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Jenny Huang
jenhuang@email.unc.edu

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Education

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Pursuing B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication and Public Policy Analysis
Expected graduation date – May 2004

Professional Experience

City Desk Staff Writer, The Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill,
January 2003 – Present time, August 2001-May 2002

• Write daily and long-term deadline stories covering a variety of complex issues and breaking news in the community
• Act as town council and minority/civic affairs beat reporter
• Conceived and wrote long-term story about local dual language program that was published by The Associated Press and several newspapers in North Carolina

Public Affairs Intern, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO Washington, DC, September – December 2002

• Wrote and pitched news releases for AFSCME-related issues/events to national media outlets including Tthe Washington Post, The New York Times and CNN
• Wrote and pitched a press release for an AFSCME rally event that was picked up by The Associated Press
• Wrote radio advertisement scripts for AFSCME highlighting key labor union issues including immigration law and ergonomic standards
• Developed media databases targeting business, politics and healthcare media outlets

Novell Account Service Intern, SicolaMartin Advertising Corporation, Austin, Texas,
May – August 2001

• Proposed and created first online intern worksite
• Facilitated internal project management and acted as traffic manager for Novell print campaigns
• Developed creative brief and acted as project manager for Girlstart.com materials
• Conducted research and developed competitive library for agency creative teams

Leadership Experience

Campus Publicity Sub Chair, UNC Dance Marathon, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill,
August 2001 – April 2002

• Selected to serve as liason between Marathon and University community
• Designed media press kit for campus/local media
• Proposed and implemented promotional events for the Marathon

Southern Region Vice President, International DECA (Association of Marketing Students),
May 2000 – May 2001

• Elected to serve as liason between 13 state associations and international DECA
• Coordinated regional leadership conference with more than 3,000 attending members and presided over international career development conference with more than 12,000 attending members
• Served as keynote speaker at state leadership and career conferences
• Facilitated leadership workshops at state and regional conferences

Skills

Microsoft FrontPage, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, LexisNexis, PageMaker 4.0, Dreamweaver, QuarkXPress, QuarkCopyDesk

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