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Zola M. Ray Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts in Sociology Concentration: Structures of Opportunity & Inequality Minor: Creative Writing
Graduation Date: May 2015
Relevant Coursework: Mass Media & Society, Soundscapes of Society, Creative Writing, Race & Ethnic Relations, Social Statistics, Contemporary Sociological Theory, Intro to Sociology, Urban Sociology, The Short Story, Culture & Society (Abroad), Researching Society & Culture (Abroad), Fiction Writing Workshop, Intro to Demographic Methods, Law and Social Policy of Sexuality and Reproduction, Introduction to Africana Studies, Law and Social Change Goldsmiths College, University of London, Fall 2013 Study Abroad Program Continued Studying Sociology and Creative Writing
EXPERIENCE
The Culture Trip, New York, NY Social Media Intern • Created posts for The Culture Trip’s global Facebook page, which has over 230K
likes, in order to promote The Culture Trip’s digital media content • Used Facebook Analytics to track engagement, click-throughs and other Key
Performance Indicators • Wrote content for The Culture Trip’s digital media platform Bodega Online Literary Magazine, Brooklyn, NY Editorial Intern • Searched for writers of interest and solicited them to submit to magazine • Read unsolicited work that had been submitted to magazine • Helped make decisions regarding what content was featured in magazine Asian American Writers’ Workshop, New York, NY Summer 2013 Intern • Requested galleys and review copies from publishers via email or phone • Composed social media content to promote events • Edited content for website
Summer 2015
Summer 2014
Summer 2013
ACTIVITIES
Check One Mixed Heritage Group Co-Programming Chair • Met with board once a week to plan events and decide discussion topics for
general body meetings • Created PowerPoint presentations and led discussions on mixed race issues • Reached out to other student groups on campus in order to collaborate on events
Her Campus Online Magazine Snapshot Contributor • Took photographs around campus and wrote blurbs, often fashion-focused Symbiosis Literary Magazine Writer • Wrote in collaboration with visual artists whom I was paired with Pennsylvania Punchbowl Humor Magazine Associate Editor • Brainstormed magazine content with other staff
Jan. 2013 – May 2015
Feb. 2013 – May 2015
Dec. 2012 – Dec. 2014
Sept. 2011 – May 2013
SKILLS
• Content Writing � Social Media Marketing � Proofreading and editing of writing pieces � Event promotion � Microsoft Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) • Limited working proficiency in Spanish � Elementary proficiency in American Sign Language
