Kathleen Hopper
06/12/1988,
1925 Inverton Rd,
Baltimore, Maryland, 21222,
Phone: 4105910757
udakatiehopper@gmail.com
www.undergrounddanceacademy.com
Summary
A creative mind looking to obtain a job utilizing my communication and writing skills in the media field.
Skills
Writing: Have written several stories over the past three years for the college newspaper and for a variety of courses.
Blogging: Author of 567wait.wordpress.com, katiehopper.wordpress.com, baltimoredancecenter.wordpress.com & undergrounddanceacademy.wordpress.com.
Technology & Social Media: Twitter, Myspace, Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, YouTube, Vuvox, Dreamweaver, Audacity, Photoshop, Soundslides, WordPress, iMovie, Final Cut Pro., HTML. Powerpoint , Microsoft Office, iPhone & Mobile technology.
Experience
Owner/ Instructor at Underground Dance Academy, LLC.
September 2010-present
Training the dance students while coaching the competition team to further enhance their dance performance. Managing money, updating/editing the company website and blog, promoting and maintaining the business via Facebook, Twitter, WordPress, & YouTube, preparing flyers/brochures/newsletters, cutting music, and preparing all business aspects of competitions, performances and recitals.
I am currently being inducted into the National Association for Professional Women as a result of Underground Dance Academy.
Company Member/ Instructor/ Competition Coach/Promoter at Baltimore Dance Center
October 2008 – July 2010
Instructing. Choreographing. Photographing. Recording video & audio Disciplining. Performing. Dancing for the professional dance company Baltimore Danceattack.
I also created multimedia stories and promoted the studio as the author of baltimoredancecenter.wordpress.com.
Office Personnel at Bob Bell Chevrolet Nissan Body Shop
February 2009 – present
Customer Service. Answering phones. Checking in vehicles. Cashiering. Creating work orders and purchase orders. Calling future/present customers and insurance companies. Filing. Booking and closing tickets. Payroll. Use and knowledge of ADP and CCC Pathways.
I have enhanced my verbal communication and customer service through this job. I have also learned how to solve problems quickly and work well with the public and other employees.
Studies
Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication/Journalism and New Media track at Towson University
August 2006 – May 2010
Course Work: Journalism & New Media I & II, News Editing, Feature Writing, News Writing, Writing for New Media, Digital Publishing, Media Law, Media Ethics, Mass Communication Research, Mass Media & Society, Electronic Media & Film, and Media Criticism.
Member of The Communication Studies National Honor Society.
Cumulative GPA: 3.606 Magna Cum Laude.
