Fashion/Media Professional
Entertainment Business Master's Student-Full Sail University
Kent State University Alumna
EXPERIENCE
Blogger, B.Ruby has expertise in the areas listed below but she is always wiling to learn more about the fashion and entertainment industry. This blog is meant to serve as a professional blog for Ruby throughout her term as a student in the Entertainment Business program at Full Sail University while also serving as an outlet for her to voice her opinion. She hopes to use this blog as a way to explore her own style and interests in the fashion and entertainment industry.
Experience:
Preparing Press Kits
Event Planning
Magazine Journalism
Web Journalism
Visual Design
Social Media
Search Engine Optimization
Fashion Marketing
Customer Service&Sales
Specialties
Social Networking, Event Planning, Adobe In-Design, Adobe Photoshop
Chloe + Isabel Inc. 05 / 2013 - Present
Merchandiser
Help Maintain and build awareness for the Chloe + Isabel brand image through social
media, direct selling and event planning. Chloe + Isabel is a dynamic and socially innovative
jewelry brand designed to connect women through a modern-day social-shopping
experience.
Full Sail University 10 / 2012 - 9/2013
Artist Relations Work-Study
Greet Artists when they arrive. Help artists with accommodations for studio sessions. Recruit
new artists/bands for studio sessions.
Kent State University 05 / 2011 - 06 / 2012
Marketing and Public Relations Assistant
Designed and produced marketing materials for the College of Communication and
Information. Assisted in the planning and marketing of special events.
Procter & Gamble 08 / 2011 - 12 / 2011
Ready U Brand Ambassador
Increased brand awareness for Procter & Gamble products through strategic event planning.
Reached out to students through campus wide guerrilla marketing. Created exclusive viral
media content for the program’s social networks and private site.
UHURU, Kent State University 08 / 2008 - 05 / 2011
Staff Writer/Blogger
Researched story ideas. Interviewed sources and checked facts. Wrote and published articles
in the magazine, and the website.
Funderstanding.com 05 / 2010 - 07 / 2010
Editorial Intern
Funderstanding.com, A2XConsulting.com, InternProgram360.com Wrote and performed
back end editing for three websites. Helped reformat the website’s SEO.
SELF Magazine 01 / 2010 - 05 / 2010
Fashion Intern
Interned in the SELF Fashion closet. Sorted, checked in, and sent out PR samples. Performed
some clerical duties.
Artemis Magazine 01 / 2010 - 05 / 2010
Entertainment Blogger
Artemis is the women’s magazine on Kent’s campus. Contributed to the blog by writing a biweekly column.
UHURU, Kent State University 06 / 2009 - 05 / 2010
Fashion Editor
UHURU is a culturally based magazine on Kent’s campus that was built to be the voice of
minorities.Managed the entire fashion section of the magazine.
EDUCATION
Full Sail University 2012 - 2013
Master of Science (MS) October, 2013
Kent State University 2007 - 2011
B.A. , Communication Studies December, 2011