Amber Booth

4310 Knox Road College Park, MD 20740 202-557-6234 abooth124@gmail.com

Education
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Public Relations Track University of Maryland Anticipated May 2015 College Park, MD

Experience
B Astonished Events Draft and publish Twitter, Instagram and Facebook posts Work on site for all events Help create marketing strategies and promotional events Student Entertainment Events Worked backstage for concerts, comedy shows, lectures and festivals Assisted with the security and technology teams before and during events Promoted events on campus through social media outlets Managed security for artist green rooms 2014 Public Relations Student Society of America National Conference Assisted in creating the signature graphic and theme for the 2014 Conference Current Volunteer/Outreach Coordinator and conference blog writer Assisted in the creation of the National Conference bid program Consumer Product Safety Commission, Finance Department Developed Excel spreadsheets and reconciliations Managed office programs and filing and edited office procedure manual Basic Accounting 2014-Current

2012-Current

2012-Current

2010-2013

Skills and Coursework

Wordpress: I can create and manage blogs. Twitter: Well versed in making tweets and managing pages. Instagram: I take and edit photos for events and promotion. Facebook: I develop organizations pages to increase participation on campus. InDesign: I can create fliers and newsletters on this software. Photoshop: I use this software to edit pictures. Through my news writing communication class, I learned how to write different press releases, news articles, storyboards and broadcast scripts. Intercultural communication increased my knowledge on working with people from different cultural backgrounds. AP Style: I use this book to navigate all my writing and editing.

Activities
PRSSA: networking society for students who are interested in Public Relations Grammy U: a musician based society on campus Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.: serves all mankind through community service Black Explosion Staff Writer: on campus African American Publication NAACP: promotions team member