Madeline Kempton

227 East Carpenter Street

Valley Stream, New York 11580
madelinekempton@gmail.com
Education

Anticipated May 2016

College Park, Maryland

University of Maryland, College Park

Bachelor of Arts, Communication focus in Public Relations
Minor, Public Leadership
GPA 3.4/4.0

Experience

University of Maryland
Bateman Team Organizer
Research, plan, implement, and evaluate a public relations campaign with a five-member team
Co-Authored a submission for UMDs Institutional Review Board
Serve as peer-selected organizer, head event planner, and copy-editor
Strauss Media Strategies
Intern
Communicate with clients the results of radio tours and audio news releases
Assist with pitches to media outlets about client events
Compile and create media kits for clients

August 2015- May 2016

College Park, Maryland

June 2015-August 2015

Washington D.C.

University of Maryland, Scholars Communication Team

Writer, Editor, and Communication Specialist
Create and edit content for the Scholars program social media, website and newsletter
Design a weekly and community e-newsletter

January 2015- May 2015

College Park, Maryland

University of Maryland, College Park

Teaching Assistant: COMM232 News Editing for Public Relations
Copyedit and grade student coursework
Lead class discussion on PR writing, editing, and media design

January 2015- May 2015

College Park, Maryland

Alpha Chi Omega, Gamma Theta Chapter

November 2013-November 2014
Vice President of Public Relations and Marketing
College Park, Maryland
Design internal and external PR plan for Alpha Chi Omega for the Spring and Fall semesters
Create content and design for social media accounts including: Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram
and Website, reaching about 500 people per post
Supervise a committee of five members to promote Alpha Chi Omega on campus

Involvement

College Park Scholars Public Leadership Program

Two-year program that developed leader skills through implementation of theory, community service
CARE to Stop Violence Peer Educator

Address University of Maryland community on issues of sexual and domestic violence
StepUP! Bystander Intervention Trainer
Facilitate discussion and train University of Maryland students, faculty and staff in positive bystander
intervention
House and Values Recruitment Team
Design and manage this event in order to recruit women to Alpha Chi Omega

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite: InDeisgn, Photoshop, Premier Pro

Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Hootsuite
AP Style, iMovie, Wordpress, SEO, Weebly, Web design, Critical Mention
To see writing and design samples:

madelinekempton.weebly.com