Samantha Raphelson

609 670 8403 - sr4089a@student.american.edu

EDUCATION: American University (AU), Washington, DC BA in Print Journalism, minor in Graphic Design, expected May 2014 Haddonfield Memorial High School, Haddonfield, NJ, June 2010 Honors: GPA 3.7/4.0 New Jersey High School Diploma with Honors, National, and World Language Honor Societies (2008-10), Julius Neumueller Scholarship (2010), Haddonfield Ambulance Association Scholarship (2010) RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: The Eagle, American University Student Newspaper, Washington, DC, September 2010-Present Assistant Sports Editor Duties include editing sports section articles each week and developing headlines. Staff Writer, Sports Reporter Duties include attending sports department meetings, choosing sporting events to attend and writing corresponding articles, columns and feature stories. Published a total of 34 stories for the sports section as well as two articles for the news section. The Bulldawg Bulletin, Haddonfield Memorial High School Student Newspaper, Haddonfield, NJ, September 2009-June 2010 Duties consisted of attending monthly meetings and choosing stories to cover. Published on average one story a month for the sports and news sections. OTHER EXPERIENCE: The American Cancer Societys Relay for Life of American University, Washington, DC, April 2-3 2011 Obtained sponsorships for an event that had over 1,000 people in attendance and raised over $85,000 for the American Cancer Society. Serve on executive board as Sponsorship committee co-chair from September 2010-Present. Reached out to local businesses to obtain sponsorships in the form of check, gift card, or product donations. Lifeguard at Stratford Swim Club, Stratford, NJ, May 2007-August 2011 Duties consisted of guarding the main and childrens pools, applying first aid, administering swimming tests, and grounds maintenance. Girl Scouts, Stratford, NJ, 1999-2010 Participated for eleven years contributing about five hours per week performing various community service projects in Stratford, NJ along with surrounding communities such as Camden, NJ. Bronze Award: required twenty hours of community service that contributed to a community service project. Silver Award: required fifty hours of community service that contributed to a community service project. SKILLS: Computer: Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel Software: Final Cut Pro, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Dreamweaver Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Foursquare Other: Audio gathering/editing; photography; video (basic lighting, storytelling, editing); basic HTML, basic JavaScript