Remington (Remi) Taum

Honolulu, Hawaii
Cell: (808) 551-2440 remi.taum@leiofthepacific.com

Experience
Freelance - Communications & PR Sheila Donnelly & Associates February March 2013 Responsibilities: Office duties, prepare monthly PR reports, assist with forming retainers/proposals, gathering PR history and highlights for clients.

Kapio News at Kapiolani Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii Editor in Chief August 2013 December 2013 Responsibilities: Manage staff, assign stories, create weekly and bi-weekly schedules, edit and publish web and print content, run staff meetings. Achievements: Published Fall 2013 Kapio Magazine, Fall 2013 Back-to-School and End-ofSemester issues. Began as staff writer, moved up to copy editor, assistant editor and then editor in chief.

Life Enhancement Institute of the Pacific

Honolulu, Hawaii Social Media Coordinator for Ramsay Taum August 2013 Present Responsibilities: Update social media accunts. Communicate and follow up with event coordinators and set up speaking engagements. Create and send out newsletters using GetResponse. Achievements: Assisting with L.E.I. with logo development and branding for Joint Traffic Management Center.

Administrative Assistant for Maluakamaka Consulting

Honolulu, Hawaii

2012 Responsibilities: Assit with four-year Strategic Planning Contract for the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Skills Communicate efficiently using email and phone Proficient using Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Blogging) Communicating with all ages Researching Minor knowledge of InDesign (with templates) Editing Press Releases Journalism o Reporting o Feature writing o Advancing & covering events o Can work under tight deadlines o Can multitask when needed Proficient in AP Style Proficient wirh Mircrosoft Word and Excel

Internships
Becker Communications, Inc. Honolulu, Hawaii June August 2013 Summer 2011 Responsibilities Draft press and photo releases, input data for Media Value Reports, attend Kraft Foods event, update media calendars, research profiles for clients. Create and assemble media kits. Draft clients social media updates. KHON 2 News Honolulu, Hawaii September December 2012 Responsibiliites: Answer phones, listen to police scanners, shadow Wake Up 2day reporters, draft evening news scripts, transcribe film for evening news, update site with Breaking News.

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