Abigail Fisher
acfisher2@wisc.edu http://www.linkedin.com/pub/abigail-fisher/59/188/680 (262) 227-9046 OBJECTIVE EDUCATION Address: W61N 798 Sheboygan Rd Cedarburg, WI 53012
To work in public relations for the publishing industry. University of Wisconsin-Madison Degree Desired: Journalism Bachelor of Arts, May 2016 Major: Journalism and Strategic Communication (double track) Overall GPA: 3.79/4.0 MODA Magazine, UW-Madisons Online Style Magazine Madison, WI Columnist/Feature Writer (09/12-Present) Write weekly Monday Night Book Club column (250-500 words) Write feature articles (750-1000 words) on a variety of topics including pop culture, travel and style Coordinated and lead UW Fashion weeks film screening event Startup Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI Media and Public Relations Internship (begins June 2013) Will be in charge of managing the company blog and public relations strategy Will coordinate and cover events for tech startups in the Milwaukee area OnMilwaukee.com Milwaukee, WI Editorial Internship (begins June 2013) Will write, edit and research for the event calendar Will produce original content for the website Cedarburg Performing Arts Center Visiting Artist Series Public Relations Internship (09/10-06/12) Worked on marketing and public relations team for the theaters Visiting Artists Series Learned to manage and organize large scale public events Hemlock Princess, Personal Blog hemlockprincess.wordpress.com (02/13-Present) Produce weekly content in order to continually improve writing skills Common Sense Newspaper Cedarburg High School Reporter/Layout Staff/Assistant Editor (09/08-06/12) Learned AP style and managed large staff of reporters and photographers Edited stories and assisted with computer layout of the paper Wrote feature article about job loss in Milwaukee that won first place at the NEWSPA conference
EXPERIENCE
WORK
Cedarburg Performing Arts Center Box Office Worker (09/09-06/12) Sold tickets and performed various office tasks Refined personal relation skills Learned computer ticketing software quickly and accurately Gained rapid typing skills