Resume

John Bean

E-Mail: john.bean7391@gmail.com

Education

University of Missouri – Columbia, Mo., United States

August 2010-May 2015

Bachelor of Journalism, Business Minor

Marketing & Communications Experience

eBooks2go

Dec. 2015 – Present

• Building and launching email campaigns in InfusionSoft
• Writing copy for bookstore banner advertisements and new web pages
• Creating compelling content for eBooks2go’s blog and social media channels
• Providing marketing consultation for clients
• Developing a content strategy for eBooks2go’s 2017 promotional efforts
• Coordinating and overseeing brochure and catalog projects for trade shows

Zurich Insurance (Via Randstad)

May 2015 – October 2015

• Pitched and placed personnel announcements in various media outlets
• Wrote press releases and other pieces to help promote and and spread Zurich’s Master Message
• Created a half-year report to measure the effectiveness of the department’s communications strategy
• Developed and presented PowerPoint slides for the department’s Skill Share Summit presentation

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Jan. 2015 – April 2015

• Wrote and edited newsletters for the chapter, and Regatta and School & Youth campaigns
• Analyzed and recorded email analytics from ExactTarget
• Created slideshow presentations with Slidely
• Developed social media posts for chapter’s Facebook and Twitter accounts through Hootsuite
• Wrote recruitment blog posts for Team In Training and Light the Night campaigns
• Edited chapter web page with Web Content Manager
• Researched new social media and demographic trends
• Created a recruitment video for the chapter

Launch Digital Marketing

Jan. 2015 – March 2015

• Wrote blog posts, product pages, and company descriptions for various clients in the automotive industry

Journalism Experience

Treepple

Aug. 2014-Dec. 2014

• Edited video content with Final Cut Pro
• Created motion graphic templates in Apple Motion
• Assisted with content strategy development

Chicago News Media Group

July 2014 – Aug. 2014

• Wrote articles for the Chicago News weekly paper
• Wrote news briefs for the Chicago News website
• Edited articles for grammar and AP Style
• Posted content on the publication’s Facebook page
• Assisted with designing newspaper pages using InDesign

Missouri Business Alert

Oct. 2013-Dec. 2013

•  Worked shifts through convergence editing course
•  Curated articles for the website
•  Assisted with video editing of “One on One” pieces
•  Assisted with video editing of the “Weekly Wrap”

Newsy

Nov. 2012, Aug. 2013-Oct. 2013

• Worked shifts through convergence reporting and editing courses
• Edited videos with Final Cut Pro X
• Performed edits on the site’s admin page
• Assisted with gathering articles and b-roll, and with the writing process

The Urban Twist                                                                        

May 2013-Aug. 2013

• Summer Blogging Internship
• Researched and wrote news articles daily on various topics

Skills

• Intermediate Proficiency with video editing in Final Cut Pro
• Intermediate Proficiency of WordPress
• Intermediate Proficiency of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Intermediate Proficiency with editing images in Adobe Photoshop Elements
• Intermediate Knowledge of AP Style
• Basic Knowledge of HTML/CSS
• Basic Knowledge of Hootsuite
• Basic Knowledge of ExactTarget and Infusionsoft
• Basic Knowledge of Salesforce
• Basic Knowledge of Vocus
• Basic Knowledge of Illustrator