Aspiring strategist with unique ideas and a knack for finding misplaced commas

Madeline
Monaco

madeline.d.monaco@gmail.com
646-288-7517
madelinemonaco.me

Education
Elon University - Elon, NC
B.A. Strategic Communications & French
Honors:
Phi Beta Kappa inductee and 6-time Dean's List recipient
2015 Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Association Senior Award recipient
Study Abroad:
Mahaffey Scholar at Elon University, Education and Development - Kerala, India
Alternative Spring Break, Sustainable Agriculture - Nicaragua
American University of Paris, French and Business - Paris, France

May 2015
GPA: 3.7

January 2015
March 2014
January-May 2013

Communications experience
Live Oak Communications - Elon, NC
August 2014-May 2015
Recipient of Fall 2014 Agency MVP and Spring 2015 Excellence in Client Relationship Management
awards at student-run strategic communications agency of 50 employees
Account Supervisor
Delegated weekly assignments and provided timely revisions to 5 account executives
Collected qualitative research about state and local government technology purchasing styles for
Lenovos channel marketing team, culminating in a 75-page marketing guide for clients internal usage
Developed full-scale public relations and social media campaign for a local restaurant client
Center for Leadership - Elon, NC
January-December 2014
Social Media Marketing Director
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Created monthly social media content and designed 2-5 print and digital materials per week to enhance
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brand identity and create awareness of student leadership programs
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Increased Facebook page likes by 30% and Instagram followers by 92% in 12-month tenure
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Coburn Communications - New York, NY
Summer 2014
Coburn Look Intern - Consumer Sector
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Contributed to pitching efforts of beauty products by designing product release cards and event invitations
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Strengthened PR skills such as media clipping, media list compiling and product presentation for deskside pitches
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Summer 2013
The Daily Meal - New York, NY
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Editorial Intern
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Generated at least 3 news and research articles daily to increase impressions and engagement on site
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Best Milkshakes in America list highlighted on USAToday.com and gained more than 3,500 Facebook shares
Iced Coffee Taste Test article featured on HuffingtonPost.com and over 40,000 impressions via Starbucks News Twitter .

Activities

Skills
MEDIA
CisionPoint
InDesign
SEO
Photoshop
Google Analytics AP Style
Critical Mention

ADMIN
Creative &
MailChimp
strategic thinker Microsoft Office
Written & verbal
communication

SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook
HootSuite
Twitter
Wordpress
Instagram
YouTube

Pi Delta Phi French Honor Society

Professional French proficiency;
French tutor at Elon University
AAF
PRSSA