chandler

wright
acwright2@crimson.ua.edu
www.chandwright.com
678 923 6995
relevant experience
edelman
intern, health may 2014 - present
- managed weekly media monitoring updates for clients
- work in many areas of the health space including
pharmaceutical, diagnostic and non-proft
- pitched trade and consumer media
- conducted and compiled research briefs highlighting
strategic opportunity
- assisted in multiple new business opportunities, in
addition to daily account work
ymca of metropolitan atlanta
communications specialist summer 2013
- served as project coordinator for 2012 annual report
- wrote and designed department newsletters
- wrote, edited, pitched and handled media relations
pr & communications intern summer 2011
- facilitated company-wide involvement in pay-it-forward
initiative
- created various branch-specifc and company-wide
publications
- assisted in national brand transition
the crimson white august 2012 - present
assistant news editor spring 2013 and spring 2014
- managed 15 reporters of the papers largest desk
- generated and assigned up to 50 stories weekly
- edited and wrote news stories four days a week

the university of alabama
honors college
communications intern january 2012 - may 2013
- designed student profles for recruitment
- aided in creating and formatting supportive collateral
- created system for recapping events online
fusionhealth
communications and marketing intern
november 2011 - may 2012
- worked long distance to create supportive
communications pieces
- conducted research of possible industries targets
- assisted in re-branding and brand transitions

honors
university honors college
the xxxi
omicron delta kappa
blount undergraduate initiative
relevant skills
industry-related
ap style
media planning
presentation
education
the university of alabama 2010 - 2014
majors: public relations & english
minor: blount liberal arts
gpa: 3.8
the university of oxford fall 2013
studies in english literature
leadership & volunteer work
the blackburn institute
student fellow march 2012 - present
participated in curriculum pertaining to leadership
development and improvement of the state
of alabama, including symposiums, lectures,
small-group discussion and travel experiences
throughout the state

gwoh youth service trips
lead guide, nashville summer 2013
- facilitated middle school youth in service with fve
community partners
- oversaw budget exceeding $10,000
- managed two other on-site guides

coordinating council for honors societies
vice president may 2012 - may 2013
- coordinated honor society selection
- conducted outreach for honor society involvement
- oversaw, managed and edited website

student government association
secretary of the senate april 2011 - march 2012
- maintained all roles and attendance
- edited all legislation and created agendas
college senator april 2011 - march 2012
- worked to bring universal authorship to the
senate, which affords all students the right to
author legislation to be reviewed by the senate
- facilitated the bcs championship project in
new orleans and tuscaloosa, which brought
students from competing teams together in
service to the community
software
adobe indesign
adobe illustrator
adobe photoshop
corel draw