1735 Borland Road Pittsburgh, PA 15243

412.999.3887 tapitassi@gmail.com
www.teresapitassi.weebly.com

EDUCATION
Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
Bachelor of Science: Communication, Public Relations; Minor: Psychology
Graduated December 2013 Magna Cum Laude: GPA 3.74

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Communications Specialist Contractor, ERIKS North America (Mt. Lebanon, PA)

July 2015 February 2016
Generated content for newsletters and worked closely with the Marketing Manager on design
and layout
Created communication materials surrounding Workday implementation, as well as other
business related communications as needed
Produced all content, designed and researched for a bi-weekly Workday newsletter explaining
all Workday related information to prepare employees for a successful launch
Created new benefits and open enrollment communications, including content and layout
Collaborated with HR leadership to overhaul the Employee Handbooks content and design
Expanded my personal business knowledge by assisting with various human resource functions
Provided creative design work using Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign

Internal Communications Coordinator, GlaxoSmithKline (Coraopolis, PA)

June 2014 July 2015
Wrote, posted stories and collected analytics for Consumer Healthcare North America
(CHNA) intranet articles
Responsible for troubleshooting concerns and issues on the intranet, including content
questions, site breakdowns and all site updates
Designed and dispersed a weekly news roundup featuring national and Pittsburgh specific
CHNA news using the interactive Politemail tool
Worked extensively with senior management in planning, creating content and design for
Town Hall meetings and site events
Produced all in-house photography and video editing
Developed employee engagement campaigns using social media, most notably a Yammer
page for the launch of Flonase OTC that was awarded a Best in Class Yammer Success Story
Designed multiple intranet web pages using SharePoint
Provided creative design work using Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign

Public Relations Intern for George Junior Republic (Grove City, PA)
August December 2013
Designed a public relations strategy for struggling organization based on new research
provided by surveys conducted by team members
Increased positive awareness of organization among the public
Produced press releases, promotions, feature stories about student successes and brochures
highlighting the great facility and programs
Increased donations and funding by altering the negative public view of organization

ACTIVITES AND AWARDS

Active leader on campus: Transfer Orientation Team, Slippery Rock Campus Ministry Member
and Leader, SRU Office of Students with Disabilities Volunteer
Voted 2013 PRSSA Senior Writer
Member of Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Sorority and Lambda Pi Eta NCA Honors Society
Slippery Rock Cross Country Team
Girl Scout Gold Award recipient