Kate Maloney

Current

• GSA/GSTL at Target

Past

• Project Administrator and Buyer at Solestruck.com
• Wiki Administrator at Adaptavant
• Customer Service Representative at A-CTI

• Production Technician at Western Oregon Journal

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Education

• Western Oregon University
• Clackamas Community College
• Word of Life Bible Institute

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Writing and Editing

Kate Maloney’s Summary

Desktop publishing experience. Skilled in copywriting and editing. Competency in Spanish language, written and oral. Experience in marketing via various social networking sites.

Kate Maloney’s Experience

• GSA/GSTL

  Target

  (Public Company; TGT; Retail industry)

  October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

  Supervise team members at front end of store, including cashiers, food service, and customer service. Morning and evening banking of all registers each day. Handle escalated guest service situations. Ensure front end of store meets corporate standards for brand appearance at all times. Also scheduled weekly at in-store café and as needed to assist human resources with scheduling and filing.

• Project Administrator and Buyer

  Solestruck.com

  (Retail industry)

  July 2006 — September 2008 (2 years 3 months)

  Manage development of new website features, writing user specifications and overseeing project completion. Produce keyword-rich, persuasive web copy for online shoe store, including seasonal reviews, informational pages for SEO purposes, and blog posts. Continuous participation in choosing and purchasing product, monitoring sales, placing reorders, communication with vendors, and occasional attendance at trade shows.

• Wiki Administrator

  Adaptavant

  (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

  October 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 2 months)

  Developed and maintained an internal documentation database (based on the same software as Wikipedia but on a much smaller scale), including creation and maintenance of user guides, organizational structure and training program.

• Customer Service Representative

  A-CTI

  (Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

  October 2002 — July 2006 (3 years 10 months)

  Handled customer complaints and concerns. Transcribed customer requests and messages with speed and accuracy. Maintained confidentiality of customer accounts. Compiled records of interactions with customers. Contributed to creation of training manual. Presented product information to potential customers. Also designed monthly interoffice newsletter.

• Production Technician

  Western Oregon Journal

  (Newspapers industry)

  September 2004 — June 2006 (1 year 10 months)

  Created design layouts, wrote headlines and captions for weekly student newspaper. Designed advertisements. Contributed to story selection and editing process. Attended national conferences.

Kate Maloney’s Education

• Western Oregon University

  BA , Humanities, Spanish , 2004 — 2006

  Activities and Societies:

  Production Technician for the Western Oregon Journal, Secretary of the Residence Hall Association

• Clackamas Community College

  AA , Journalism , 2002 — 2004

  Activities and Societies:

  Copy Editor of the Clackmas Print

• Word of Life Bible Institute

  2001 — 2002