Devin Alessio (908) 670 – 0874 • dalessi1@jhu.edu 55 Park Ave • New York, NY 10016
EDUCATION Johns Hopkins University • Baltimore, MD Expected May 2014 GPA 3.7, Dean’s List, Bachelor of Arts Writing Seminars, Bachelor of Arts Italian Studies
WORK AND INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE Johns Hopkins Development and Alumni Relations • Intern August 2013 – Present • Create and maintain internship program’s Facebook account and social media strategy to connect with program alumni and current students, garner program interest • Implement a YouTube interview series with JHU fundraising executives for students interested in pursuing internships in development and university philanthropy • Write new promotional internship program copy for Alumni Relations site College Fashion • Contributing Writer July 2013-‐Present • Write biweekly profiles of successful leaders in the fashion industry Hearst Digital Media — Seventeen.com • Buzz Blogger August 2012 – November 2013 • Wrote entertainment, fashion, and college life articles and blog posts Hearst Digital Media — Seventeen.com • Web Intern June 2013 – August 2013, May – August 2012 • Pitched and wrote beauty, entertainment, and fashion articles, flipbooks, blog posts, and quizzes for online publication on Seventeen.com • Conducted and transcribed talent interviews, selected and notified contest winners, and updated outdated articles • Represented Seventeen at press events, created and maintained relationships with PR contacts to acquire story information and sample products • Syndicated articles in Yahoo! Shine • Utilized kneon to connect images in content to retailers • Tweeted for @seventeenmag, wrote Facebook posts and captions for Seventeen’s Tumblr page Ed2010 Intern Diaries • Web Intern Blogger May 2013 -‐ August 2013 • Wrote weekly blog posts about completing a web internship and the magazine industry Girls’ Life Magazine • Editorial Intern August 2011– December 2011 • Pitched and wrote 3-‐5 articles weekly for online publication • Moderated blog posts, transcribed interviews, and selected contest winners
LEADERSHIP
The Johns Hopkins News-Letter • Arts & Entertainment Editor April 2012 – December 2012 • Managed and coordinated on and off-‐campus assignments for 30 writers • Created and maintained relationships between The Johns Hopkins News-Letter and PR contacts at Baltimore concert venues and museums • Wrote a weekly entertainment column
SKILLS
• Magnus, InDesign, Photoshop, CMS, HTML, SEO, Wordpress, Final Cut Pro, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, YouTube, Omniture, Windows Movie Maker, Brightcove, Fluent in Italian