Sam Bates Email & Phone Number

Greater Omaha Area

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

Supervised and recruited a team of volunteers to perform functions of the organization across seven counties. Extended programs to schools, religious, civic, fraternal, educational, and other community-based organizations. Created, met, and exceeded goals and deadlines to support campaign and membership needs of the district.Provided quality support through timely communication, regular meetings, training events, programs, and activities.

Assistant Director of Communications• Corresponded with clients to ensure satisfactory products, including Fortune 500 companies such as Union Pacific and Kellogg• Collaborated with printers to achieve timely job production and delivery• Communicated with journalists, editors and designers about customer feedback • Trained multiple directors of communications on job responsibilitiesCommunity Involvement Coordinator • Led monthly planning meetings with members of Community Involvement Committee• Developed a weekly tutoring program with local elementary school• Coordinated biannual donation drives for local charities • Created and implemented office recycling programDesign Editor/Graphic Designer • Designed layout for company newsletters, posters, logos, brochures, calendars and other promotional materials using Adobe InDesign• Prepared drafts for print and posted to website• Edited copy for errors and reviewed drafts before printingEmployee of the Month: January 2013 and November 2016

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

• Developed new and updated existing foster parent training presentations• Designed brochures, advertisements, and posters for various events/meetings• Created over 60 pages of editable scrapbook pages for foster parents and children• Attended foster parent support group meeting• Edited foster parent handbook and assisted with layout

University Of Nebraska At Kearney

My duties as editor included managing both the print and online staff, assisting staff in page design, creating photos and graphics, training new staff and editing final pages. While editor, I created a new Antelope Stylebook to create consistency for page designers. I also designed a new masthead for both the print and online versions of The Antelope.

Kearney, Nebraska

Supervised children during play, nap, and mealtimes. Supported children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts. Trained multiple new employees in various rooms and age groups.

Wrote human interest, feature, and news stories. Photographed various events and created small items such as the Mystery Photo and recipes.

Master’S Degree, Child, Youth, And Family Studies; Youth Development Emphasis

Activities and Societies: Phi Upsilon Omicron honor society

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: SIMM (Students in Mass Media), Phi Eta Sigma (Academic honor society), Gold Torch Society (Honorary female.

Valedictorian