MARLA MARIE CURRAN

2900 Lincoln Ave., North Riverside, IL 60546

Ph.#: 630.750.8347 | marlamariecurran@gmail.com
LinkedIn: MMC Marketing

Objective
Seeking an advertising and interactive media and design position to interact with clients and assist their needs,
deliver high-quality knowledge and service, efficiently solve any issues, positively maintain the image of the
company and corporation, and perform all related supervisory and managerial assessments and tasks.

Education
Governors State University | University Park, Illinois
Bachelors of Arts | August, 2019
Communications | Advertising & PR
Maintaining a 4.0 GPA as a member of Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society. Competitively showcasing professional talents to
assist my peers in their courses. Passionately studying communications with a special interest in interpersonal
communication, public relations management and advertising

Chicago Ridge Public Library | Chicago Ridge, Illinois

Degree-required Internship | August 2019
Mass Communications | Advertising & PR
Designed a variety of event and program flyers, assisted with the development of newsletters, creation of website, and
physically conducted events when necessary. Directed photography of events and was responsible for Instagram and
Facebook posts for the business. Created tangible displays for upcoming events with self-designed posters and displayed
related material (books, DVDs, biographies) within context.

Triton College | River Grove, Illinois

Associates of Arts | December, 2017
Communications | Speech Communications
Graduated with a 3.8 GPA and as a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Studied communications with a specific
interest in interpersonal communication and a course load heavy in sociology and social sciences.

Experience
February 2017 – Currently Employed
Event Specialist | Arete Event Staff | Chicago, Illinois

❖ Specializes in customer service for massive
crowds such as concerts or sporting events
❖ Handles a crowd of up to 56,000 people
❖ Knowledgeable in all areas of customer service,
money handling and POS (point of sale) systems
❖ Knowledgeable in food/beverage presentation
❖ Works largely with million-dollar arenas
(Hollywood Casino Ampitheatre, Soldier Field,
Allstate Arena, Arlington Racetrack, and more)
❖ Efficiently manages of team of 10-30 people
❖ Assists in employee referrals

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March 2017 – Currently Employed
Food Service Worker | Quest Food Management Services | Lombard, Illinois

❖ Three-season school cafeteria setting ❖ Responsible for food temperature logs,

❖ Performs a multitude of food service tasks
❖ Handles a high-volume average of 200 lunchtime
customers daily
❖ Certified in food safety and sanitation
❖ Maintains high quality products
counting/recording daily/monthly inventory, and
keeping chronological records for audits
❖ When necessary, performs POS functions of
Mealtime software
❖ Solves any customer complaints

August 2016 – February 2017

Team Leader | Movement Consulting Group | Tinley Park, Illinois

❖ Sales and Marketing Company in the South
Suburban Chicagoland area
❖ Consecutively remained in the top 3 highest sales
in the nation out of 3,000 employees for four
weeks.
❖ Remained in the top 10 of the nation for four
consecutive months
❖ Diligently developed and directly managed a team
of 12
❖ Held regular conferences one-on-one, in small
groups, in person, over the phone and online
❖ Was solely responsible for first and second-level
interviewing and all training of my team

*Three-month employment gap occurred here due to loss of parent and associated bereavement
August 2014 – May 2016
Fundraiser Specialist/Keyholder | Five Below, Inc. | Countryside, Illinois

❖ High-volume retail store ❖ Acted as a brand manager for the company by

❖ Consistently ranked in Top 5 stores in the district,
and Top 20 in the nation
❖ Erected fundraisers for non-for-profit
organizations including several PTAs, local school
sports teams, St. Jude's Children’s Hospital, Alex's
Lemonade Stand, and Toys for Tots
❖ Responsible for the creation of flyers and
advertising materials, public relations, and
collecting and returning of fundraiser funds
being present and social during fundraiser times,
usually ranging from one weekend to one month
long
❖ Responsible for opening/closing store when no
assistant manager or general manager was
present
❖ Responsible for opening/closing bank and tills
❖ Responsible for supervising a team of 3-5 at any
given time

Skills
Dependable and punctual
Fast learner; easy to teach
Works well independently or
groups
Strong leadership skills
Self-starter with a can-do
attitude
Excellent written and verbal
communication skills
Experienced in interviewing and
hiring processes
Experienced with scheduling 15-
20 employees
Proficient in social media
Ability to telecommute with
software such as Skype
Familiar with Microsoft Excel
Familiar with Windows and
MacOS operating systems
Greatly familiar with Microsoft
Office and G Suite
Experienced in presentation
software such as PowerPoint and
Google Slides
Knowledgeable in Adobe PDF
Ability to use Google
Spreadsheets