NAVJOT K. GREWAL (navjotg81@gmail.

com)
C: 214-448-1659 H: 214-427-4442
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Communications Intern Aug, 2013 - Dec, 2013
Kent State University, University Communications & Marketing
Planning and implementing internal communications on campus (weekly newsletters, internal event
communications).
Researching, interviewing, writing and editing stories for e-Inside, Kent State Magazine and the website.
Coordinating various electronic communications (including writing of intranet blog posts).
Supporting university event organization.
Lecturer Communication Skills / Communications Coordinator Jan, 2007 - Jul, 2008
Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), Bhaddal, India
Course coordinating for Communication Skills, with a focus on theory & lab in English grammar, writing,
phonetics and speaking skills.
Editing / contributing to the college newsletter, and script writing for leadership communications.
Management of institutes events (annual convocations, youth fests, sports days, etc.)
Planning and executing freshman orientation, and open house activities.
EDUCATION
M.A. (Public Relations) 2014 (OGPA 3.97) Kent State Univ., USA
M.A. (English Literature & Linguistics) 2005 Panjab Univ., India
B.A. (Eng./ Comm. Skills/Sociology) 2003 Punjabi Univ., India
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Masters Project (Story telling as a PR tool)
Capture the attention of the stakeholders through creative communication based on storytelling rooted in facts.
As a part of this project, I have created a feature story and a video for a nonprofit in Kent, generating
awareness about its programs and motivating donors to support it.
Other Communication Projects
Burning River Festival (visual story motivating audiences to be a part of the fest)
Cleveland Foodbank (press releases and email pitches for promoting events)
Providence House (story telling plan to generate funding)
Course Glimpse
Strategic writing and messaging (Connecting audience with facts through creative messaging)
Online tactics (writing for web, blog writing, SEO tactics, creating videos)
Social media and PR (tapping social media potential in driving business performance)
Media relations and publicity (writing press releases, media monitoring, media pitches)
Qualitative research in journalism and mass communications (doing qualitative research)
PR measurement and ROI (measuring results of PR activities on business outcomes)
Technical Skills
Microsoft Office Editing and producing videos
Basics of graphic designing (creating websites, blogs) Podcasts
AFFILIATIONS/AWARDS/HONORS/EXTRACURRICULAR
Personal blog (http://culturaldilemmas.wordpress.com/)
Recipient of JMC graduate scholarship 2013
Member Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)
Supported organizing university events (Communications Connection-2013, and KSU Esplanade opening).
REFERENCES
Prof. William Sledzik
Associate Professor, Kent State University
wsledzik@kent.edu
Prof. Timothy Roberts
Lecturer, Kent State University
tarober1@kent.edu

I am US resident (do not require any visa for employment)