Resume
Emily Brown
E-mail: emilyruthbrown@gmail.com
Education
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
Bachelor of Arts, May 2005
Major: Journalism | Minors: Economics and English
GPA: 4.0 | Deanís list seven semesters
Skills
Computer Skills: HTML, CSS, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Quark, MS Office, Scanning and Digital photography
Language Skills: Intermediate French
Work Experience
Graduate Student Assistant, Special Collections, URI Library
May 2005 - present
Accession new collections, answer reference questions, and update website and databases.
Website Designer, Various
Sept 2001 - present
Designed and created websites for community organizations, including a local library, church, and retirement community, as well as departments at Ithaca College. Optimized images, edited code, and implemented style sheets to make sites usable and accessible on all platforms.
Intern, Project Look Sharp, Ithaca, NY
Sept 2004 - May 2005
Researched media construction of the 2004 elections and the conflict in the Middle-East for high school curriculum kits. Searched for documents ranging from Palestinian folk songs to 1930s magazine covers. Updated the projectís website to make documents and lessons available online.
Editor, the Ithacan, Ithaca, NY
Sept 2002 - Dec 2003
Expanded features section of college newspaper. Managed 30 staff writers, assigned and edited articles and entertainment reviews, and designed and laid-out pages using Quark. Contributed to opinion and editorial board meetings and wrote for news and arts sections of the paper.
Camp Counselor, White Sulphur Springs, Manns Choice, PA
Summer 2003, 2004
Led groups of children and teenagers in team-building exercises, overnight hikes, canoeing, rock-climbing, and caving. Debriefed activities and facilitated discussions. Worked with a team of four to develop a program that taught leadership to high school seniors.
Intern, New Hampshire Public Radio, Concord, NH
Summer 2002
Interviewed and booked guests for daily public affairs show. Maintained databases and files on current events. Analyzed public policy studies and census data and researched regional issues.
Sales Associate, Eastern Mountain Sports, Manchester, NH
Summer 1999 - Fall 2001
Helped store reach customer service goals by asking customers about their needs, tracking down products in other stores, handling returns, arranging floor displays, and caring for rental equipment.
Other Experience
Piano Accompanist and Solo Vocalist for school and community choirs, auditions, social events, and special church services.
Presenter on digital journalism at the Whalen Academic Symposium and on media construction from a journalistís perspective at the annual Ithaca College media literacy conference for educators.
Honors
Phi Kappa Phi
Oracle Society Outstanding Sophomore
Best New Writer, the Ithacan
Park Scholar academic scholarship
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