Madeline Kempton

227 East Carpenter Street

Valley Stream, New York 11580
madelinekempton@gmail.com

Education

Anticipated May 2016

University of Maryland, College Park

Bachelor of Arts, Communication
Public Relations Track
Minor, Public Leadership
GPA 3.4/4.0

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite: InDeisgn, Photoshop, Premier Pro Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Hootsuite
AP Style, iMovie, Wordpress, SEO, Weebly, Web design, Critical Mention

Experience

Strauss Media Strategies

Intern
June 2015-August 2015
Communicate with clients the results of radio tours and audio news relases.
Assist with pitches to the media about client events.
University of Maryland, Scholars Communication Team
January 2015- Present
Writer, Editor, and Communication Specialist
Create and edit content for the Scholars program social media, website and newsletter
Design a weekly and community e-newsletter
University of Maryland, College Park
January 2015- May 2015
Teaching Assistant: COMM232 News Editing for Public Relations
Copyedit and grade student coursework
Lead class discussion on PR writing, editing, and media design
Alpha Chi Omega, Gamma Theta Chapter
November 2013-November 2014
Vice President of Public Relations and Marketing
Design internal and external PR plan for Alpha Chi Omega for the Spring and Fall semesters
Create content and design for social media accounts including: Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram
and Website, reaching about 500 people per post
Supervise a committee of five members to promote Alpha Chi Omega on campus
George Martins Burger Bar
August 2013-Present
Server
Communicate and promote food items to costumers
Develop weekly staff schedules
Process $500 per shift and trained new employees
Multitaske to take orders, communicate with staff and costumers in a fast paced environment

Involvement

University of Maryland Bateman Team Member

Create and implement a year-long public relations campaign through Public Relations Student Society of
America.
College Park Scholars Public Leadership Program


Two-year program that developed leader skills through implementation of theory, community service.
Ten Women Plan Participant

Program through Alpha Chi Omega that discusses domestic violence concerns on college campuses.
CARE to Stop Violence Peer Educator

Address University of Maryland community on issues of sexual and domestic violence.
StepUP! Bystander Intervention Trainer
Facilitate discussion and train University of Maryland students, faculty and staff in positive bystander
intervention.
House and Values Recruitment Team
Design and manage this event in order to recruit women to Alpha Chi Omega.
To see writing and design samples:

madelinekempton.weebly.com