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Joshua Kail
PR Professional
Jkail1@yahoo.com • 2847 48th St • Astoria, NY 11103 • (347) 684-2966
Skills

• Vocus/Cision/Burrellesluce
• Exceptional Interpersonal Skills
• Microsoft Office Suite/Adobe Suite
• Published Writer
• Blog/Social Networking
• Web based research

Work Experience

WNET/THIRTEEN
Associate Publicist, 2008– 2009
New York, NY
• Leveraged the department’s ability for new media outreach through the creation of a vast multi-topic blog database
• Pitched and successfully placed stories with local and national press such as the LA Times and Queens Chronicle
• Composed press material for local and national programming that was used by several Senior Publicists
• Expounded upon requested press list creations via the Cission and Vocus programs by generating additional special interest groups outside the standard list topics.
• Acted as central liaison between the communications office and other internal departments improving the flow and accuracy of information
• Created and implemented media plan for annual GED Graduation Ceremony with the goal of expanding visibility of the program and of WNET’s community involvement resulting in wide web coverage and hyper local markets

THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
PR/Administrative Assistant, 2005 – 2008
New York, NY
• Wrote the press releases for the seminary’s large fund raising events
• Created an Access database that tracked all media response to pitches for better press analysis
• Restructured and redesigned clip books into a digital format allowing for a quicker product turnaround and saving the Seminary $40,000 annually
• Designated as archivist and project manager for the digitization process for The Eternal Light radio program
• Created grassroots campaign for the documentary The Eternal Light resulting in an additional reach of 2000 people within the niche market of Old Time Radio fans
• Photographed and videoed seminary events that was used in marketing materials

GOVERNOR ED RENDELL
Assistant to the Press Office, November 2002- January 2003 • Assistant Volunteer Coordinator, May 2002 – November 2002
Philadelphia, PA
• Acclimated from walk in volunteer to assistant to the press secretary within 7 months
• Entrusted to ghost write a speech and article on behalf of the Governor-elect
• Compiled daily news clips from across the state
• Edited the press releases of the press secretary
• Analyzed and compared the Bush Health Care Reform Plan with the Governor-elect’s plan
TIERNEY COMMUNICATIONS
Intern, October 2002- November, 2002
Philadelphia, PA
• Managed and created media lists
• Constructed hard copy monthly media clip books
• Conducted competitive market research for the client Termidor

Education

UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD
West Hartford, CT
B.A., Communication, May 2002
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WIDENER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
Wilmington, DE
Attended August 2004 -May-2005

Interests

• Painting
• Stained glass
• Cooking
• Introductory banjo
• Creative Writing