Dulce-Marie Flecha
Address: 111 Kern Building. University Park, PA. 16801
E-mail: dwf5095@gmail.com
Phone: 917-690-7350
Description
Upcoming Penn State graduate with professional experience in social media and the online publishing industry; published in academic journals, university blogs, and official sports websites. McNair Scholar, Schreyer Honors Scholar, Paterno Fellow, One Heart Public Relations Chair, and Liberal Arts Envoy.
Work experience
One of a team of writers to research, develop, and produce editorial and feature content for publication on New York Knicks team and player official websites, such as KnicksNow.com, ThisIsMelo.com (Carmelo Anthony), AmareStoudemire.com (Amar'e Stoudemire), and ImanShumpert.com (Iman Shumpert).
Languages
English: Native Proficiency in reading, speaking, and writing.
Spanish: Native Proficiency in reading, speaking, and writing.
Italian: Working Proficiency in reading, speaking, and writing.
French: Beginning Proficiency in reading, speaking, and writing.
Computer
Microsoft Office 2010
Microsoft Publisher
Adobe Photoshop
Prezi
Google Analytics
Google Trends
iMovie
2010 - present
2010 - present
Intern. March 2012 - July 2012
The first intern hired by a developing sports news website targeted at women. Responsible for producing over ten front page-worthy editorial articles on a weekly basis. Interacted with fans and others in the sports media industry through the website's official social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest) and through personal accounts (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+). Brainstormed, planned, and implemented social media strategies to increase web traffic and broaden audience.
Member of a select team of Penn State undergraduates to research, analyze, and implement strategies for communicating with an audience of prospective Penn State students. Represented Penn State through various social media mediums, such as blogging, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. Maintained a blog on the university Undergraduate Admissions Website and developed various forms of media content on behalf of the university's Undergraduate Admissions department. Developed personal mentoring relationships through social media with Penn State applicants and accepted high school students.
Social Media Intern January 2012 - April 2012
Working under the guidance of Dr. Mya Poe to complete a twelve-month honors thesis exploring the role of social media as a literacy sponsor in children grades K-12. Illustrating and communicating research and analysis through social and multimedia platforms, such as Tumblr, Storify, Google+, and Prezi. Thesis has been accepted for presentation at the National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies in the 2013 National Association of African American Students & Affiliates Conference in Baton Rouge, LA.
On track to graduate with Honors in English. Three years of study in Italian. Active in various philanthropic community organizations such as Penn State's Dance Marathon, the Pennsylvania Special Olympics, and various child abuse awareness initiatives. Writer for Undergraduate Admissions and College of Liberal Arts blogs.
Honors Thesis March 2012 - Present
The Pennsylvania State University August 2009 - Present
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English. The College of Liberal Arts.
Education
Social Media
Professional Experience:
Blogger
Facebook Pages
Google+
HootSuite
Storify
TweetDeck
Tumblr
Wordpress
Knicks Content Contributor. November 2012 - Present
Objective
To obtain an entry level position in the Publishing industry.