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Christopher Rackliffe
New York, NY
Social Media Intern, Mermaid Inn Holding Company
Media/Entertainment
Fans (3)
Groups (3)

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About Me

Recent graduate from the University of Miami with a B.S. in Communications [majors: Advertising and Psychology; minor: Marketing] with a wide range of experience in media and marketing communications. Focus on management, art direction, branding and both print and online writing.

Work History

  • Mermaid Inn Holding Company
  • Social Media Intern
  • January 2010 to Present
  • Manage social media communications for a growing restaurant group.

  • Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami
  • Editor in Chief
  • May 2008 to August 2009
  • Supervised all aspects of production of $250,000, 504-page, full-color, award-winning yearbook for University of Miami.

  • ePromos Promotional Products
  • Marketing Intern
  • May 2008 to August 2008
  • Generated and maintained content for both on and off site pages and blogs for SEO.

  • Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami
  • Managing Editor
  • May 2007 to May 2008
  • Liaised between section editors and the Editor in Chief to conceptualize story, photo, and design topics and ensure deadlines were met.

  • ePromos Promotional Products
  • Intern to the Sales Manager
  • October 2009 to December 2009
  • Support the Sales Manager in operations of the sales team across the country.

  • Details magazine, Condé Nast Publications
  • Entertainment Editorial Intern
  • October 2009 to December 2009
  • Provide support to Entertainment department by transcribing interviews, conducting research and pitching ideas.

Education

  • University of Miami
  • B.S. Communication, Advertising, Psychology, Marketing
  • 2005 - 2009
  • Magna Cum Laude Latin honors
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  • Kenwood High School
  • International Baccalaureate Diploma
  • 2001 - 2005
  • Salutatorian

Interests
Storytelling, photography, design, writing, editing, music, movies, media.
Goals
  1. Own my own design firm and/or magazine.
Specialties
PROFICIENCIES: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook; PC and Mac platforms; Adobe InDesign & PhotoShop; Blogger, WordPress, Moveable Type, Coffeecup, Digg, Technorati; Gmail, Google Analytics, Google Reader; MRI+; Basic HTML. AREAS: Social Media: Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Digg, YouTube; Writing: magazines, yearbooks, blogs, ad/pr copy; Designing: spreads, posters, book covers, typography.

Groups (3)

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Fans (3)

Ryan Paugh
Nicole Campbell
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Following (1)

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