intense. | ambitious. | driven

.

katie pierce 13607 mercury st. omaha, ne 68138 | 402.981.3731 | kathryndpierce@gmail.com | katiepierce.com

| education |

bachelor of science in psychology, bachelor of science in interactive digital media: new media concentration | interactive digital media is an interdisciplinary degree with an integrated curriculum from the departments of computer science,

mass communication, and art. | northwest missouri state university, maryville, mo april 2011

certified student leader program | equips students with comprehensive tools to achieve their leadership potential and positively impact their campuses and communities | northwest missouri state university, maryville, mo november 2010

| work experience |

university advancement, nwmsu, maryville, mo

| social media/user experience internship august 2010 - present

synchronized university press releases to be posted on social media platforms

researched surrounding area university social media presence

developed a social media plan for the university

department of mass communication, nwmsu, maryville, mo

| teaching assistant, media design classes august 2009 - present

taught one-three media design sections each semester

advised students about all design and software questions

| peer adviser august 2008 - present

introduced freshmen to university and department culture

developed curriculum with instructors

| office assistant january 2007 - present

prepared faculty and staff for classes, meetings, and events of all sizes

formatted enrollment and course data for reports for department chair

| volunteer student ambassador october 2007 - present

coordinated and hosted tours of department facilities

demonstrated in-depth knowledge of majors/minors to prospective students

interpreted prospective student census data into charts

tower yearbook, nwmsu, maryville, mo

| editor in chief april 2008 - april 2009

supervised a yearbook staff of 18 editorial board members

organized in-house deadlines in preparation for publisher deadlines

worked directly with publishing company

| managing editor april 2007 - april 2008

managed a yearbook staff of 17 editorial board members

taught, developed syllabus, and organized yearbook practicum class

oversaw chief designers and all design content of yearbook

| photographer january 2007 - april 2007

arranged and shot group and individual portraits

paul conley consulting, new york, ny february 2008

| conducted usability analysis for upromise.com in preparation for web site redesign

| software and languages | | adobe creative suite | microsoft office suite

| social media research tools, measurement

| html knowledge

| activities |

national society of collegiate scholars november 2010 - present

northwest independent film club | secretary august 2010 - present

digem | social media coordinator may 2010 - present

aaf-kansas city august 2009 - present

adink | team leader may 2010 - present | promotions coordinator august 2009 - present

created and maintained organization website and social media accounts

| aaf-kc liaison august 2009 - may 2010 | member february 2008 - august 2009

| awards |

tower service award april 2010 | one of the highest honors northwest bestows on its students and employees | awarded for dedication to the mass communication department and student publications

missouri college media association april 2010 | first place portrait design | first place student life design | second place theme development

outstanding staffer of the year april 2008 | tower yearbook recognizes excellence in dedication

key staffer award april 2006 | awarded by Omaha World-Herald to students who show dedication to journalism in their high school

intense. | ambitious. | driven

.

katie pierce 13607 mercury st. omaha, ne 68138 | 402.981.3731 | kathryndpierce@gmail.com | katiepierce.com

| references |

| laura widmer, director of student publications

department of mass communication

northwest missouri state university 236 wells hall

maryville, mo 64468 660.562.1365 lwidmer@nwmissouri.edu

| marla mccrary, office manager

department of mass communication

northwest missouri state university 237 wells hall

maryville, mo 64468 660.562.1361

marlam@nwmissouri.edu

| dr. jody strauch, assistant professor

department of mass communication

northwest missouri state university 231 wells hall maryville, mo 64468 660.562.1823

jody@nwmissouri.edu

| kevin fullerton, principal/launch director springboard creative

1405 southwest boulevard kansas city, ks 66103 913.789.7408

kevin@springboardcreative.biz

| john kreicbergs, consultant digital evolution group

10801 mastin street overland park, ks 66210 816.729.5299

kreicbergsj@digitalev.com

| paul conley, owner

paul conley consulting 10 barclay st.

apt. 9h new york, ny 10007

917.849.9903 paulconleyconsulting@gmail.com