Resume

Valerie R Gibbons

vg543292@uni.edu

OBJECTIVE A rewarding internship/Career in the area of Communication and Visual Communication.

EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts: Communication
University of Northern Iowa August, 2004-May 2012
Cedar Falls, Iowa

AREAS OF STUDY: Oral Communication, Interactive Digital Communication, Communication Theories, Communication/Community and Change, Qualitative Research Methods, Mass Communication and Society, Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Media Literacy, Organizational Communication, Health Communication, Mass Communication Law & Ethics, Specialized Reporting Photojournalism.

Associate of Arts Degree
Iowa Central Community College Transferred August, 2004
Fort Dodge, Iowa
AREAS OF STUDY: Public Speaking, Environmental Science, Introduction to Business, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Micro Economics, Computer Concepts, Western Civ, Modern Asian Civilizations, English 1 and 2.

*Education self-financed through full-time employment.

EMPLOYMENT

Customer Service Manager
Walmart
Fort Dodge, Iowa / Dubuque, Iowa/ Cedar Falls, Iowa April 2002-Present

Supervise front-end associates and operations
Maintain front-end in accordance with Company polices, procedures, laws and regulations
Coordinate Cashier meals and breaks, and assist store Management with control of front end
Approve monetary transactions and provide support to associates completing monetary transactions
Identify Customer needs, resolving Customer issues and concerns
Participate in the hiring, promotion, coaching, teaching, and evaluation of associates

Staff Writer
The Northern Iowan
Cedar Falls, Iowa January 2012-May 2012
Reporting and designing stories for events
Gather news stories
Interviewing sources
Visualize and perform photography shots

ACTIVITIES CSA (Communication Studies Association), Volunteer at the Black Hawk County Youth Shelter, Northeast Iowa Food Bank, and St. John Lutheran Church in Vincent, Iowa. Gathering news stories and taking photos for The Northern Iowan. Edit photos and video utilizing iPhoto and iMovie. Capturing verbs via digital camera.

SKILLS Learn new concepts quickly, communicate ideas clearly and effectively, work well under pressure, and deadlines. Extensive computer skills and technological fluency. Enthusiastic learner, punctual, and highly creative. Adobe Software, Photoshop/Photoshop Elements, Microsoft Word, Mac-iMovie and iPhoto.