RESUME

Olga Dvornikova

Consultant
Readable Press LLC, Wayne, PA, September — November 2006

• Designed thirty internal and external mock-ups pages various pages for a start-up publishing company.


• Worked with Quickbooks to enter receipts into system using software.
  

Associate Designer
Philadelphia People, Philadelphia, PA January 2006 — May 2006

• Collaborated with another designer on the creation of the Media Kit.
• Researched, interviewed, and wrote a feature story and designed its layout.

Staff Writer
The Temple News, Philadelphia, PA, September 2004 — December 2005

• Conducted research with experts, interviewed sources, and wrote articles for student-run newspaper that has circulation of 30,000 university students.

Editorial Intern
RT-Image, Malvern, PA, October 2003 — March 2004

• Interviewed experts and transcribed interview tapes.
• Wrote several features, department, and news stories that appeared in five editions of the weekly magazine.
• Researched content for articles by using appropriate news releases and website data.
• Edited Company related materials for publication and proofread all editorial.
• Coordinated projects with the Art, Sales, and Operations departments and with radiology associations.
• Attained proficiency in the layout of articles.

News Editor
The Communitarian, Media, PA, January — May 2004

• Edited ten students produced news articles and aided with structural layout of articles.
• Contributed photographs and editorial cartoons for publication.

Museum Art Instructor
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, September — December 2002

• Taught art lessons to many large groups of elementary school students.

KEY SKILLS:

• Proficiency in software: Quark Express, In Design, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Acrobat, and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent interviewing, transcribing, and telephone skills.
• Fluency in Russian language.
• Proficency in HTML and CSS coding.

EDUCATION:
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, May 2006

• Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations
• Cum Laude with GPA: 3.48.


• Kappa Tau Alpha member.

COURSEWORK:

• Macroeconomics, Statistics, College Math
• Magazine Editing and Design, Publication Design, Visual Communication

• Magazine Article Writing, Introduction to Magazines, Electronic Information Gathering

• Editing the News, Environmental Reporting, International News Communication


• Introduction to Mass Media, Communications Law

ACTIVITIES:

• Temple Toastmasters, President, May 2005 — May 2006


• MIR: The Russian Club, Director of Public Relations, September 2004 — May 2006

References Available Upon Request