120 East

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Street Apt. 3A New York, NY 10009 (214)-632-4547 meremurphy89@gmail.com

MEREDITH MURPHY
EDUCATION

Major- Advertising Minor- Psychology University of Alabama- Tuscaloosa, AL Bachelor of Arts in Communication & Information Sciences 2013

EXPERIENCE
Construction Insurance Services, LLC Sep 2013- Feb 2014 Executive Assistant to CEO, Dallas, TX Planned and executed CEOs charity golf tournament and silent auction within a two-week period that raised over $20,000.00 for the American Ireland Fund Revamped the charitys payment system by using an online service, which helped process payments quickly and securely Maintained CEOs schedule, calendar and coordinated national and international travel arrangements Acted as the creative designer for corporate/personal affairs (invitations, flyers, brochures, business cards) Completed and reconciled invoices and expense reports in TAM Applied Systems, an insurance agency management software Campus Collection Inc. Aug 2012-Jul 2013 Wholesale Sales Assistant, Northport, AL Handled order processing and coordinated warehouse delivery on orders with 2,000+ goods to ensure the correct quantities, styles, and sizes were received in the correct timeframe Prepared, planned, and executed up to 15 client contracts and sales orders daily Formed and managed relationships with vendors, allowing for special pricing on certain t-shirts Managed Art Departments assignments to ensure quality and due dates were met, and assisted with designs of over 100 shirts Planned and prepared all vendor material for national and international meetings, as well as travel arrangements

RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Advanced Advertising Development Class July 2013 Tuscaloosa, AL Created a total of eight ads for four different products within months time Developed four creative briefs, 250+thumbnails, 64+roughs, and multiple layouts Researched each products current clientele, competition, industry, and current trends in the marketplace to create a unique selling point Advertising Campaigns Class Jan 2013- May 2013 Research Director, Reese Agency Tuscaloosa, AL Responsible for planning and gathering primary and secondary research and studies for an advertising campaign for KBH Health, a local fitness company, that had no previous advertising and a minimal clientele Developed agencys survey that was made available through various social media outlets, and had 130+ people participate, the highest number of participants out of every agency Planned and conducted primary and secondary research (15 in-depth interviews, five focus groups, 30 concept and color testings, multiple library databases, U.S. Census) Agency that formed the best insights for the primary and secondary target market

SKILLS
Collaborative work style, strong attention to detail, thrives in a fast-pace environment, ability to multi-task, creative problem solver, adapts to new situations easily, excellent personal skills, enthusiastic communicator Microsoft Office, Outlook, Adobe Creative Suites, HTML code, research platforms