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KELSEY BECKER CONTACT +1 (214) 883-6754 [email protected] linkedin.com/in/beckerkelsey kelseybecker thelistenings.com 377 Kirby Dr. Argyle, TX 76226 LEADERSHIP Gaylord 360 Team Lead & Copy Director Spring 2016 Integrated Capstone Team Art Director Fall 2015 President’s Trophy Creative Head Fall 2014 – Spring 2015 Delta Delta Delta Licensing Chair Fall 2013 – Fall 2014 Delta Delta Delta Preference Skit Head Summer 2014 French Club Publicity Chair Fall 2013 – Fall 2014 SKILLS Adobe Suite Final Cut Pro Avid ProTools Squarespace EDUCATION The University of Oklahoma 3.5 Cumulative GPA Advertising Major Film & Media Studies Minor OCCUPATIONS Blackbird Gastropub Server The Tasting Room Wine Café Server Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen Server PHILOSOPHY One hectic summer in Houston, I wrote for a local agency while serving at a little wine bar in the city. I wrote nine to five and then crammed in another 40 hours on the weekend serving sparkling glasses of Moët on the hot, sticky patio. Working 80 hours a week (while enrolled in three courses) is something I never wish to experience again, but what I learned from it I will carry with me for the rest of my life. Because I spent so many hours preoccupied that summer, I was careful not to waste a single moment, to be consistently present. And so I adopted the mantra: to be. Because no matter the feeling, no matter the fear, I want to be here. EXPERIENCE Lindsey + Asp Production Manager & Copywriter Norman, OK Fall 2015 – Spring 2016 - Liaison between printing services and student-run holistic advertising and public relations agency - Proofread and revised each proof to ensure flawless production on every published piece - Wrote monthly Facebook content for the agency’s largest, freshly obtained client: Fathom - Brainstormed and employed consistent social media tactics to engage each target audience Love Advertising Copywriting Intern Houston, TX Summer 2015 Clients: Brick and Mortar Kitchen, Celltex Stem Cell Therapy, CenterPoint Energy, Gallery Furniture, Goodwill Houston, Grand Prix of Houston, Greater Houston Honda Dealers, Houston Methodist Hospital, Integrated Real Estate Group, J Loggins Jewelers, Perry’s Steakhouse - Wrote copy for a variety of local and national clients for both online and physical consumption - Created a holistic campaign for the opening of a Perry’s Steakhouse branch in a new market (Birmingham, Alabama) along a team of nine - Crafted the concept for the Birmingham branch and produced copy selected for the opening “They want something like this but not this,” said Pluto with a sigh.

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Page 1: Becker K - Resume

K E L S E Y B E C K E R

C O N T A C T

+1 (214) 883-6754

[email protected] linkedin.com/in/beckerkelsey

kelseybecker thelistenings.com

377 Kirby Dr.

Argyle, TX 76226

L E A D E R S H I P

Gaylord 360 Team Lead & Copy Director Spring 2016

Integrated Capstone Team Art Director

Fall 2015

President’s Trophy Creative Head Fall 2014 – Spring 2015

Delta Delta Delta Licensing Chair

Fall 2013 – Fall 2014

Delta Delta Delta Preference Skit Head Summer 2014

French Club Publicity Chair

Fall 2013 – Fall 2014

S K I L L S

Adobe Suite Final Cut Pro Avid ProTools Squarespace

E D U C A T I O N

The University of Oklahoma

3.5 Cumulative GPA Advertising Major

Film & Media Studies Minor

O C C U P A T I O N S

Blackbird Gastropub Server The Tasting Room Wine Café Server Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen Server

P H I L O S O P H Y One hectic summer in Houston, I wrote for a local agency while serving at a little wine bar in the city. I wrote nine to five and then crammed in another 40 hours on the weekend serving sparkling glasses of Moët on the hot, sticky patio. Working 80 hours a week (while enrolled in three courses) is something I never wish to experience again, but what I learned from it I will carry with me for the rest of my life. Because I spent so many hours preoccupied that summer, I was careful not to waste a single moment, to be consistently present. And so I adopted the mantra: to be. Because no matter the feeling, no matter the fear, I want to be here . E X P E R I E N C E Lindsey + Asp Production Manager & Copywriter Norman, OK Fall 2015 – Spring 2016 - Liaison between printing services and student-run

holistic advertising and public relations agency - Proofread and revised each proof to ensure

flawless production on every published piece - Wrote monthly Facebook content for the

agency’s largest, freshly obtained client: Fathom - Brainstormed and employed consistent social

media tactics to engage each target audience Love Advertising Copywriting Intern Houston, TX Summer 2015 Clients: Brick and Mortar Kitchen, Celltex Stem Cell Therapy, CenterPoint Energy, Gallery Furniture, Goodwill Houston, Grand Prix of Houston, Greater Houston Honda Dealers, Houston Methodist Hospital, Integrated Real Estate Group, J Loggins Jewelers, Perry’s Steakhouse - Wrote copy for a variety of local and national

clients for both online and physical consumption - Created a holistic campaign for the opening of a

Perry’s Steakhouse branch in a new market (Birmingham, Alabama) along a team of nine

- Crafted the concept for the Birmingham branch and produced copy selected for the opening

“They want something like this but not this,” said Pluto with a sigh.