Richard Simon

​ Address:14 Rhode Island ave NW, Washington D.C. 2001, Phone Number: 9737418008, Email:​Richnation14@gmail.com
PROFILE
I am a strategic long term thinker with an undeniable passion to make an impact on the media
world. I am a motivator, excellent listener and leader with a desire to work in the operations and
management side of advertising.

EXPERIENCE
G.R.O.W.T.H INITIATIVE June 2020 - August 2020
Account Management Summer Intern (Client: Raise Restaurants)
- Served as an Account Manager in the Virtual Creative Agency line of business
- Responsible for creating awareness for local and nationally based restaurants around the
advancement of industry standards for employees related to better pay and benefits.
- Developed thirty second Television AD, Created social content calendars, Designed
templates for presentations, Developed social media indexing guides, and Formulated
creative briefs on the Generation Z & Millennials ethical practices related to employees
in restaurants.
- Conducted follow up correspondence emails to clients related to revisions to the creative
campaign.
- Moderated internal team meetings to ensure our group remained strategically on track to
meet clients creative requirements
- Presented project status on biweekly Zoom meeting between clients and my creative team

KNIGHT FOUNDATION GRANT October 2020 - Present

Undergraduate Research Associates
- Create a list of non-profit, civic organizations, quasi-political organizations related to the
2020 election and operate in DC

CATHY HUGHES WHBC RADIO 96.3 HD3/ WHUR August 2018 - April 2020
Sales Manager Intern, Social Media Manager
- Designed commercial media kits for prospective sponsors of annual On-Campus musical
entertainment showcase event with over 1,500 participants
- Promoted On-Air, Social Media Website and Event Placements for “Howard's
Hottest” musical entertainment event with past sponsors to include Lyft and American
Lung Association
- Created the Cost Per Commercial Rate Cards, Cost Per Platform (i.e. Photo, Video &
Campaign) and discount rate cards for the Howard University entities related to the
musical events
- Distributed and analyze customer awareness surveys for restaurant clients to determine the
level of market awareness as part of new business campaigns
- Promoting all Howard University On-Campus interviews and sporting events
via Twitter (WHBC 96.3 HD3) & Instagram (whbc_howardu)

EDUCATION
​HOWARD UNIVERSITY August 2017 - May 2021
- MAJOR: Advertising
- MINOR: Graphic Design
- GPA: 3.29
SKILLS
Creative:​ Photoshop; Illustrator; Premiere Pro, Indesign
Other:​ Project Management; Google Docs, Google Excel, Google Slides, Google Drive, Slack,
Zoom