Current Address:

4447 Harrison St. NW

Washington, DC 20015
Jessica N. Warren
516.356.5195 - jwarren629@gmail.com - heyjess.com
Permanent Address:
18 Tavern Way
Setauket, NY 11733

EDUCATION
American University, Washington, D.C. May 2010
B.A., Public Communication; Minor, Spanish Language
Cumulative GPA: 3.91/4.0
Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s Scholarship, Dean’s List 7 consecutive semesters
Study Abroad: Madrid and the Mediterranean Program Aug. 2008 - Dec. 2008

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Design/Graphics Intern, Gannett’s USA WEEKEND Magazine, McLean, VA Jan. 2010 – May 2010
• Responsible for designing and illustrating magazine spreads and in-magazine promos, preparing weekly
editorial layout meeting
• Created visual depiction of research results about magazine’s readers
• Developed training materials for future interns

Publication Assistant, Susan B. Magee, Washington, D.C. March 2009 – May 2010
• Designed layout, edited digital photos for 200+ page book, Alchemy of the Soul, currently seeking publisher
• Constructed book’s website, www.kalmanaron.com, using Adobe Dreamweaver
PUBLICATION ASSISTANT, Stephen R. Brown Photography, Washington, D.C. March 2009 – Jan 2010
• Streamlined content, designed and edited entire book, DC Photo Book, on sale spring 2010
• Developed organization system for thousands of photographs and files among multiple external harddrives
Publicity Chair, American Literary Magazine (AmLit), Washington, D.C. Jan. 2010 ­– May 2010
• Orchestrated all publicity and distribution efforts for 50-member student magazine; Headed publicity team
• Trained and assisted new photography editors
PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Sept. 2006 – May 2008; Jan. 2009 ­– Dec. 2010
• Directed review sessions of 10-20 members of the organization twice yearly
• Organized and formatted all accepted photos; Maintained contact with student photographers
PHOTOGRAPHY COUNSELOR, Camp Mah-Kee-Nac, Lenox, MA June 2008 – Aug. 2008; June 2009 – Aug. 2009
• Taught photography classes to about 40 boys ages 7 to 15
• Built website showcasing campers’ media projects; Designed 2009 camp yearbook
• Helped initiate and launch first two annual camp-wide media center art exhibitions
• Responsible for photographing all camp activities, uploading hundreds of photos to website daily
PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIR, Greek Week 2009, Washington, D.C. Jan. 2009 – March 2009
• Designed event posters and marketing materials
• Arranged for campus-wide media hits for week-long event at AU; Raised funds for national charity
TRANSLATION/ COPY EDITING INTERN, Hablar en Arte, Madrid, Spain Sept. 2008 – Dec. 2008
• Translated the nonprofit’s website, publications from Spanish to English
• Assisted in preparation for first annual Ingráfica international graphic arts festival
• Managed social media and social networking sites
COMMUNICATIONS VOLUNTEER, The Advocacy Project, Washington, D.C. Sept. 2007 – May 2008
• Created Wikipedia page, updated multiple website pages for the nonprofit
• Helped establish/manage social networking presence
• Began developing networking website for about 75 past employees and alumni of global fellowship program

SKILLS
Computer: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Dreamweaver (through CS4); Quark Express 8.0; Quark
Publishing System; Microsoft Office; Mac OSX; Windows XP; Twitter; Facebook; working knowledge of HTML and CSS
Language: English: native; Spanish: intermediate verbal, advanced reading and writing; French: basic reading
Marketing: Writing and presenting strategic integrated marketing and communication plans