Stuart Perkins

Current

• Account Coordinator at Vander Houwen Public Relations

Past

• Administrative Assistant at Smith and Just, P.S.
• Writer - E-Commerce Division at Seattle Lighting
• Photographer and Administrative Assistant at Bayside Photography

• Public Relations Intern at Publicis Dialog

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Education

• Central Washington University

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Websites

• VHPR's Website

Stuart Perkins’s Summary

I am currently finishing a contracted position as an account coordinator at Vander Houwen Public Relations, a boutique public relations firm located near Seattle, Washington. Just before working at VHPR I traveled throughout Europe for over two months. Having seen a little more of the world, I decided that I’d like to live outside the Northwest and am actively searching for a job with a public relations firm located outside Seattle.

Stuart Perkins’s Specialties:

Media relations, using social media tools for public relations, internet and media related research, and strategic planning.

Stuart Perkins’s Experience

• Account Coordinator

  Vander Houwen Public Relations

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  October 2007 — Present (8 months)

  · Pitch story ideas and coordinate interviews with local and national media outlets. Secure an average of 14 stories every month.
  · Research and develop press releases, fact sheets, backgrounders, research reports, editorial calendars, case studies, and media coverage summaries on a regular basis.
  · Proof internal and external documents and correspondences.
  · Build media lists and maintain media databases.
  · Responsible for account manager duties for two weeks while account manager was on vacation.
  · Research, contact and establish relationships with new business prospects.
  · Manage our social media program by staying informed on current social media news and trends and proposing new ideas to keep our clients on the cutting edge of the social media revolution.

• Administrative Assistant

  Smith and Just, P.S.

  (Partnership; 11-50 employees; Accounting industry)

  January 2007 — May 2007 (5 months)

  · Handled all front desk tasks including greeting clients, answering a multi-line phone, and scheduling appointments and conference room availability with Microsoft Outlook.
  · Organized and maintained a large physical filing system while simultaneously updating our office to an electronic filing system.

• Writer - E-Commerce Division

  Seattle Lighting

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Retail industry)

  July 2005 — February 2006 (8 months)

  · Developed creative lighting and home related product descriptions. This included researching the item and following strict style guidelines.
  · Coordinated with product vendors to obtain critical product information and materials for Seattle Lighting’s online inventory.
  · Organized media in both physical and electronic libraries while maintaining a spreadsheet that allowed easy access to vendor status information.

• Photographer and Administrative Assistant

  Bayside Photography

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Photography industry)

  June 1996 — June 2005 (9 years 1 month)

  · Photographed a variety of events and customers including individual portraits, high school dances, youth sports, and weddings. Skilled at both film and digital photography.
  · Managed the office and conducted a variety of office related tasks.

• Public Relations Intern

  Publicis Dialog

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  September 2004 — December 2004 (4 months)

  · Researched and produced quarterly competitor analyses. These presented our team and our clients with an overview of the market, thus reinforcing the impact of our work.
  · Conducted phone and email surveys to evaluate the effectiveness of our media kits.
  · Built media hit summaries that demonstrated to the clients our effectiveness over the course of each month.
  · Supported the commodities team daily by performing various clerical duties including press kit preparation, data entry and the creation of mailing list.

Stuart Perkins’s Education

• Central Washington University

  BA, Public Relations, 2002 — 2005

  Activities and Societies:

  Public Relations Student Society of America, Friends of Washoe, Progressive Student Union

Additional Information

Stuart Perkins’s Websites:

• VHPR's Website

Stuart Perkins’s Interests:

Public Relations, Technology, Environmental Issues, Hiking, Sea Kayaking

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