Resumé

CARLY PEREZ

PUBLIC RELATIONS • FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

525 JEANETTE ST • PITTSBURGH, PA • 15221 • ceperez@mix.wvu.edu • 717-571-4056

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

News Releases • Strategic Message Planners • Microsoft Office • HTML Coding/SQL

Adobe Creative Suite • Text Wrangler • Hootsuite Certified • Meltwater

EXPERIENCE

Dive Bar & Grille, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania                                           November 2018- Present

  • Communicate with coworkers and customers
  • Operate a computerized cash register to properly place customers’ orders
  • Follow a team-oriented environment while consistently providing exceptional customer service to guests
  • Train new employees on proper customer service
  • Properly serve customers in a timely manner to ensure a pleasant dining experience

 

Brand Ambassador, HelloFresh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania                   October 2018-January 2019

  • Participated in weekly training programs to learn effective product marketing techniques
  • Promoted and sold HelloFresh products through face-to-face interactions at local events
  • Coordinated marketing events in the company’s Pittsburgh territory through telephone and email communication

Community Relations Director, Senior Capstone Experience                     January 2018-May 2018

  • Client was Conscious Harvest Cooperative, a nonprofit organization located in Morgantown, WV, focused on improving food, social and environmental inequalities
  • Extensively researched Conscious Harvest Cooperative’s past, current, and potential partnerships and outreach efforts
  • Created a detailed membership plan, brochure, and sign mock-up for the client to use in the future
  • Acquired outstanding communication (verbal and written) and organizational skills
  • Learned to work in a fast-paced environment that was deadline-driven

Intern & Staff Writer, “andTM magazine,” Harrisburg, Pennsylvania          January 2014-June 2014

  • Assisted in managing promotional events including visiting high schools to inform students and educators about “andTM magazine” and available opportunities
  • Researched and wrote articles about professional sports, topics of interest to teens, as well as my personal experiences throughout high school, for publication in “andTM magazine”

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Strategic Communications-Public Relations             Class of May 2018

Reed College of Media at West Virginia University

Minor in Food Science and Technology

Relevant Coursework and Projects include:

  • Strategic AD/PR Writing (STCM 315)- Learned how to format and write various forms of writing required and utilized in advertising and public relations, such as emails, news/press releases, strategic message planners, newsletters, pitch letters, and public service announcements
  • Creative Design & Strategy (PR 319)- Utilized Adobe Creative Cloud to create an ad poster for the West Virginia University Reed College of Media, create my own logo and business card, and design the layout of a news story. Also learned how to create websites through HTML Coding/SQL.
  • Marketing Agricultural Product (ARE 431)- Learned about the organization, functions, and analysis of the agricultural marketing system, and analyzed a products target market, as well as its marketing mix.

ADDITIONAL WORK HISTORY

 

Waitress, Dockside Willies, Lemoyne, PA                                                            Oct. 2015-Oct. 2018

Party Planner/Cashier, Roundtop Mountain Resort, Lewisberry, PA             Nov. 2013-June 2015

Intern, Cumberland Physical Therapy, New Cumberland, PA                         Feb. 2013-Dec. 2013