Amanda
G. Barker
E-mail: amandabrkr7@gmail.com
Blog: dailypearlva.blogspot.com
wildeyephotos.blogspot.com
EDUCATION
Longwood
University, Farmville,
VA May 2010
Bachelor of
Arts: English
Concentration: Rhetoric and Professional Writing
GPA: 3.62/4.0
Honors: Dean’s
List (7 Semesters), President’s List (1 Semester)
Member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (Top
7.5%) Spring 2009-Present
Member
of Lambda Iota Tau, National English Honor Society Spring 2008-Present
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient
with: Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and
Publisher; Adobe Photoshop, Constant Contact, MailChimp, Timeslips, and Salesforce
Experience
with: Building and editing websites, blogs, and wikis (Blogger, Wordpress, and
Windows Live Writer); basic HTML, social media tools including, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Pinterest, Care2, YouTube,
Google+, and Googledocs
RELEVENT EXPERIENCE
The Virginia Reel, Online Magazine
Contributing
Writer Winter 2011-Present
·
Write and
edit the “Animal Tracks” column for online magazine focusing on Southern
Virginia region
·
Research
wildlife news stories relevant to Virginia
·
Coordinate
and discuss monthly articles with editor
Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal, Washington, DC
Paralegal Fall 2011-Present
·
Responsible
for firm’s social media, writing and editing blogs, media tracking, and data
entry
·
Assist lawyers
with online research, create presentations, proofread documents, and compile
exhibits
·
Manage all
office equipment including printers and fax, maintain firm documents on shared
drives, troubleshoot computer issues, answer phones, and ensure office supplies
are fully stocked and organized
Potomac Conservancy, Silver Spring, MD
Communications
and Marketing Intern Spring-Summer 2011
·
Assist the
Communications Associate in public relations, editing, and marketing tasks to
increase publicity of the Potomac Conservancy
·
Responsible
for media tracking and statistics, website and print media editing, media
advisories and press releases, special events assistance, event posting, and
research
·
Write and
edit Donor letters, contact and pitch to media, contribute to social networking
efforts, and maintain team archives on shared drives
Wildlife Alliance, Washington, D.C.
Development
and Communications Assistant Spring-Summer 2011
·
Assist with
writing and editing press releases, publication requests, monthly newsletters, and
grant and field reports
·
Maintain web
site, blogs, social networking sites, and image database
·
Conduct
donor acknowledgement, event planning, data entry, and corporate/media,
celebrity/major donor research
VCU Health Systems NICU, Richmond, VA
Freelance
Technical Writer Summer 2010
·
Collaborate
with NICU Research nurse to create both a professional brochure and educational
presentation for the Newno (Newborns treated with Nitric Oxide) Research
project
·
Work to meet
multiple deadlines; responsible for research, editing, and visual design
Longwood University, Farmville, VA
Web Writing Intern Spring-Fall
2009
·
Collaborate
with professor to build a Web 2.0 Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) website
for faculty
·
Work to meet
multiple deadlines; responsible for research, writing, and editing
·
Submit blog
to Kairos: http://mandygail1988.wordpress.com/
and built a non-fiction Commonplace Book using a Web 2.0 Platform
HONORS & AWARDS
·
Nominated,
Dan Daniel Senior Award for Scholarship and Citizenship (Spring 2010): high
academic standing and citizenship
·
2nd
Place, Longwood Professional and Technical Writing Contest (Fall 2009)
·
Recipient,
Neil Anderson Sprague Freshman Composition Award (Fall 2007/Spring 2008):
student who writes the superlative Freshman Composition paper
SERVICE
& ACTIVITIES
·
Volunteer, Movers and Shakers, Longwood University
Farmville, VA Summer 2007-2009
·
Volunteer, Richmond Humane Society, Richmond, VA Summer 2004-2011
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