Child Care Provider and Nanny - KATE K. (User #354048) A child care provider and nanny in San Francisco, CA 94109

1825 Pine Street #2

San Francisco, CA 94109

Phone xxx-xxx-xxxx

E-mail katekelly15@<WEBSITE>

Kate Kelly

Summary of Qualifications

§  Six years of experience in public relations, online media, corporate communications and event planning.

§  Self-starter with strong experience working in a team environment. Proven event planning and coordination skills for events up to 10,000 people.

§  Able to maintain focus in demanding work environments and under deadline. Meet challenges head-on and strive to effectively complete multiple assignments or tasks.

§  Professionally committed and responsible. Adapt easily to new situations. Can handle a wide range of functions using a combination of creative, organizational, and writing skills.

Work Experience

5/2007 – 5/2009              Harrah’s Entertainment                      Las Vegas, Nevada

Internal Communications and Events Manager: Rio/Bally’s/Paris

§  Planning, organizing, and executing employee engagement initiatives. Serving as a public liaison for community outreach. Responsible for the daily creation and dissemination of all property news, special offers, upcoming events, etc. Running regular promotions in conjunction with Human Resources, Public Relations and Special Events. Serving as a liaison between Harrah’s Corporate and all three properties.

§  Drafting, designing, and producing a bi-monthly magazine for Bally’s, Paris, and Rio, and a weekly email blast newsletter.  Produce, tape and edit video news blasts and features.  Write and execute all internal communication plans.

§  Sole internal communication contact for Bally’s/Rio/Paris.  Approve and disseminate all employee communications through multiple channels including: e-mail blasts, back of house displays, in-house television system, flyers, posters, memos, etc.

§  Recipient of the 2009 Chairman’s Award for Innovation.

8/2006 – 4/2007              Iowa Assn. of Electric Cooperatives        Des Moines, Iowa

Communications Coordinator

§  Built content and design for 200+ page directory, including selling advertising space and designing ads.  Designed and wrote copy for various print materials such as: annual report, brochures, and newsletters.  Media relations liaison – wrote and disseminated press releases to local and national media.  Wrote and edited weekly e-newsletter circulated nationwide.

9/2003 – 7/2006              TMC Transportation, Inc.                           Des Moines, Iowa

Public Relations/Marketing Coordinator

§  Wrote, edited and designed quarterly company magazine with a nationwide circulation of over 15,000.  Wrote, edited and designed bi-monthly e-newsletter.  Coordinated various company fundraising campaigns that generated more than $50,000 in donations for local and national organizations.  Coordinated and executed internal and external events (Iowa State Fair, company fundraising campaigns, National Employee Appreciation Week, annual golf tournament).  Conceptualized design and wrote copy for diverse print materials: brochures, flyers, advertisements, manuals, press releases.

8/2002 – 12/2002            WHO-TV 13 News Channel                        Des Moines, Iowa

Intern
Summer 2000                      Higashi Junior High School                               Kofu, Japan

Intern/Teaching Assistant

Education

Iowa State University                                                                                Ames, Iowa

B.S. Journalism and Mass Communication, December 2002

§  Minors in Sociology and Criminal Justice

Computer Skills

Quark Xpress, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Frontpage, Illustrator, Photoshop, Pagemaker, Macintosh platform, Macromedia Contribute, Final Cut Pro, Vegas Movie Studio, HTML, Microsoft Office Suite