Kareem Johnson Email & Phone Number

Saint Louis, Mo

Balanced tills, provided loans, and turn-ins from cashiers; balanced lottery and self checkout machines; Processed utility bills, money transfers, and money orders for customers; Answered phones, fielded merchandise queries, providing superior customer service; Assisted non-foods and grocery departments with merchandise placement, returned back stock to appropriate areas; Multitasked between several duties and customers in an effective, friendly manner; provided assistance with store front-end dutiesAccomplishments• Praised for being available often to replace absent employees and open to scheduling changes as needed by the store• High cash-handling accuracy, with low instances of overs and shorts• Provided high level customer service that was commented upon by customers and supervisors alike

Greater St. Louis Area

Utilized multimedia production skills to add video to website to highlight talents to prospective clients; Maintained computer equipment, and provided recommendations on equipment purchasesAccomplishments• Set up social media accounts and help develop social media strategy for internationally-known personal safety expert

Bridgeton, Missouri

Answer Customer queries regarding Store Charge and American Express Cards issued by CitiBank.

Greater St. Louis Area

• Wrote on politics, community affairs and government beats for two St. Louis patch.com sites (University City and Clayton-Richmond Heights)• Utilized social media, including Twitter and Facebook to live-tweet meetings and promote stories to followers• Create multimedia content as part of covering news events

Greater New York City Area

• Worked closely with editors to post breaking news and provide on-the-scene information to DNAinfo.com• Conducted on-scene interviews with police, fire and the public in multiple locations in Manhattan daily• Created a Flickr set of nearly 800 news photos and video taken on scene• Researched local news stories daily to identify new content, utilizing Twitter, Facebook, and New York media sources

Greater St. Louis Area

Organized and shelved library materials in a presentable, accurate manner quickly; Multitasked several duties, which included answering reference questions, answering the telephone, library material circulationAccomplishments• Self-taught library procedures and circulation software to enhance value to staff• Collaborated with coworkers to optimize workflow by designing and implementing returned item organization system

Greater St. Louis Area

• Filmed, produced, and edited multimedia projects for multiple clients at Saint Louis University that were delivered consistently before deadline • Worked closely with clients to ensure projects were produced to the highest standards throughout the workflow process, and address issues as they arose, providing solutions to clients to exceed their expectations

Greater St. Louis Area

• Managed a staff of 10 and assigned and advised reporters and staff on writing and production of twice weekly newscast• Collaborated with other campus media (radio, newspaper) to create strategic content sharing and cooperation• Oversaw day-to-day news department operations, editing and assembling newscast scripts

Greater St. Louis Area

• Pursued enterprise and political pieces at the student-run weekly newspaper with a circulation of over 8,000• Interviewed university students and officials on multiple subjects• Worked closely with various editors and provided assistance with the copy editing of stories on production nights

Greater St. Louis Area

• Interviewed former Mexican President Vicente Fox, Dr. Cornel West, and Bill Nye (the Science Guy)• Delivered campus news to over 6,000 on-campus viewers twice weekly; produced newscasts on nights I did not anchor, which included floor directing, camera operation, switching, and soundboard operation• Produced daily one-minute news briefs that required research from multiple local, state, national and worldwide news sources, utilizing Twitter and other social media