JASON WEINGARDT

address 8013 Westover Road Bethesda, MD 20814 contact 301-655-8804 jason.a.weingardt@gmail.com web jasonweingardt.com @jweingardt12

Profile Motivated and experienced digital communications professional with agency experience, strong technical, social media, graphic design, and media production skills. Experience Digital Media Intern, Environics Communications Washington, D.C. October 2012-February 2013 On a four person team, I created, edited, and promoted various types of digital media, including posts to Twitter, Facebook, and other communities on behalf of several clients. I served as the primary graphics coordinator in charge of re-skinning and handling graphics for co-workers and clients in addition to designing graphics for RFPs. I rebranded the agencys new business templates, instituting a cleaner and more modern approach. Intern, Tahzoo Washington, D.C. May-August 2011, December 2011-January 2012 As this agencys first intern, I assisted in day-to-day operations, including creating and writing relevant blog posts, client outreach, and monitoring and updating the company social media. Tour Guide Coordinator, The College of Wooster Wooster, OH January 2008-May 2012 I acted as the primary coordinator for tour guide rules and practices for a staff of about 30 student guides. I organized monthly meetings, handled family evaluations of all tour guides, and created presentations to display to Admissions Office staff. In addition, I was a tour guide for the college for four years, which included greeting and touring prospective families around campus grounds and answering questions. General Manager, WCWS 90.9 FM Wooster, OH May 2011-May 2012 As the General Manager of the colleges student-run radio station, I led a team of ten management members to oversee a staff of around 50 other students. I created and maintained all social media aspects, gathering positive community support from the town and encouraging interaction between the community and the student body. Prior to this position, I served as the Assistant General (2011), the Sports Director (2010), while hosting several on-air programs every week in addition to athletic broadcasts (2008-2012). Production Assistant, ESPN Radio 980 Rockville, MD May-August 2010 As a production assistant to The Tony Kornheiser Show, The Sports Fix, and The John Thompson Show, I handled recorded audio for playback on all programs, including sports updates every half hour. In addition, I handled various social media for each show while maintaining positive community interactions. Education The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio Bachelor of Arts, 2012 (Delbert Lean Prize in Speech) Senior thesis: Brick by Brick: An Analysis and Recreation of The College of Woosters Primary Marketing Images Yearlong senior thesis focusing on redesigning the colleges primary logo, secondary logo, and tagline. Junior thesis: Man-hattan: An Examination of Masculinities in Mad Men. Skills Microsoft Office Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) Windows, Mac OS X Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Flickr, Youtube Google Analytics, Google Apps Wordpress/Drupal CMS Apple iWork (Keynote, Pages) HTML

References Kristen Wesley, Senior Digital Media Specialist at Environics Communications: (202) 296-2002 John Finn, Director of Public Information at The College of Wooster: (330) 263-2145 Harry Blodgett, Director of User Experience at Tahzoo: (540) 454-7583