Zola M.

Ray
Email: zola.ray@gmail.com
EDUCATION

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Graduation Date: May 2015
College of Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Concentration: Structures of Opportunity & Inequality
Minor: Creative Writing
Relevant Coursework: Mass Media & Society, Soundscapes of Society, Creative Writing, Race & Ethnic
Relations, Social Statistics, Contemporary Sociological Theory, Intro to Sociology, Urban Sociology, The Short
Story, Culture & Society (Abroad), Researching Society & Culture (Abroad), Fiction Writing Workshop, Intro to
Demographic Methods, Law and Social Policy of Sexuality and Reproduction, Introduction to Africana Studies,
Law and Social Change
Goldsmiths College, University of London, Fall 2013 Study Abroad Program
Continued Studying Sociology and Creative Writing

EXPERIENCE

The Culture Trip, New York, NY

Social Media Intern
Create posts for The Culture Trips global Facebook page, which has about 224K
likes, in order to promote The Culture Trips digital media content.
Use Facebook Analytics to track engagement, click-throughs and other Key
Performance Indicators.
Write content for The Culture Trips digital media platform

Summer 2015

Bodega Online Literary Magazine, Brooklyn, NY

Editorial Intern
Searched for writers of interest and solicited them to submit to magazine
Read unsolicited work that had been submitted to magazine
Helped make decisions regarding what content was featured in magazine

Summer 2014

Asian American Writers Workshop, New York, NY

Summer 2013
Intern
Requested galleys and review copies from publishers via email or phone
Composed social media content to promote events
Edited content for website

Summer 2013

ACTIVITIES

Check One Mixed Heritage Group

Co-Programming Chair
Met with board once a week to plan events and decide discussion topics for
general body meetings
Created PowerPoint presentations and led discussions on mixed race issues
Reached out to other student groups on campus in order to collaborate on events
Her Campus Online Magazine
Snapshot Contributor
Took photographs around campus and wrote blurbs, often fashion-focused

Feb. 2013 May 2015

Symbiosis Literary Magazine

Writer
Wrote in collaboration with visual artists whom I was paired with

Dec. 2012 Dec. 2014

Pennsylvania Punchbowl Humor Magazine

Associate Editor
Brainstormed magazine content with other staff
SKILLS

Jan. 2013 May 2015

Sept. 2011 May 2013

Content Writing
Social Media Marketing
Proofreading and editing of writing pieces
Event promotion

Microsoft Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Limited working proficiency in Spanish
Elementary proficiency in American Sign Language