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NameSarah Jean Copeland

Address1229 Greenbriar St Denton,TX

76201Email

sjcopeland.17@gmail.comPhone

(817) 913-5904LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahjcopelandPortfolio

http://sjcopeland17.wixsite.com/writing-portfolio

E X P E R I E N C E

I am a graduate of the Universityof North Texas with a Bachelor'sDegree in StrategicCommunications focusing inPublic Relations with a minor inEuropean History.

I possess strong verbal, writing,technical, and time managementskills.

My career area of interest isinternal communications. I wantto work as a CorporateCommunication Specialist for anorganization or corporation.

University of North TexasGraduation Date: December 17, 2016 | Strategic Communications: Public RelationsGPA: 3.9Member of Alpha Delta Pi UNT Gamma Upsilon Chapter, August 2014- December2016

Academic HonorsHonors College, August 2013-December 2016Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society, 2014-December 2016National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 2014-presentPresident’s List: Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016Dean’s List: Fall 2014, Fall 2015

S K I L L S

Public Relations:

Time Management:Experience with a corporate schedule and workload. Able to multitask on multiple projects whilemaintaining a high work ethic.Able to maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher while also staying involved with and dedicated toorganizations while keeping a regular work and school schedule.

Social Media:Experience in forming a social media strategy for a B2B company and analyzing current socialmedia best practices. Able to implement social media skills through day-to-day activities as well asthrough weekly promotions of current organizations and events. Ability to manage multiple mediaplatforms at one time and experience with social media dashboard use.

Strategic communication skills developed through contact with course-related clients, as well asthrough experience acquired through past internship. Strong written and verbal communication skillsalong with technical skills: Microsoft Office, Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.

Corporate Communications Intern June 2016-August 2016Think Finance | Addison and Fort Worth LocationsProfessional Internship: Developed story ideas and wrote articles for employee intranet site.Utilized strong writing and editing skills to craft hard-news business articles, feature storiesand employee profiles. Also developed internal communication campaigns for assignedclients and created a corporate social media strategic plan. Worked successfully as part of adiverse corporate team, met all deadlines, and assisted in planning of employee events.

Manager: Lead Sales Associate and Sales Lead August 2015-February 2016 Justice Tween Brands | The Shops at Highland Village and Gymboree Outlet | Grapevine Mills MallManagerial positions: Provided leadership and guidance to sales associates and managedstore operations during assigned shifts. Mentored and coached associates to provide solidcustomer service to ensure customer satisfaction.

Brand Representative November 2013 – August 2015 ; February 2016- June 2016Justice Tween Brands | Denton CrossingSales associate, aiding and ensuring customers’ satisfaction by using strong customerservice skills.

PREVIOUS EMPLOYERS

Think FinanceJohn HoffmannFormer VP of CorporateCommunicationsPhone: 817­313­4788Email: jhhoffmann2@gmail.com

Justice Tween BrandsDarnae AhmadStore Manager for Justice at DentonCrossingStore phone: 940­382­6120

Gymboree OutletBrenda SaucedaStore Manage at Grapevine Mills MallStore phone: 469­549­1268Mobile: 210­883­8385

Justice Tween BrandsFronda ReedFormer Store Manager at the Shops inHighland Village(Store now closed)