Chris Clements

Phoenix, AZ - (602) 531-3402 - cjcleme7@asu.edu - linkedin.com/in/chris-clements-8a59a0114/ - clementswriting.weebly.com

Highly creative writer, journalist, and marketing assistant who recently graduated magna cum laude from Arizona State
University with a bachelor’s degree in English. Excited to contribute my expertise and passion as a storyteller and a creative
thinker at your company.
CORE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
● Creative / Technical Writing ● Interviewing ● Writing Press Releases
● Short story writing ● Basic HTML ● English Tutoring
● Reporting ● Social Media ● Basic CSS
● Novel writing ● Can meet tight writing deadlines ● Skilled in remaining calm under
● Music journalism in high-stress environments pressure

EDUCATION
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Tempe, AZ
Bachelor of Arts Graduated 2021
● Relevant Courses: Shakespeare, News Writing and Reporting, Advanced Fiction Workshop
● Won Jules J. Anatole Scholarship for Creative Writing
● 2021 ASU Humanities Scholar, nominated by faculty in the creative writing department
● 2020 Jane Shaw Jacobs Prize for Fiction from Barrett, The Honors College at ASU
● Selected to read at the Undergraduate Writers Showcase, produced by ASU’s Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative
Writing

RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

THE CHAUTAUQUAN DAILY, Chautauqua, NY
Reporter June 2019 - Aug. 2022 (Summer Internship)
● Covered the literary arts beat, interviewed fiction writers and poets visiting Chautauqua Institution
● Contributed reporting to an article on the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie in Chautauqua
● In total, wrote over 120+ articles as a literary arts reporter over three summers
● Collaborated with designers on creative article layouts and illustrations
● Wrote a feature story on visiting writers’ advice for students just starting out in the industry
● Managed a hectic schedule of daily article deadlines by developing my organizational and planning abilities

THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, Tuscaloosa, AL

Writing Tutor Aug. 2021 - Feb.
2022
● Gave feedback as an MFA candidate on many kinds of writing, including the personal, professional, and academic
● Assisted in brainstorming ideas for rough drafts, in addition to helping students understand their assignments,
research a topic, draft, revise, work with sources, and improve their grammar and style
● Measured students’ progress by discussing the improvements they implemented in their own work at the end of the
tutoring session
● Built students’ confidence in their writing by using positive reinforcement, in addition to assisting them in revising
their work and developing the skills necessary for improvement

THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES AT ASU, Tempe, AZ

Marketing Assistant Aug. 2019 - July 2020
 ● Organized social media campaigns on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook with a focus on The College’s specific
branding
● Worked as a reporter for ASU’s news organization and assisted in general marketing duties
● Wrote articles with large multimedia components, including a feature on two prominent state legislators
● Assisted in cultivating marketing data for research purposes, as well as copy editing

CREATE/EXCHANGE, Phoenix, AZ
Social Media / Public Relations Intern Jan. 2019 - May 2019
● Create/Exchange is a new eCommerce start-up seeking to facilitate the sale of local Arizona fine arts to consumers
● Afforded the opportunity to assist a start-up business transform its digital brand into a fully-realized strategy
● Contributed to social media strategies, market research, website development and client outreach

SOUTHERN RAIL, Phoenix, AZ

Server Assistant Mar. 2018 - July 2021
● Bussed tables, filled water glasses and helped bartenders with restocking inventory
● Greeted guests as they entered the restaurant, often functioned as a host

OTHER EXPERIENCE
● Developed professional musical skills and applied them to entrepreneurial endeavors and elite academics
● Teaching / Non-Profit Education: Acted as a Teaching Assistant / Resident Assistant through Jazz at Lincoln Center at
the Summer Jazz Academy in Bard College, New York.
● Jazz Trombone Performances: Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola (NYC), The Bitter End (NYC), The Duplex (NYC), The Newport
Jazz Festival, Shea Center for the Performing Arts (NJ).
● Academics: Accepted as an honors student to the elite jazz program at William Paterson University.