MARIAM SHAHAB www.mariamshahab.com 5956 Davenhill Drive Plano, TX 75093 @MShahab (469) 441.8388 www.linkedin.com/in/mariamshahab Shahab.Mariam@Gmail.com www.mshahab.posterous.com EDUCATION

Boston University College of Communication Boston, MA Bachelor of Science in Communication, Concentration: Advertising May 2010 Liberal Arts Minor: Political Science GPA: 3.45 Awards: Cum Laude, Ad Lab Best Teamwork Award, Dean’s List, College of Communication Dean’s Host

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 4th Floor Digital Boston, MA

Social Media Reverse Mentoring Program Co-founder March 2010 - Present o Structure programs for professionals on social media theory, basic use and advanced strategies

Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APPNA) Chicago, IL Communication, National Health Care Day and Summer 2010 Conference Committee February 2010 – Present

o Write national media materials (pitches, news releases and media advisories) and Web site content o Create internal member communication mediums (Facebook and mobile messaging alerts)

Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications Boston, MA Energy and Environment Team Assistant September 2009 – April 2010

o Conducted industry research and wrote news releases, media advisories and communication audits o Strategized social media leverage and measurement for clients o Pitched reporters, secured coverage and created media coverage reports

T-Mobile Boston, MA RepNation Campus Brand Ambassador March – December 2009

o Represented the G1, Sidekick LX and T-Mobile brand by developing relationships with targeted publics o Leveraged social media to drive attention and traffic to on and offline contests and events by creating buzz o Practiced crisis communication management

Mayor Tom Leppert of Dallas Dallas, TX Communication Intern and 13th Annual Back to School Fair Liaison May – August 2009

o Wrote and edited Proclamations, Special Recognitions and Remarks and handled constituent inquires

The Reeds Public Relations Corporation Dallas, TX Mayor Tom Leppert’s Back to School Fair Liaison June – August 2009

o Wrote letters on behalf of Mayor Leppert to Dallas students and the U.S. Secretary of Education o Created collateral for the Fair: Web site content, registration applications, onsite posters, sitemap o Produced training manuals for volunteers and conducted group training sessions o Organized the flow of the Fair (over 40,00 in attendance) before and during, managed 100 + volunteers

Adobe Software Boston, MA RepNation Campus Brand Ambassador September 2008 – February 2009

o Promoted Adobe Creative Suite 4 release with targeted initiatives on campus

Ad Lab Boston, MA Art Director September 2008 – April 2009

o Created brand image, direct mail, Web site redesign and email campaign for luxury real estate agent o Created logo for Row4All, a subsidiary of Foundation for Rowing Education

mundayMorning Creative Group Dallas, TX Creative Intern June – August 2008

o Participated in production work, design concepting, and photo search

ACADEMIC PROJECTS Conducted in-depth case studies: Coca-Cola in 2007 National Student Advertising Competition, Dove Pro-Age,

Walmart Sporting Goods, Starbucks, Life Alert , The North Face, Boston University, Sex and the City 2

SKILLS Public Relations: AP style, Vocus, Factiva, Meltwater, Mintel, MRI, Lexis Nexus, Quantcast, Compete, SRDS, Radian6

Design: Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, basic HTML

Social Media: measurement analytics, Facebook Fan pages, Twitter, blogging, social bookmarking and tagging, RSS

Computer: PC, Macintosh operating systems; Microsoft: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Language: Conversational Spanish and Urdu