Description
I am passionate about entertainment, specifically the music industry, and spend much of my spare time researching the field, attending shows, discovering new artists and following trends. I am eager to continue learning about this field and feel that with my past experience, I will have much to offer your company.
Throughout college, I made sure to take courses that would make me a well-rounded and skilled individual. I majored in Communications because it allowed me the freedom to take a diverse set of classes that included much coverage of the entertainment industry. Many of my courses and internships were related to Journalism, so I was able to gain research, writing and communication skills. In addition to that, my love for popular culture and diversity led me to double major in American Studies.
I graduated last May, but my learning experiences did not end there, I soon after pursued internships in the music industry. I had the opportunity to intern at a startup company called Vidiam, where I worked 3x a week in the marketing department. During that short time I learned many new things including how to send email blasts, conduct media outreach and create viable social media posts. I recently completed an internship at a public relations boutique, D.Baron Media, which represents several artists and companies including Avicii, Cazzette, and Dick Clark Productions. During my time here I have been able to sit in on client phone meetings, assist the publicists with analytical reports and most importantly witness first hand what it is like to work in a challenging and fast-paced environment.
Throughout my profile you’ll find specifics on my college education and work experience. Please feel free to contact me if you need any additional information. Hope to hear from you soon!
Christina Benavides
Skills
- cision
- concerts
- customer service
- editing
- event planning
- filemaker
- final cut pro
- higher education
- journalism
- mailchimp
- microsoft excel
- microsoft office
- microsoft word
- music festivals
- music industry
- news writing
- powerpoint
- public relations
- public speaking
- report writing
- research
- rock music
- social media
- social media blogging
- social media marketing
- teaching
- teamwork
- writing
Education
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California State University-Fullerton
- 2009-2014 Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; American Studies, Bachelor's Degree
Experience
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InJOY Life Resources
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2012
Life Coach
•Coached adults with developmental disabilities by working on objectives and skills
•Planned creative weekly outings and activities
•Tracked objective progress at the end of each week
•Utilized progress reports, behavior files and objectives to help members succeed -
D. BARON MEDIA RELATIONS, INC.
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2014-2014
Public Relations Intern
•Maintained artist press clips
•Updated media database via FileMaker Pro and Cision
•Prepared and shipped press kits to media outlets
•Assisted with analytical reports for various award shows (AMAs, HFAs, PMAs)
•Researched artist, label, and event mentions on Internet publications
•Office duties: phones, customer service, filing, invoice processing -
Vidiam Music
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2014-2014
Marketing Intern
•Created optimized and viable posts for company’s social media channels
•Responsible for weekly email campaigns (via MailChimp) for artists and fans
•Contributed articles on music industry topics and artists to company’s blog
•Created/updated music playlists for artists -
COAST Magazine
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2014-2014
Writing Intern
•Pitched and wrote stories related to the Orange County magazine
•Worked with photographers to cover events and prominent OC residents
•Fact checked and edited stories during production
•Communicated with publicists and agents to find proper sources and story info -
The Daily Titan
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2013-2013
Staff Writer
•Produced roughly two publishable stories a week
•Contributed stories related to assigned beat
•Fact checked and edited stories during newsroom shifts
•Gained experience writing for several sections (Features, News, Detour, Opinion) -
dSd Partners
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2011-2012
Customer Service Representative
•Answered and relayed customer service calls between store managers and distributors
•Utilized and updated Excel sheets to keep track of service calls
•Followed up with customers to make sure all issues were resolved
•Placed product orders
