Elitsa Yaneva

PR Specialist

Contact Highlights

2228 233rd Ave NE
Sammamish, Wash. 98074
(425)495-2819
elitsayaneva5@gmail.com
elitsayaneva.weebly.com
linkedin.com/in/elitsayaneva/
Education
Organized: Effective at handling competing priorities and working in a fast-paced environment
Researcher: Consistent about scanning industry media and analyzing artifacts
Positive Attitude: Incredibly driven to learn and self-motivated to produce high quality material
Team Player: Charismatic while working in group environment with great collaboration skills
Client Focused: Strive to build strong, long-lasting relationships to prove trustworthiness
Experience
Reporter, The Planet - Bellingham, Wash.
January 2019 - • Scientific reporting to explore complex topics about environmental issues
March 2019 • Composed visual journalistic material in the form of a video news story

B.A. /Journalism - Public Relations PR Intern, Matter Communications - Boulder, Colo.

Western Washington University
2014 - 2019 September 2018 - • Worked closely with multiple client organizations worldwide from a variety
December 2018 of industries
B.A. / Communication Studies • Team-based structure with employees across all Matter offices; actively
Western Washington University participated in meetings
2014 - 2019 and creative brainstorming
• Produced written documents including status reports, briefing material
Skills and pitches
• Conducted admin work including media lists and opportunity calendars
Brand development
Media outreach Reporter, Klipsun - Bellingham, Wash.
Problem-solving
Creative writing January 2018 - • Creatively developed narrative stories following the editor’s vision
Internal communication March 2018 • Extensive interviews and research for well-rounded and interesting articles
Customer service
Editing and copywriting PR Specialist, Downtown Bellingham Partnership - Bellingham, Wash.
Digital strategy
Research September 2017 - • Created a campaign to increase favorable brand image and urbanize the
News monitoring December 2017 city’s center
Social media analysis • Produced website promotions, video tours, social media plan, tourism
event, traditional media story pitches, etc.
Software • Presented campaign tactics and project narratives to client organization in
a competitive setting
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel PR Specialist, Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth - Bellingham, Wash.
Microsoft PowerPoint
Adobe InDesign January 2017 - • Communicated with the client to determine their unique needs as a
Outlook March 2017 nonprofit art and theater organization
OneDrive • Produced video tour, written documents, PSA, etc. to improve functionality
Google Drive and increase audience engagement
Meltwater
Muck Rack Reporter, The Western Front - Bellingham, Wash.

Organizations September 2016 - • Interviewing a variety of students, faculty, and community members
December 2016 • Following strict weekly deadlines given by student editors to have articles
Public Relations Society of America ready for production day
(PRSA) • Accurately reported events, including time stamping recorded quotes