Katie DePaola

Current

Junior Board of Directors at Step Up Women's Network
Analyst at Sara Holoubek, Consultant

Past

PR & Sales Intern at G-Star
Student at Vanderbilt University
PR|Events Assistant at Posh Boutique LLC

PR Assistant at Ruder Finn
Product Development Assistant at Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive

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Education

University of New South Wales
Vanderbilt University

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Industry

Management Consulting

Katie DePaola’s Summary

Professional experience in public relations, media (print and online), event planning, marketing, branding, and product development. Seeking challenging, creative career opportunities with fast-paced, growing brands.

Katie DePaola’s Experience

Junior Board of Directors

Step Up Women's Network

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

August 2009 — Present (4 months)
Analyst

Sara Holoubek, Consultant

(Management Consulting industry)

June 2009 — Present (6 months)
PR & Sales Intern

G-Star

(Privately Held; Retail industry)

June 2009 — August 2009 (3 months)

•Coordinate with magazines and stylists to pull looks for celebrities
•Organize production for photo shoots, museum exhibits and events
•Visual merchandising in showroom and for G-Star at Bloomingdale’s
•Assist sales team with client meetings and vendor outreach
Student

Vanderbilt University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

September 2005 — May 2009 (3 years 9 months)

Bachelor of Science, May 2009, cum laude
Major: Human and Organizational Development (HOD)
Minor: Women & Gender Studies

Study Abroad Experience:
*University of New South Wales: Sydney, Australia
Gained a global perspective on business management, marketing and gender issues, Feb. – June 2008.

*Vanderbilt Churchill in London Lecture Series: London, England
Studied life and rhetoric of Winston Churchill.
Received Dynamic Speaker Award, May 2006.
PR|Events Assistant

Posh Boutique LLC

(Apparel & Fashion industry)

February 2009 — April 2009 (3 months)

*Managed event contracts, scheduling, design and publicity
*Coordinated with local and New York-based vendors to plan events
*Corresponded with magazine editors to generate media coverage
*Communicated with high-volume accounts to promote VIP events
*Managed website to inform customers of events and products
PR Assistant

Ruder Finn

(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

September 2008 — December 2008 (4 months)

*Developed strategic communications campaigns for clients
*Prepared press kits for President Barack Obama’s transition team
*Corresponded with New York office on new business and strategy
*Planned press conference, rally, media tour and pink carpet event
*Wrote press releases for distribution by Senior Vice President
Product Development Assistant

Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive

(Public Company; WPO; Online Media industry)

May 2007 — February 2008 (10 months)

*Reported shopping trends for front-page of The Washington Post
*Filmed teen shopping event for washingtonpost.com
*Produced written and photo content for LoudounExtra.com
*Worked with team of 20 led directly by VP of Product Development

Katie DePaola’s Education

University of New South Wales

2009 — 2009
Vanderbilt University

2005 — 2009

Activities and Societies:

Vanderbilt Student Communications:
Managing Editor, Special Projects Coordinator, Columnist.