Alec Stuart Email & Phone Number

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

• Refurbished web content and formatting for the Facilities & Services branch at Illinois
• Contributed to newsletters and staff highlights to improve internal communications and morale among F&S staff members
• Designed content and graphics for social media
• Received a "Pat on the Back" award on February 15, 2019 for quick, thorough task completion

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

• Led a team of 18 staff members to produce humorous content for the publication
• Acted as middleman between corporate office and student staff
• Edited 5 articles weekly for conciseness and content
• Conceptualized 5+ new visual segments to keep print issues fresh and in circulation
• Amassed 30,000+ pageviews on own written articles
• Made changes for SEO while publishing articles online

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

• Procured 10+ unique clients for a productive public relations partnership
• Oversaw 12 account executives and their e-mail communications with points of contact
• Assigned and edited alumni spotlights and industry news articles to 3 editors for AAF website
• Spearheaded the creation of an internal brand team to assist with agency event promotions, AAF-wide campaigns, and organization events
• Led creative and professional workshops for 50+ active members

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

• Created informational articles for our client, Verge, the website for the College of Media at Illinois
• Edited 2-3 articles weekly for strength and conciseness
• Collaborated with content directors to optimize submitted content
• Helped brainstorm methods for increasing impressions on Verge's social media
• Awarded "AdBuzz Member of the Year" for the 2017-18 academic year

Greater Chicago Area

• Revamped 13+ case studies to better attract prospects
• Crafted scripts and provide voiceovers for 5+ product overview videos
• Refined copy for company mail campaigns and website rebrand
• Fine-tuned product listings on Capterra, GetApp, and App Store

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

• Examined the relationship between averted gaze, self-touch, and gender roles in print ads in magazines
• Unitized data to determine its validity among experiment variables
• Contributed to data analysis by coding ads to find a consistent positive or negative correlation between variables
• Utilized a collaborative communication platform (Slack) to relay and receive messages amid a research team

Schaumburg, IL

• Aided in merchandising of store's inventory to increase sales
• Handled interaction with customers in an articulate manner
• Completed store-oriented tasks promptly and effectively
• Assisted management team in unloading freight trucks

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Communication, General

Activities and Societies: American Advertising Federation (AAF), Mi Pueblo Spanish Conversation Groups, New American Welcome Center.

Associate Of Arts - Aa

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society, Harper Pride