Holly Pierson

Holly Pierson [email protected] Objective To obtain a position in which I can use my writing and editing skills. Summary of Qualifications • Experience using QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Publisher) • Experience designing program booklets, brochures, magazine spreads, logos, fliers, nametags, press releases, white papers, and web pages individually and as part of a team through courses at Purdue University • Coursework includes Writing for the Mass Media Honors, Computer-Aided Publishing Education Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana Bachelor’s Degree expected May 2010 Majors: Professional Writing and English Literature Minor: Asian Studies

Aug. 2006 to present Spring 2009 GPA: 4.0/4.0 Cumulative GPA: 3.79/4.0

Awards • Purdue Academic Success Award, 2006 • Purdue University Honors Program member, 2006 to present • Purdue Liberal Arts Dean’s Scholar, 2006 • Semester Honors, Fall 2006, Fall 2007 through Spring 2009 • Dean’s List, Fall 2006 through Spring 2009 • Purdue Literary Awards: Hugh McKee Memorial Award in Technical Writing, 2009 • Purdue Literary Awards: Leonora Woodman Award in Women’s Literature, 2009 Work Experience Copy Chief/Copy Editor Purdue Exponent, West Lafayette, Indiana • Supervise copy editors as copy chief, proofread articles in NewsEdit for factual accuracy and stylistic errors, craft headlines, compose page layouts using QuarkExpress

765-743-1111 Feb. 2007 to present

Summer Reporter Purdue Exponent, West Lafayette, Indiana • Research and write news stories, shoot and edit photos, proofread articles in NewsEdit, compose page layouts using QuarkExpress

765-743-1111 May 2009 to Aug. 2009

Student Intern Real Estate Certification Program, Bloomington, Indiana • Interact with customers in person and on the telephone, edit Microsoft PowerPoint slides for use in the company’s real estate education classes

812-333-2299 May 2006 to Aug. 2006 May 2007 to Aug. 2007

Volunteer Work Conversation Partner International Center, West Lafayette, Indiana

765-743-4353 Feb. 2009 to May 2009