Megan Lauren Chin

1. Megan Lauren Chin Interactive Resume 132 Galewood Circle San Francisco, CA 94131 Meganchin87@aol.com 415-699-4155

2. Education Undergraduate High School San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 08/2005-05/2010 Major: Bachelor of Science Public Relations Minor: Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing Relevant Courses: Understanding Business, Organizational Management, Introduction to Advertising Introduction to Marketing, Public Relations Case Studies, Organizational Communications, Online News Writing, New Media Technologies, Strategic Writing for PR, Strategic Writing for the Organization, Gateway Charter High School, San Francisco, CA 2001-2005 High School Diploma Membership and Activities: Varsity Soccer, Varsity Cross Country, Gateway Outdoor Leadership Club, Gateway Ambassador Member, Drama Club, Prom Committee,

3. Work Experience • Dwight Bentel & Hall Communications, San Jose CA, 2009-Present • Public Relations Account Manager Intern • Responsible for leading teams of 4-5 people on accounts: Mountain Dew and Morgan Hill BBQ Cook-Off • Creating Public Relations and Advertising campaigns for various clients • Responsible for Press Release, Media Kits, Creative, Pitching to the media and utilizing Social Media • Communicating diligently with clients to ensure their needs are met • Planning various events for clients • Village California Bistro and Wine Bar, San Jose, CA06/2006-Present • Server/Hostess • Responsible for all reservations including communication with large banquet parties. • Responsible for attending weekly wine classes with the Sommelier. • Responsible for providing wine knowledge to all guests. • Responsible for promoting restaurant events and special menus. • Summer Winter Action Tours (S.W.A.T.) San Jose, CA 06/2007-06/2008 • Representative and Promoter • Recruited students for spring and winter break trips. • Promoted S.W.A.T. trips along with its affiliated brands . More

4. Work Experience • Victoria Secret, Santa Clara/ San Francisco06/2006-2007 • Pink Specialist/ Associate Member • Responsible for product knowledge • Responsible for customer service • Responsible for daily sales goals • Responsible for opening credit cards • YMCA of San Francisco Stonestown, San Francisco, CA 2003-2005 • Senior Summer Camp Counselor • Responsible for watching over kids in safe environment • Responsible for planning daily activities, games and projects • Responsible for communicating with parents on a regular basis • First Aid and CPR Certified .

5. Projects PepsiCo, Mountain Dew DEWMOCRACY “White Out” Campaign Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce, Morgan Hill “No Bull” BBQ Cook-Off 1st Annual Event General Motors r I was the account manager on the Mountain Dew DEWmocracy campaign for one of their newest flavors “White Out”. My job was to come up with a public relations plan to get fans to vote for “White Out” as the new flavor. I made media kits which included a Press Release., Pitch Letter, Fact Sheet, and a Feature Story to pitch to the press. I was able to use social media free way to gain attention and press for their new soft drink. I was also the account manger for the Morgan Hill BBQ Cook-Off where my group and I planned all the Advertising and PR for this event. We created everything from the main logo, flier, vender forms, and a 15 second radio spot. I created a press release and pitch to various medias including radio, newspaper, television, online and magazines. General Motors was a nation-wide competition which my group and I had to come up with marketing plan targeting college students. I was on the public relations side of this competition, so I worked on using social media as a cost-free way to promote the GM&U brand to college students.

6. Beverly Fund for Lung Cancer Awareness …Projects Continued I was a public relations accountant for the Beverly Fund, non-profit organization dedicated to lung cancer awareness. I was in charge of writing press releases about current lung cancer “news”. I also did event planning and put together Strike Out Lung Cancer; a bowling event for young adults. My responsibilities were liaison between the vendors and client, help with fundraising goals, and overall organizational planning. I also pitched this event to the press with Press Release and fliers.

7. References Village California Bistro and Wine Bar San Jose State University Professor in Mass Communication and Journalism San Jose State University Professor in Advertising Tessa Turner General Manager 408-487-9091 TessaUCC@aol.com Peter Young Professor of New Media Technologies 408-777-7777 Southpacific.peter@gmail.com Tim Hendrick Director of Dwight Bentel & Hall Communications 408-777-7777 Thendrick@casa.sjsu.edu

8. Associations, School Activities and Memberships Academic Memberships Social Associations • Public Relations Student Society of America • (PRSSA)08/2008-Present • Student Member • Help chapter plan and organize regional activity. • Attend weekly chapter meetings. • Delta Gamma Fraternity San Jose State University 08/2005-Present • Director of Anchor Splash/ Fundraising 08/2007-12/2007 • Made all necessary reservations for events. • In charge of communication between Delta Gamma and vendors. • Accountable for making sure that thesorority received donations (donations totaled $3500+). • Director of Public Relations 01/2007-12/2007 • Responsible for maintaining positive relations with all Greek organizations. • In charge of press releases and media relations for the chapter. • Liaison between University media and Delta Gamma. • Vice President of Panhellenic05/2006-12/2006. • Liaison between Delta Gamma and Student Involvement. • Responsible for communicating with other organizations for Delta Gamma philanthropies. • Accountable for making sure the sorority was notified of any upcoming events.

9. Skills • Chinese (Fairly fluent-conversation / Basic ~ reading & writing) • Spanish (Basic -conversation / Basic ~ reading & writing) • Japanese (Basic -conversation / Basic ~ reading & writing) • Korea 3 weeks • Territory of American Samoa 2 weeks • British Columbia 2 weeks • Territory of Guam 2 weeks • Iran 2 weeks • Proficient in: MS Office Suite • Adobe Photoshop • Adobe Dreamweaver • Adobe InDesign • Electronic Portfolio can be found at: • http://cutting-edge_joe.tripod.com Language Skills Travel Experience Computer Skills