; assisted staff with projects; conducted mailings, correspondence; managed church bulletin; assisted visitors/members; general duties such as filing, faxing, photocopying; scheduled Masses; upheld confidentiality; Microsoft programs, Desktop Publishing

Stevens Point Journal, Stevens Point, WI •••••; 7/•••••/•••••
Senior reporter: Updated website daily; reported police, fire and city issues; wrote feature and analysis pieces, ag/environment
Special sections editor: Managed, coordinated, planned, designed special sections; page one design (Quark); general assignments
Reporter: Responsible for education, medical and health, human services, agriculture, environment

Community Newspapers, New Berlin, WI •••••
Editor/reporter: Reported on all aspects of city of Oak Creek including police and fire, city, schools, profiles, features, analysis

Selected Achievements
Caught and corrected discrepancies and incomplete information in records/databases
Reconfigure/develop intake, sorting, distribution for food pantry donations resulting in better procedures, record-keeping
Efficiently copyedited provider/facility manuals for Security Health Plan, correcting grammar, content, language (•••••)
Develop/plan media relations, outreach programs; redesign communication materials which increases agency awareness
Redesigned five-page church bulletin; expanded information/activities which raised contributions and weekend attendance
Succinctly investigated topics and crafted success stories for NACD energy conservation reports (•••••)
Adeptly researched for Wisconsin Academys Future of Farming and Rural Life in Wisconsin publication (•••••)
Assisted training new reporters while upholding main job, increasing accuracy, information and community rapport/trust
Assumed editor duties during absences and maintained reporter duties resulting in financial savings, increased accuracy
Supervised staff on various projects, concept through completion; effectively collaborating on design, content, advertising

Other qualifications
Microsoft Word, exposure to Excel, PowerPoint, Desktop Publishing, other databases •••••present
Freelance work copyediting, proofreading, writing, researching, and design •••••present
Caretaker experience; familiarity with HIPPA •••••
Created/designed newsletters, business cards, brochures, fact-sheets for various groups from hospitals to towing company
Retail experience including sales and cashier

Education
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI: Literature classes •••••
Carthage College, Kenosha, WI: Bachelor of Arts in English; biology minor •••••
University of WisconsinMilwaukee: Journalism courses •••••

Activities: Volunteer work with students, substitute teaching; coach softball, volleyball; recreational volleyball, softball