Darnisha Bishop

San Diego, CA 619.822.3550 Darnisha.Bee@gmail.com

Profile
Enthusiastic PR professional with over two years of communications experience. Proven ability to coordinate and manage events, assist in the execution of promotional campaigns, pitch story concepts to media, and develop strong relationships with various professionals. Extraordinary written and verbal communication skills, in addition to media relations, social media, and research.

Education
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Science, Graduated May 2011 Major: Public Relations with a focus in Radio, Television & Film Minor: Communications Studies CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT: ALPHA OMICRON PI SORORITY-DELTA SIGMA CHAPTER Offices held: Vice President of Communications (Spring 2008) Social Chair (Spring 2006) Donations Manager (Spring 2007)

Work Experience
LAW OFFICES OF GRETCHEN VON HELMS Freelance Position, November 2010 to CURRENT SAN DIEGO, CA

Provide litigation support, utilizing document management and presentation software to manage and present information used in trials. Interface with clients and other law professionals on a daily basis providing quality customer service. Created and maintained detailed file management system to scan and archive 500+ files for future reference. Compiled and summarized case data to organize and prepare attorneys for upcoming trials. SAN JOSE, CA

CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL Publicist, November 2008 to May 2010

Assisted in the planning and execution of various PR campaigns under the supervision of PR Manager and Executive Director, contributing to overall 20% box office increase.

Conceptualized, managed and coordinated social media programs, utilizing outlets such as Facebook, Twitter and Yelp to increase brand awareness and promote films screenings, events and competitions.

Edited and distributed various promotional materials including briefing documents, press releases, media alerts and web/social media messaging increasing brand awareness and audience engagement.

Generated and pitched story ideas and secured press coverage from various media outlets including NBC, Variety and The San Francisco Chronicle.

Assisted with the coordination of press events including festival media launch and red carpet events with spotlight interviews of high-profiled attendees.

Fostered relationships with media partners, talent, production teams and sponsors to facilitate media interviews, press events and promotional outreach.

Coordinated with outside publicity and marketing teams to execute various promotional initiatives. Utilized project management tools such as MS Project, Cision and Google Alerts to analyze and evaluate the progress of executed PR and social media campaigns.

Monitored local, regional and national coverage relating to art, entertainment and technology industries. Assembled media and Twitter lists reflecting art, entertainment and technology industries for promotional

Darnisha Bishop
San Diego, CA 619.822.3550 Darnisha.Bee@gmail.com
outreach. Public Relations Intern, January 2008 to November 2008 Managed production and distribution of 12-day newsletter for distribution online and to festival attendees. Organized creation and distribution of press kits to over 500+ media professionals. Provided administrative support to company executives and assisted other departments as needed. SAN JOSE, CA

SAN JOSE REPERTORY THEATRE Communications Intern may 2008 to August 2008 Researched and organized 100+ press clips for company use Responded to all press inquiries regarding current productions.

Assisted Marketing department in the development and execution of social media outreach program. Drafted press releases and created press kits for media distribution during show openings.

Skills
Basic Adobe Photoshop skills MS Office Suite proficiency AP Style Chicago Manual Style BusinessWire PR Web Cision Mac/PC Proficiency Adobe Acrobat Public Speaking Internal Communications Research and Google Alerts Social Media On-Camera Experience

References
Available upon request