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Sara Walker
3214 Birnamwood Rd. ● Raleigh, NC 27607
919-649-9728 ● Swalker129@gmail.com
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
Journalism and Mass Communication – Public Relations with a minor in Southern Studies — May 2012
Saint Mary’s High School May 2008
HONORS:
Sports Communication Program Blanchard Academic Scholarship Jim and Pat Thacker Sports Communication GrantCOMMUNICATIONS EXPERIENCE
UNC Sports Information — Chapel Hill, N.C.
Student Intern : 2009-2012
- Sports Information Director for UNC Men’s Golf (Senior Year)
- Sports Information Director for UNC Gymnastics (Junior Year)
- Assembled media guides including writing season preview, updating stats, program history and player bios
- Interviewed players and coaches for tournament recaps, previews, press releases and player spotlights
- Maintained and created gymnastics content for official UNC athletics website TarHeelBlue.com (Now GoHeels.com)
- Assist with game-day responsibilities for UNC men and women’s basketball, football, fencing, softball and field hockey including statistics, recaps, quotes and media relations
CBS Interactive : College Sports — Carlsbad, Calif.
Editorial Intern : April-Aug. 2011
- Built, updated and maintained top college sports websites using HTML, Netitor and Photoshop
- Designed graphics and coded web page for Johns Hopkins University
- Worked with individual school representatives to meet their desired vision
- Updated and designed rosters, directories for schools such as Minnesota, Connecticut, Villanova and Ohio State
Deer Valley Resort — Park City, UT
Skier Services Representative : Nov. 2012-Present
- Skier Services sales agent with a focus on customer service and satisfaction as well as efficient and accurate bookings
- Assist in booking corporate accounts
Pardon The Interruption : ESPN — Washington, D.C.
Intern : August 2011
- Researched and pitched story ideas in morning meeting, rough cut video to be used in broadcast
Chapelboro.com — Chapel Hill/Europe
Blogger : Summer 2012
- Wrote weekly columns based on European travel experiences on blog titled “Adventures of a Carolina Graduate”
- Tied in local themes and multimedia to enhance each article
Freelance Communications Specialist — Raleigh, N.C.
Walker Auto Stores & Loaves and Fishes Inc. : Present
- Walker Auto Stores: designed marketing flyers, assisted with accounts rec./payable and activated online and social media resources (i.e. Constant Contact, intra-web network and Facebook) for local family-owned business with 26 locations
- Loaves and Fishes: currently designing easy-to-use website for not-for-profit children’s afterschool program
COMMUNITY
YMCA Volunteer Basketball Coach (Jan.-March 2011) * Pi Beta Phi Sorority—VP of Communications (Jan.-Dec. 2010)
SKILLS and COURSEWORK: HTML, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Constant Contact and Microsoft Office Suite
Graphic Design Classwork:
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