Jalen Wright's professional resume

1. Jalen Wright
469-964-0494 JalenWright@my.unt.edu
Public Relations Summary
Received my BA in Public Relations from UNT’s Mayborn School of Journalism. Here I gained skills in AP
writing, nonprofit PR, media planning, social media management and written and video editing. I have written
feature stories for different nonprofits,on-campus organizations, and social issues in the Denton community. My
classes provided opportunities to write stories on a variety of issues in the community. I have social media
management skills, as I have managed and updated social media pages for MLFA and the Denton Christian
Preschool. Created communications plans for multiple nonprofit organizations in the North Texas area.
Education
 Graduated from the University of North Texas with a Bachelors in Public Relations and a Minor in
Marketing. I ended with a 3.0 major GPA
 Worked with the distinguish lecture series to improve their brand image around campus using social media
platforms like Snapchat,Twitter and Instagramto reach the student population
 Wrote stories on the UNT Money Management Center which were published
Marketing/Public Relations Internships
Grand Prairie Airhogs: May 2015-September 2015
 Promotions for different brands and local organizations before games and between innings
 Handling tickets sales before and during games
MLFA: May 2015- August 2015
 Managed the organizations website and social media pages with Sprout Social and WordPress
 Created marketing collateral for the organization’s representatives using InDesign
 Developed a social media policy for the organization’s representatives to bettertake advantage of social
media
 Wrote press releases during the organizations Ramadan campaign to keep donors informed about MLFA
activities
YMCA: October 2009- May 2015
 Organized a luncheon for AISD teachers during the end of the 2010 schoolyear
 Created and delivered marketing materials to different AISD Elementary and Junior High schools
Volunteer Experience
 Established a social media presence for the Denton Christian Preschool and the Hearts for Homes using
social media calendars and Facebook Analytics
 Developed media prep documents for both organizations Executive Directors to use if interviewed by a
news medium
Software Skills
 Microsoft office including Word, Excel Formulas and PowerPoint
 Salesforce- used to manage and send files to representatives at MLFA
 WordPress-used to manage official MLFA website, update events and content on websites; also link social
media pages to website
 Adobe Creative Suite- Used Adobe Photoshop and InDesign to create market collateral such as flyers and
website templates