Darnisha Bishop

Current

• Publicity Manager at Cinequest
• Student Assistant at San Jose State University

Past

• Associate Publicist at Cinequest
• Publicity Intern at Cinequest
• Assistant to Special Events Coordinator at SJSU

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Education

• San Jose State University

Connections

49 connections

Industry

Motion Pictures and Film

Websites

• My Company
• My Company

Darnisha Bishop’s Summary

I have acquired many skills from past job experiences. These include the development of strong written and verbal communication, social media marketing/promotions, proficiency in Microsoft Suite, maintaining budgets, event management, intern development, and basic office administration.

I currently work for Cinequest, a film institute located in the Silicon Valley and help to develop and promote its annual film festival, distribution label, and mentoring&education programs.

Darnisha Bishop’s Specialties:

MAC/PC proficient, branding, social media, non-profit, promotions, project management, media writing

Darnisha Bishop’s Experience

• Publicity Manager

  Cinequest

  (Non-Profit; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  April 2009 — Present (8 months)

• Student Assistant

  San Jose State University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)

  Responsible for answering phone calls, organizing student/faculty files and other basic administrative duties. On occasion, responsible for organizing certain advising/departmental events.

• Associate Publicist

  Cinequest

  (Non-Profit; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  November 2008 — March 2009 (5 months)

  Responsible for organizing and tracking filmmaker publicity information; collaborated with Publicity Manager to execute publicity plan for Cinequest 19; Maintained relationships with media outlets (local, trade, and national); Performed basic administrative duties; Organized and executed program for intern development.

• Publicity Intern

  Cinequest

  (Non-Profit; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  January 2008 — October 2008 (10 months)

  Organized and executed daily newsletter distributed during 12-day film festival; Developed relationships with media (local, Internet) to promote 5+ films; Assisted with the execution of two major press conferences during the festival.

• Assistant to Special Events Coordinator

  SJSU

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  January 2006 — September 2006 (9 months)

Darnisha Bishop’s Education

• San Jose State University

  B.S. , Public Relations , 2005 — 2009

  Minor in Communications and Humanities. Academic focus in Radio-Television-Film

  Activities and Societies:

  PRSSA, Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority (held 3 offices)

Additional Information

Darnisha Bishop’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Company

Darnisha Bishop’s Interests:

New Media, Entertainment, Public Relations, Alpha Omicron Pi

Darnisha Bishop’s Groups:

Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority, Cinequest

•    San Jose State University (official group)

Darnisha Bishop’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
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• business deals
• reference requests
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