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5510
ROSSLYN AVENUE • INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46220
PHONE 317-726-2210 • E-MAIL MELISSAZABEL@HOTMAIL.COM
HTTP://MELISSA.THE-ZABELS.COM
MELISSA
A. W. ZABEL
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OBJECTIVE
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To
create communication pieces of all types that effectively
deliver targeted messages to targeted audiences.
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REPRESENTATIVE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
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- Wrote
21 brochures, 6 letters, and 11 flyers
for JIST Publishing, directly resulting
in more than $150K in sales.
- Usability
tested and redesigned 5 catalogs for JIST
Publishing, resulting in more than $200K
in sales.
- Writer
and designer of more than 50 E-mail campaigns
and newsletters for JIST Publishing.
- Assisted
JIST Publishing's Webmaster during Web
site redesign process and usability testing.
- Writer
of cover copy for more than 20 videos
and books at JIST Publishing.
- Created
script for Eight Steps to a Successful
Job Interview (audio CD) at JIST
Publishing.
- Webmaster,
content developer, and designer of IIT
Graduate College Web site (more than 200
pages).
- Editor
of 2004-2006 IIT Graduate Bulletin
distributed to graduate students and IIT
employees.
- Designer,
writer, and editor of IIT's Inventing
the Future Together, a research magazine
distributed to funding agencies and universities
throughout the United States.
- Created
IIT's International Student Handbook,
distributed annually to more than 1000
students.
- Updated
all admission/response letters sent annually
to more than 5000 IIT applicants.
- Author
of Dream Within a Dream, prose
published in MT CUP Revue Fall
Journal 2000
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RELEVANT
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
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- July
2006-Present: Freelance Communications Specialist
Writer, Editor, Web Designer, and Graphic
Designer
- November
2004-July 2006: JIST Publishing, Indianapolis
IN
Copywriter, Marketing & Communications
- October
2002-August 2004: Illinois Institute of Technology
(IIT), Chicago IL
Director of Marketing & Communications
for the Graduate College
- August
2001-October 2002: Illinois Institute of Technology
(IIT), Chicago IL
Graduate Admissions Coordinator
- January
2001-April 2001: Minnetrista Cultural Center,
Muncie IN
Executive Assistant to the President &
CEO (Internship)
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EDUCATION
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| 1/2002-5/2004 |
Illinois
Institute of Technology |
Chicago,
Illinois |
| Master
of Science in Technical Communication &
Information Design |
- Cumulative
GPA: 4.0, Dean’s High Academic Honors
- Intensive
study of information design through usability
testing and effective design principles.
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| 9/1998-5/2001 |
Ball
State University |
Muncie,
Indiana |
Bachelor
of Science & Humanities Degree,
English Preprofessional Major, Professional
Writing Option |
- Major
GPA: 3.565, Dean’s List
- Focus
on grammatical rules, literature analysis,
and various types of communication.
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SOFTWARE
PROFICIENCY
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- Dreamweaver
MX Certification
- Quark
- Adobe
Pagemaker/Acrobat/Photoshop/InDesign
- MS
Word/Excel/Access/Front
Page/Publisher/PowerPoint
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