Chris Clements Resume 3
Chris Clements Resume 3
Chris Clements Resume 3
Highly creative writer, journalist, and marketing assistant who recently graduated magna cum laude from Arizona State
University with a bachelor’s degree in English. Excited to contribute my expertise and passion as a storyteller and a creative
thinker at your company.
CORE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
● Creative / Technical Writing ● Interviewing ● Writing Press Releases
● Short story writing ● Basic HTML ● English Tutoring
● Reporting ● Social Media ● Basic CSS
● Novel writing ● Can meet tight writing deadlines ● Skilled in remaining calm under
● Music journalism in high-stress environments pressure
EDUCATION
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Tempe, AZ
Bachelor of Arts Graduated 2021
● Relevant Courses: Shakespeare, News Writing and Reporting, Advanced Fiction Workshop
● Won Jules J. Anatole Scholarship for Creative Writing
● 2021 ASU Humanities Scholar, nominated by faculty in the creative writing department
● 2020 Jane Shaw Jacobs Prize for Fiction from Barrett, The Honors College at ASU
● Selected to read at the Undergraduate Writers Showcase, produced by ASU’s Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative
Writing
CREATE/EXCHANGE, Phoenix, AZ
Social Media / Public Relations Intern Jan. 2019 - May 2019
● Create/Exchange is a new eCommerce start-up seeking to facilitate the sale of local Arizona fine arts to consumers
● Afforded the opportunity to assist a start-up business transform its digital brand into a fully-realized strategy
● Contributed to social media strategies, market research, website development and client outreach
OTHER EXPERIENCE
● Developed professional musical skills and applied them to entrepreneurial endeavors and elite academics
● Teaching / Non-Profit Education: Acted as a Teaching Assistant / Resident Assistant through Jazz at Lincoln Center at
the Summer Jazz Academy in Bard College, New York.
● Jazz Trombone Performances: Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola (NYC), The Bitter End (NYC), The Duplex (NYC), The Newport
Jazz Festival, Shea Center for the Performing Arts (NJ).
● Academics: Accepted as an honors student to the elite jazz program at William Paterson University.