Hollie

Osborne
81 Macon Ct. W, Sanford, NC 27332 / 443.605.2414 / osborneh12@students.ecu.edu

EDUCATION
East Carolina University
Bachelor of Science Mass Communication, Public Relations
School of Fine Arts and Communication

RELEVANT SKILLS
Efficient in Microsoft Office, Quickbooks, Microsoft Publisher, Adobe InDesign
Familiar with Mac and Windows operating systems
Exceptional communication skills, personable, enthusiastic, reliable, organized
Extensive knowledge in AP Style and Corporate/Business writing
Experience in print, radio, and broadcast media

PROFESSIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL EXPERIENCE
American Red Cross/Eastern NC Region



Spring Semester 2014
Public Affairs Intern
Collected information on disaster responses and published to media weekly via press
releases, as well as volunteer updates via weekly e-Newsletter
Helped publish events/updates to social media, including Facebook and Twitter
Assisted in the promotions and fundraising for various events to benefit the non-profit
Learned the importance of public affairs and communications in non-profit
organizations
Gained experience in live and pre-taped interviews on radio and broadcast television
Worked as an on-call public affairs representative to alert social media and press about
any fires or disasters that happened at any time

ECU Campus Recreation and Wellness


Fall Semester 2013
Marketing Intern
Effectively manage multiple responsibilities diligently in order to balance varying
deadlines and priorities
Experience in event coordination, organization and administration
Marketing through various social medias, including Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and
YouTube
Organized, pitched, and conducted the Pirate Feature Series on CRW participants,
conducted interviews and wrote feature articles that were published online

The East Carolinian





May 2013-Present
Copy Chief
Responsible for the final copy of articles before published in bi-weekly paper
Extensive knowledge of AP Style and journalism techniques and budgets
Work collaboratively with production team to produce an error-free final product while
meeting strict deadlines
Author of the First Edition of The East Carolinian Style Guide
Responsible for writing the Our View article of the opinion section for editorial