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CELL 478-973-5182

E-MAIL thekingkatie@gmail.com

Katie M King

PORTFOLIO katiemking.weebly.com
LINKEDIN linkedin.com/in/katiemaeking

EDUCATION
The University of Georgia, May 2015, Magna Cum Laude
Public Relations, Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
Religion, Bachelor of Arts
Cumulative GPA: 3.85/4.00

PROFESSIONALLY RELEVANT EXPERIENCE


Jones County News
Sept. 2015 present
Contributor
Gray, Ga
Write weekly or biweekly investigative feature stories on local individuals, organizations, fundraisers and events
Capture, edit and organize photographs to accompany stories
Camp Grace
Nov. 2014 Nov. 2015
Communications Director, thecampgrace.com
Roberta, Ga and Ulster Park, Ny
Organized meetings, camp tours and fundraising events for donors and community influencers to raise awareness and funds
Facilitated overnight summer camp for over 1,000 underprivileged children and help direct 60 summer staff members
Raised awareness about the ministrys work through presentations, social media, print materials, press releases, website and email
UGA PRSSA Bateman Competition Team Home Matters
Oct. 2014 April 2015
Team Member, Creative Design and Events
Athens, Ga
Formulated and implemented plan to raise awareness of the affordable housing issue locally through events and media coverage
Reached roughly 600,000 individuals through print, online publications and social media
Executed extensive research of the local affordable housing issue through surveys, interviews, focus groups and literature review
Won honorable mention and placed in the top 13 teams in the National Bateman Case Study competition through PRSSA
American Red Cross East Georgia
May 2014 Dec. 2014
Public Affairs Intern
Athens, Ga
Updated media contact information and maintained positive media relations throughout the 14 counties served by the chapter
Planned and helped with special events held by the chapter and distributed media and information about the events
Created weekly social media posts and created and wrote the monthly newsletter for over 1,400 Red Cross supporters
Athens Area Habitat for Humanity
May 2014 July 2014
Public Relations Intern
Athens, Ga
Produced online postings for the Habitat thrift stores in Athens and provided photos of merchandise for web and social media
Regularly updated Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest accounts to promoted store merchandise and answer customer questions
Special Olympics of Jones County
Oct. 2013 Sept. 2014
Assistant Public Relations Officer, jcspecialolympics.org
Gray, Ga
Created and edited the organizations webpage using Weebly and print brochure using Adobe InDesign and Photoshop
Photographed athletes during school-sponsored events and edited media for printed materials and the website
My Athens
Jan. 2014 May 2014
Public Relations Intern
Athens, Ga
Aided in planning a local organizations annual art and photography gallery held for a month to benefit Habitat for Humanity
Conducted community relations and extensive planning for gallery special events and sold merchandise during events
Creative Consultants UGA
Sept. 2013 May 2014
Team Member for the Medical Association of Georgia Foundation
Athens, Ga
Collaborated with a team of seven to develop and implement a public relations plan for the Think About It! campaign to end
prescription drug abuse using fundraising and a Facebook campaign
Worked with the team to brainstorm, conduct research and write a public relations campaign plan proposal
Bugs4Christ Inc.
Feb. 2013 May 2014
Public Relations Specialist, facebook.com/Bugs4Christ
Gray, Ga
Wrote press releases multiple times throughout the year to promote a local nonprofits community-centered projects
Communicated with news sources online, in print and on television to promote the organization and its projects
Software Experience: Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe CC InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator. Premiere Pro
Social Media Proficiency: Hootsuite, MailChimp, Constant Contact, Facebook, WordPress, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Flickr, TweetDeck

CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT
Public Relations Student Society of America
Bateman Case Study Competition, UGA Team (Oct. 2014 April 2015)
Creative Consultants Team Member (Sept. 2013 May 2014)
Reformed University Fellowship
Events Committee Head (fall 2013 May 2015)
Leadership Team (fall 2012 May 2015)

HONORS
Zell Miller Scholarship Recipient, 2011 - 2015
UGA Deans List: spring 2012, fall 2012, spring 2013, spring 2014; UGA Presidential Scholar: fall 2013

Oct. 2012 May 2015


Aug. 2011 May 2015

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