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