INDIA ROSE KUSHNER
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INDIA ROSE KUSHNER
(C) 347-218-1751 | indiarkushner@gmail.com
Summary:
An effective communications graduate with proven expertise in research, marketing, writing, editing, and project management. An acute eye for detail and superb organizational skills, as demonstrated in deadline-heavy editorial background.

Relevant Experience:
First Impressions Coordinator, Spark                                                                                                      September 2019-March 2020
  • Provided administrative support to Community Manager and Director; prepared  spaces for opening and closing; restocked coffee and other supplies
  • Edited community emails; worked with member on daily issues; performed inventory; shared member and Spark news on Slack

Staff Writer, The Tempest                                                                                                                        January 2019-February 2020
Editorial Fellow, The Tempest                                                                                                           September 2018-December 2018
  • Pitched, developed, and worked with editorial team to create original content according to assigned vertical; edited articles and prepared for publication
  • Provided research assistance; prepared and performed Powerpoint presentations on skills development, brainstormed creative marketing strategy at weekly meetings
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Social Media Consultant, Recast City                                                                                                            June 2018-October 2018
  • Managed weekly Hootsuite outreach for social media platforms
  • Researched articles on small manufacturing and neighborhood revitalization

Social Media and Website Manager, RK Communications                                                                        January 2017-March 2019
  • Researched, wrote, and scheduled social media content; updated website
  • Drafted, edited, and scheduled e-blasts in Mailchimp

Social Media Manager, ARH Training                                                                                                      November 2016-March 2019
  • Wrote and scheduled regular tweets, promoting employee training and HR
  • Connected with related companies on social media; edited LinkedIn blog posts

Communications and Outreach Fellow, Split This Rock, Washington, DC                                               September 2017-June 2018
  • Offered leadership in developing communications and social media strategy for programs, events, and efforts
  • Managed and assisted with the implementation of the 2018 poetry festival marketing plan; assisted with local and/or national outreach related to publicity, sponsorships, business partnerships, and volunteer recruitment
  • Update and promoted events and other poetry-related efforts on social media
  • Maintained Split This Rock website, including updating events pages
  • Prepared and scheduled weekly emails using Constant Contact

Assisting Editor, Rose Water Magazine                                                                                                            July 2015-August 2017
  • Pitched, wrote and edited blog posts on social justice, media and feminism
  • Edited authors’ posts and provided feedback on writing style

Communications Coordinator, ONA, Washington, DC                                                                                        July-September 2016
  • Assisted in designing and implementing social media campaigns around initiatives, including the Online News Association Conference 
  • Assisted in creating a regular publishing schedule for social media platforms
  • Engaged with users on ONA LinkedIn group, Facebook and Twitter

Editorial Operations Intern, Curbed (now Vox Media), NY, NY                                                                               January-June 2013
  • Organized and researched stories for the Curbed, Racked and Eater sites
  • Interviewed and photographed guests at event hosted by Glamour Magazine

Additional Experience:
Sales Assistant, Doubledutch Boutique                                                                                              August 2018-September 2019 
  • Organized product; assisted customers; informed them about products

Sales Assistant, Caravanserai, Baltimore, MD                                                                                          August 2015-January 2017
  • Greeted customers, provided information on store product and ran register
  • Promoted store, sales and new inventory on Facebook and Instagram
  • Maintained store upkeep, opening and closing

Senior Customer Associate, Anthropologie, Baltimore, MD                                                                         June 2012-October 2015
  • Assisted customers in dressing room, on phone and at register
  • Trained three new hires on register and in fitting room
  • Maintained store atmosphere

Server/Event Planner, Sip Tea Lounge, Huntington, NY                                                                           April 2013-September 2014
  • Single-handedly organized and hosted events, such as Open Mic Night, where through outreach, tripled the number of attendees
  • Responsible for store operations, including sales, closing, opening and organizing product

Education:
Goucher College, Towson, MD                                                                                                                    Degree received May 2012
B.A., Communications, Journalism concentration


Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS), Copenhagen, DK                                                                               August-December 2010
Compared and contrasted the European and Anglo-American news media

Skills: Proficient with Word, Track Changes, AP Style, TweetDeck, Bit.ly, and Wordpress
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