Resumes

#1: Professional

Bri Thomas
britho10@hotmail.com ~ 940.256.0119

Qualifications and Capabilities

 Extensive coursework and experience in journalism, including writing for a top college publication
 Creative, detail-oriented, and hardworking with a passion for style I long to pass on to others
 Confidence in communication skills and an eagerness to gain more knowledge of the industry
 Extreme organizational skills, which allow me to work well alone and in groups
 Proficiency using Internet and other computer applications, including PowerPoint, Photoshop and InCopy

Education

University of Texas | Austin, TX Fall 2009-2012
 College of Communication – Bachelor’s in Journalism

Work Experience

Intern | Austin Home | Austin, TX August-December 2011
 Wrote interior-related pieces for the quarterly magazine
 Fact-checked and edited every article in the issues

Features Editor | Resident | New York, NY June-August 2011
 Strengthened journalistic abilities by writing and editing a great deal of four issues
 Took advantage of social media by updating the magazine’s Facebook

Sports Writer | Daily Texan | Austin, TX February-December 2010
 Wrote weekly articles on UT athletes after interviewing the teams
 Worked at the sports desk once a week, editing articles and writing headlines and captions

Courses and Concepts

Fundamentals of Multimedia Spring 2012
 Obtained basic skills needed to enhance journalism with images and sounds
 Discussed new ways to use multimedia and social media effectively

News Media Writing and Editing Spring 2011
 Challenged to go out into community and find intriguing features and hard news
 Developed my communication and research skills through countless interviews

Professional Communication Spring 2010
 Strengthened speaking abilities through several class presentations
 Group projects helped me become a better team player

Activities and Leadership

Historian | Sigma Phi Lambda Fall 2009-Spring 2010
 Worked with the customers and the income of a bake sale for Haiti
 Elected chapter historian, due to my unique style

Editor-in-Chief | The Sploosh Fall 2008-Spring 2009
 Showed leadership by running all aspects of a first-year school newspaper
 Researched, edited and wrote articles on school happenings

Chapter Reporter | National Honor Society Spring 2007-Spring 2009
 Reported the happenings of the organization as chapter reporter
 200+ hours of volunteer work

References

Tacy Ellis | 254-522-5052 | Pamela Jacobs | 212-993-9439 |

Jessica Larkin | 646-319-1733 | Diana Dawson | dianadawson@austin.rr.com

#2: Full

WORK EXPERIENCE:

   Bloom: social media/PR/marketing manager – January 2013-present

Ÿ   The Shoplift: intern (promote fashion and social media through a Pinterest-like site) – September 2012-December 2012

Ÿ   The Limited: sales associate – November 2011-January 2012

Ÿ   Austin Home: editorial intern (wrote articles, edited every piece in the magazine) – August 2011-December 2011

Ÿ   Burnt Orange Campus: weekly fashion blogger – August 2011-December 2011

Ÿ   New York Resident: features editor (published over 50 times, social media) – June 2011-August 2011

Ÿ   Daily Texan: sports writer (interviews, worked the desk one night a week) – February 2010-December 2010

Ÿ   Hill Country Bible Church: communication intern (wrote, edited, social media) – June 2010-May 2011

Ÿ   Between the Forks: waitressed by taking orders and running the cash register – January 2009-May 2009

Ÿ   Throckmorton Tribune: submitted weekly articles and pictures to my local newspaper – August 2008-May 2009

CLASSES:

Ÿ   Journalism: intermediate reporting (elaborate reporting), media law and ethics, feature writing (prepared me for magazine features), magazine writing and production, news editing for online print, fundamentals of multimedia (learned basic multimedia features, such as soundslides), social media journalism (perfected how to use today’s sites as a journalist)

Ÿ   Women: women and the news (focused on this beloved topic as it relates to my major), rhetoric of popular feminism, comparative cultures of beauty , sociology of masculinities (discussed gender in all aspects of lives)

Ÿ   Skills: architecture and society (how to find beauty everywhere), professional communication skills (faced my fear of public speaking), critical reading and persuasive writing, information in cyberspace (worked heavily with html coding)

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES:

Ÿ   Babysitting: have been caring for children – from newborn to 13 – since my early-teen years; used as my primary source of income during my college years

Ÿ   ISOJ 2012: volunteered during the event on UT’s campus; took in advice from experts in my field

Ÿ   New Century Hospice: visited hospice patients; completed various office tasks

Ÿ   Sigma Phi Lambda: a year of community service, such as garden work for a children’s hospital and a bake sale for Haiti; elected as 2010 Historian, due to my creative style

Ÿ   FBC Mission Team: Germany (relational mission); Philadelphia (VBS and remodeling); Arlington (VBS with Mission Arlington); raised money for brain tumor victim, St. Jude’s and homeless through a gospel singing event and luncheons

Ÿ   FBC Youth Team Student Leader: planned and organized Wednesday night’s youth group; led weekly Bible study; elected as one of two students to serve on 2007 Pastor Search Committee

Ÿ   FBC Vacation Bible School: directed students; helped with crafts; helped with music

Ÿ   FBC Worship Team: controlled music; sang on team

Ÿ   FCCLA: biannual community trash pick-ups; Valentine Day balloon sales; elementary Easter egg hunts; cleaned and refurbished downtown gas station; promoted Drug Free Week; collected money for Wichita Falls Food Bank; took supplies to abused women’s home; gathered Toys for Tots; beseeched volunteers (including myself) for blood donations; worked concession stands; helped with refreshments for all school functions; assisted elderly for a project; taught child safety; read to children and donated 222 books to Cook Children’s Hospital

Ÿ   NHS: over 200 hours of community service, including collecting money to aid hurricane victims, delivering Meals-on-Wheels and campus clean-up

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:

Ÿ   HCBC Art Team: weekly art projects displayed throughout church

Ÿ   Gifted and Talented Program: published a newspaper, which included writing many articles and interviews; attended a Fashions from the Past seminar

Ÿ   The Sploosh: Editor-in-Chief of 1^st-year school newspaper; researched and wrote articles

Ÿ   Awards: Best All Around – 2009; high school English award – 2009; high school journalism award – 2009; high school basketball award – 2009; high school history award – 2007; Superintendent’s Award-2006-2009

Ÿ   National Honor Society: served as chapter reporter; inducted Spring 2007

Ÿ   Class Officer: Senior Reporter; Junior President; Freshman Vice-President; eighth grade and Sophomore Reporter

Ÿ   FCCLA: served as chapter reporter; advanced to state with a Focus on Children project – 2008; placed 4^th in state with a Chapter Service project – 2006

Ÿ   Miss Throckmorton Scholarship Pageant: best interview, most entertaining, and overall winner – 2007; 4^th runner-up – 2006

Ÿ   Sports: basketball Honorable Mention – 2006-2008; basketball 2^nd-Team All-District – 2009; basketball Academic All-District – 2006-2009; basketball Academic All-State – 2009; volleyball 2^nd Team All-District – 2008 and 2007; volleyball Academic All-District – 2007-2009; volleyball Academic All-State – 2008

EXTRAS:

Ÿ   fashion: a natural gift and love of mine, played out through shopping, blogging, television shows and trend-setting

Ÿ   travel: frown a town of 300, my family and I have ventured to over half the states in the U.S.

Ÿ   organization: extreme anal ways make for an impeccable home, clean writing and total efficiency