Contact
perezdiego0331@gmail.com

Education
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago IL May 2021
Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Minor in Professional Writing
Graduated Cum Laude, Cumulative GPA: 3.56

Related Experience/Coursework

Technical Writing/Advanced Professional Writing Fall 2020-Spring 2021

● Translated technical documents into a paper for a lay audience.
● Summarized a research paper on a STEM-related topic
● Drafted multiple sample papers such as a policy brief, press release, and a media kit.

Social Media & Marketing Spring 2020

● Constructed a marketing plan for the company Etsy that incorporated the use of social media as
well as three types of digital media: earned, paid, and owned media.
● Drafted multiple SWOT analyses for different companies by thoroughly researching each
company.
● Investigated and gathered multiple different marketing strategies and plans to increase exposure,
consumer sales, and overall satisfaction.

Data & Digital /Investigative Journalism Fall 2019-Fall 2020

● Operated social media apps such as Twitter to publicize/market brand and articles written
● Created different graphics used for stories such as bar graphs, map charts, and other multimedia.
● Interviewed multiple sources, conducted research, and worked in teams to write stories on
important topics such as COVID-19, gentrification, and more.
● Incorporated and employed programs such as Google MyMaps, Google Trends, StoryMap JS,
Timeline JS, Google Earth Pro, Adobe Spark/Post, WordPress, Medium, Venngage, Google
Flourish, Datawrapper, Tableau, and Twitter.

Media & Professional Writing Experience Fall 2019
● Studied interview techniques to gather information about individuals and topics.
● Conducted research on individuals needed for interviews
● Wrote articles and published on personal website

Additional Experience

Harvard Maintenance(Janitor/Day Porter) Summer 2018 & 2019
● Scheduled multiple tasks to be completed within deadlines
● Communicated with supervisors and co-workers to ensure satisfactory completion of work
● Handled client requests and performed basic maintenance tasks such as trash removal, lobby
support, and restroom restock.

Skills: Language: Bilingual; Fluent in Spanish and English | Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel,
PowerPoint.)