ANNABEL M. JONES

EDUCATION
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
Bachelor of Arts, in French May 2010
Minor in Business Administration
GPA: 3.4

AWARDS
National Collegiate Scholar
Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society Member

EXPERIENCE
Events Coordinator January 2010 – May 2010
Carolina Catering Charleston, SC
• Promoted from Senior Marketing Intern to Events Coordinator within six months
• Managed critical details for multiple simultaneous events
• Coordinated all rental orders, vendors, deliveries, and scheduled staff for all events
• Performed day to day administrative tasks
• Creatively put together menus and executed menu tastings with clients
• Maintained and updated deposit logs and all events in company’s database for amounts exceeding $10,000

Senior Marketing Intern September 2009 – January 2010
Carolina Catering Charleston, SC
• Promoted from Intern to Senior Marketing Intern within five months and began to help train other interns
• Maintained and created relationships with core clients and expanded client base
• Enthusiastically contributed creative marketing ideas to weekly meetings and helped to design and implement short-term marketing strategies for three restaurants and Crew Carolina’s catering company
• Composed and proofread marketing materials for public distribution

Public Relations Intern January 2009 – May 2009
Out of Hand Events Charleston, SC
• Reorganized and improved readability of the business’ website; also maintained the website’s accuracy concerning inventory, classes and event portfolio
• Consistently updated company’s blog and significantly increased website traffic
• Simultaneously promoted Out of Hand while also coordinating events for A Charleston Bride

Wedding Coordinator Assistant October 2008 – April 2009
A Charleston Bride Charleston, SC
• Requested to coordinate events after fall internship completed
• Responsible for the seamless coordination of musician, catering, design, and floral set-up and break-down for events
• Creatively solved event mishaps and inclement weather site damages
• Exhibited efficient multi-tasking during pre-event production work and excellent organizational skills

Gallery Intern April 2007 – July 2009
Fogle Fine Art & Accessories Jacksonville, FL
• Maintained gallery integrity and expertly stored fine art and flat files
• Corresponded with artists, patrons and clients concerning projects and deliveries via telephone and email
• Streamlined and organized the electronic art database and updated the company’s website with inventory
• Developed and improved organizational method for the extensive flat-file collection.

SKILLS
Computer: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint), PC and Apple
Operating Systems; Social Media and Networking platforms
Language: Very proficient in French

ACTIVITIES
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority, Charleston, SC
• Facility Manager, 2009- 2010
• Banner Chairman, 2008 – 2009
• PR Focus Group Member, 2008 – 2009
• Member Development Council, January 2009 – August 2009
• By-laws Committee Member, 2008-2009


The Golden Pearl Foundation, Chicago, IL
Board of Directors member, 2005 – present