chawthar16@gmail.com
Education Bachelor
of Science, Strategic Advertising, May 2012
Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, VA
Cumulative GPA 3.5/4.0
Awards
2011
Recipient of the Advertising Women of New York Scholarship
Dean’s List: Spring and
Fall 2010, Spring and Fall 2011
Related
Coursework Strategic
Advertising Campaign, Fall 2011
Restore, Habitat for Humanity, Richmond, VA
·
Led
team of six students to create campaign to attract volunteers, donors, and
customers to Restore, a retail non-profit chain for used home accessories
·
Created
a strategy based on a relational concept of a self-less mother giving
everything to her children and expecting nothing in return
·
Budgeted
for campaign’s multiple execution methods
·
Executed
the strategy with viral video and low budget campaigning
Related
Experience Marketing
Intern, Fall 2011 – Present
Moss United, Richmond, VA
·
Informed
perspective clients on opportunities to help them improve fitness through a
YouTube video
·
Filmed
and edited video for client’s use in marketing his Sunday morning program
Research Analyst
Intern, Spring
2012 – Present
Feedback Agency, Midlothian, VA
·
Researched
prospective Middle Eastern partner agencies
·
Provided
Sleep Island Mattress company with valuable consumer insight to better be able
to market their new products
·
Contributed
to editing informational video montages for Valley Health Medical Group
Leadership
Experience Advertising
and Public Relations Chair
Arab Student Association, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
·
Promote
intercultural understanding through multi-media and social media
·
Organized
the First Annual Arabian Night at Virginian Commonwealth University to a crowd
of 350 people
Work
Experience
· Pharmacy
Technician,
August 2006 – May 2011
Walgreens, Chester, VA
First place district winner
of suggestive sell competition
Skills
· Fluent
in 19 Arabic dialects, Illustrator,
iMovie, and Prezi.com
