Helen Youn's resume

1. H E L E N B.
Y O U N
CONTACT
(847) 204-3479
/in/helenbyoun/
EDUCATION
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
B.A. Communications 05/2019
SKILLS
Social Media
Event Management/Production
CRM
B2B
Client Engagement
Client Strategy
Languages
Fluent in Korean, Proficient in Spanish
Computer
Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, Final Cut Pro,
Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, Canva,
Mailchimp, Eventbrite, Docusign
ORGANIZATIONS
EXPERIENCE
Worked with client outreach team to successfully complete
negotiations by conducting at least 50 cold calls daily
Increased social media presence by 40%
Coordinated keynote social events with 100+ attendees
Conducted phone screens for potential candidates and
scheduled over 50 interviews weekly
Creative Brand Strategy Intern
The Sunshine Method
Chicago, Illinois
06/2019-08/2019
Directed production of marketing & promotional videos for
concert venues featuring big-name artists
Developed advertising creative and copy for local clients to
align brand objectives
Wrote creative briefs and conceptualized art direction for
videos
CTRL+V Production Agency
American Advertising Federation
Urbana, Illinois
09/2016-05/2019
President
Korean Student Association
Managed social media presence leading up to an event with
over 400 attendees
Executed keynote gala raising over $4,000
Oversaw a 13 person team to facilitate events with 10 different
organizations
Designed and sent 500+ E-blasts to ensure external and
internal communication for ongoing events
MARKETING & CREATIVE BRAND STRATEGY
INTERESTS
Sales
Brand Strategy
Event Planning
Food Photography
Funky Correlations
Marketing & Social Media Intern
Kirin Productions
Seoul, Korea
06/2016-08/2018
Created social media campaigns for a web series, acquired
over 4,000,000+ views in 30 days
Drafted a 2-month PR strategy and wrote press releases for a
major film to widen media coverage
Spearheaded client communication to ensure clients'
campaign objectives were achieved
Writer
Impulse Magazine
Urbana, Illinois
08/2016-06/2017
Generated creative content for Instagram, published article
for the 10th issue of the travel section
Managed Facebook and Instagram accounts to post weekly
lifestyle content, resulting in 30% growth of followers
American Advertising Federation
09/2016 – 05/2019
Korean Student Association
09/2017 – 05/2019
helenyoun96@gmail.com
LEADERSHIP
09/2017-05/2019