Christopher Krull

120 14th Ave.

Seattle, WA 98122
heythere@christopherkrull.com

EDUCATION
Saint Louis University, Department of Communication
Master of Arts, Communication (May 2013)
Emphasis areas: strategic communication, rhetoric, and computer mediated communication
University of Missouri-Columbia, College of Business
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (May 2006)
Emphasis: Marketing, Minor: Economics
WORK EXPERIENCE
University of Puget Sound (June 2013present)
Assistant Director for Enrollment Communications
Copywriting and brand management for communications to prospective students
Working closely with students, faculty, and staff to develop university brand
Partnering with outside branding agency to produce award-winning short videos
Creative direction and copywriting for marketing materials produced in-house
Saint Louis University (August 2011May 2013)
Graduate Assistant, Department of Communication
Co-taught undergraduate computer technology labs
Used technology to develop creative lessons and assignments for student courses
Developed multimedia Web content through content management systems (CMS)
Wrote copy and scripts for department website, brochures, and promotional videos
Osborn & Barr Communications (June 2006May 2011)
Account Executive
Planned multimillion dollar integrated marketing communications campaigns
Led earned media team in PR campaign attaining one million media impressions
Successfully pitched news stories to local and national media outlets
Wrote press releases, op-eds, media alerts, speeches and tip sheets

VOLUNTEER TEACHING
YMCA Literacy Council of St. Louis (February 2008May 2013)
Tutor
Individually tutored students prepearing for GED, ASVAB, and ACT
Co-taught English as a Second Language (ESL) courses
Developed lesson plans for individual and groups of students
INTERNSHIPS
Boulevard, a literary magazine published by Saint Louis University (June 2012May 2013)
Reader/Copy Editor
Evaluated fiction submissions from potential contributors
Provided editorial recommendations to managing editor
Copyedited final proof of magazine before going to printer
Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts (Summer 2012)
Editor
Edited all articles developed by VLAA lawyers and accountants
Wrote attention-grabbing headlines and captions for Web articles and newsletters
Maintained proper legal and business writing styles across publications
TECHNOLOGY & OTHER SKILLS
Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop
Apple Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro
Avid Pro Tools
Content Management Basic HTML and CSS, WordPress, various CMS platforms
Marketing Software Cision, Google Analytics, SilverPOP Marketer, Xpedite
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Project Management Asana, ADvantage
Writing AP and APA, and Chicago styles