Heather Ayres

9502 6th Ave NW I Seattle, WA 98117 I 928.499.9274 I heather.ayres@me.com

Skills
• Intermediate user in Microsoft Office Excel and Powerpoint and in Adobe Photoshop and InDesign.
• Knowledgeable in marketing through social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr

Experience

Allied Integrated Marketing Publicity Intern                                    Seattle, Washington June 2013- Present
• Coordinate and set up promotional events and retail displays geared towards the college demographic.
• Generate daily social media postings for platforms such as Facebook.
• Attend and manage promotional and press screenings for upcoming films.

The Triple Door Maître D’/Hostess                                                  Seattle, Washington Dec. 2012 - Present
• Manage, organize & problem solve for the front desk staff during the seating of shows.
• Responsible for assisting customers with any concerns or questions about their reservations or venue.
• Generate and issue the working schedule for front desk staff and documentation of events.

Seattle International Film Festival Marketing/PR Intern        Seattle, Washington April 2013 – June 2013
• Assisted Marketing and Public Relations associates with creating media pitches and other press materials promoting the 2013 Seattle International Film Festival.
• Created marketing e-mails for SIFF donors and members through the e-mail marketing service Constant Contact.
• Organized data for films for potential points of contact as well as assisted in press preview events through strong verbal and written communications skills.

Seattle Art Museum Communication Intern                           Seattle, Washington Sept. 2012-Jan. 2013
• Supported communications staff during presentations and marketing analysis research with the Public Relations and Marketing teams.
• Co-coordinated press preview events, budget managing, and media planning while monitoring press coverage and creating social media campaigns for internal clients.
• Created press materials and ad copy with PR and marketing managers.

Education

B.S., Northern Arizona University Journalism minor in French                         Flagstaff, Arizona May 2012
• Elected by 20 members as Vice President, Photo-Journalism First (PJ/One), Northern Arizona University, 2010-2011
• Coordinated the publication of online content and external communications materials to media for community events on behalf of photo-journalism organization Photo-Journalism First (PJ/One).
• Project manager for senior capstone project leading group in managing timelines for interviews and photo-shoots to be uploaded on blogs and websites.

Volunteer
• Input monetary pledge data, including alumni and community donations, for the Flagstaff, Arizona NPR affiliate’s bi-annual pledge drive.