Helen MUBARAK

(+1) 913-645-2237 = helenmubarak.com = helen.mubarak@gmail.com = 17100 W. 118th Terrace, Olathe, KS 66061-6593

EDUCATION NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, Ill. Graduation Date, June 2014

=Masters of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications from the Medill School UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Lawrence, Kan. Graduation Date, May 2011 =Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Mass Communications from the William Allen White School =Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences =Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.98 =Graduation with Highest Distinction

CAREER

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER at Grundfos, Olathe, Kan. Aug. 2011 to present =Consult on and assist with communication strategy for public relations and public affairs =Conduct corporate media outreach, garnering coverage in trade magazines and general media =Create stories and news releases for intranet and external site =Coordinate editorial content for staff magazine for Grundfos North American region, Flo Magazine =Analyze, monitor and craft messages for Grundfos social media sites, Facebook, Twitter amd YouTube =Shoot and edit photos and video for internal and external communications purposes SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN at the Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, Mo. May 2011 to Aug. 2011 =Carried out social media campaigns and monitored conversation on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn =Translated the Kauffman Schools website from English to Spanish =Wrote for blog and created messages for Facebook and Twitter for Maker Faire event =Wrote copy for Kauffman microsite about Google Fiber, KCgigideas.com =Competed in and won intern competition to present innovative uses of Google Fiber in Kansas City PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERN at Barkley, Kansas City, Mo. June 2010 to Aug. 2010 =Worked on accounts of Sonic, Lee, Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure, H&R Block, UMB and Buck =Wrote and pitched press releases and media alerts, garnering media hits for clients =Created media lists through Vocus and identified important contacts for media outreach =Worked with the summer intern team to develop a marketing plan for non-profit Water for Kiwanja MARKETING INTERN at PKD Foundation, Kansas City, Mo. June 2009 to Aug. 2009, Sept. 2010 to May 2011 =Wrote news releases, campaign letters, email blasts, website copy and newsletter articles =Copy edited PKD Progress Magazine and organization brochures =Created media lists using CisionPoint software and pitched stories to reporters =Supported planning efforts for Foundations international fundraising event, the Walk for PKD STAFF MEMBER at the University Daily Kansan, Lawrence, Kan. Aug. 2007 to May 2011 =Wrote feature stories on campus culture as a correspondent from Aug. 2007 to May 2008 =Contributed a semi-weekly column on my experiences in Santiago de Compostela, Spain in Spring 2009 =Designed and created graphics for the newspapers layout from August to December 2008 =Oversaw the newspapers design as design chief from Aug. 2009 to Dec. 2010 =As copy editor in Spring 2011, edited stories for grammar and AP style and wrote headlines.

HONORS
=Recipient of the Watkins-Berger scholarship =Recipient of the Roger N. Wooldridge scholarship =Recipient of the Howard S. Bressler scholarship =Recipient of the Thomas J. McGrath scholarship =Recipient of the Deans Award =Recipient of Honors Research Development Grant =Member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society =Member of the Sociedad de Honor =Member of the Honor Roll and Honors Program =School of Journalism banner carrier

SKILLS
=Strategic writing =Public relations =Social media =AP style =Research =Copy editing =Design =Spanish fluency =HTML code =Photography

PROGRAMS
=Adobe InDesign =Adobe Photoshop =Adobe InCopy =Adobe Illustrator =Adobe Premiere =Microsoft Office =CisionPoint =Vocus =Meltwater =Prezi

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