Chiara Matriccino

11 N Eutaw St., Baltimore, MD 21201 || (570) 436-2982 || chiara.matriccino@gmail.com

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EDUCATION

University of Northern Colorado—Greeley, CO|| May, 2017

Master of Arts in Teaching|| Master of Arts in English
Temple University—Philadelphia, PA|| December, 2014
Bachelor of Science English and Secondary Education|| Concentration in Creative Writing
Temple University—Rome, Italy|| May-June, 2013
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EXPERIENCE
Digital Media Specialist
IMPAQ International, Columbia, MD || 2017 - Present
-Facilitates digital communications, and keeps up-to-date with the ever evolving capabilities of
online communication platforms.
-Introduces new dissemination approaches to clients, and creates gifs, interactive/animated videos,
and micro-presentations for clients’ social media forums and websites.
-Supports the planning and execution of interactive webinars, online discussions, and podcast
recordings.
-Writes content, designs layout, and selects graphics for CANTASD’s WE CAN campaign.
-Coordinates with partners for outreach and promotion.

Creative Director/Content Writer

HACCP Assurance, Mountain Top, PA || 2014 - 2017
-Wrote, revised, and edited creative, persuasive, and informational content/copy for the upcoming
e-liquid brand websites.
-Researched and wrote technical content for HACCP’s new branch, Applied Food Diagnostic’s.
-Executed photoshoot projects for social network platforms.
-Collaborated ideas for labels, logos, and web/graphic designs.
-Managed social media content for Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
-Designed layouts for multiple documents including pamphlets and brochures.
-Created self-edited content for both emails and blogs with little direction.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO || 2015 - 2017
-Wrote essays to be delivered at conferences throughout the United States.
-Edited and revised graduate student work.
-Designed syllabi for English 122 and English 123 that included grammar instruction, writing
instruction, analytical, critical, and creative thinking skills, rhetorical strategies, and multimodal
projects.
-Created and implemented differentiated and productive lessons that both captivated student
attention and coincided with the syllabus.
-Read about, studied, and tested new teaching strategies, e.g. Mary Louise Pratt’s “Contact Zone,”
to deliver while in the classroom.
-Managed a classroom consisting of twenty-five diverse students, and graded essays and quizzes
efficiently and effectively, providing students with constructive feedback.

Permanent Substitute Teacher

Hazleton Area High School, Hazleton, PA || 2015
-Reorganized syllabi to positively redirect student engagement.
-Established authority quickly without the use of Paulo Freire’s “Banking Model.”
-Created a safe environment while occasionally practicing Mary Louise Pratt’s “Contact Zones.”
 -Prepared senior students for AP English Language and Composition Exam.
-Worked after school hours daily to tutor and mentor those in need.

Journalist
Phawker, Philadelphia, PA || 2013-2014
-Wrote and edited creative web content that centered around Philadelphia’s art culture for online
publication.
-Attended movie premieres and music concerts to write creative, critical, and/or analytical reviews
to be published online.
-Composed detailed questions for interviews with local and global artists, musicians, actors/
actresses, and local politicians.
-Conducted both face-to-face interviews and phone interviews, and Transcribed and edited
extensive phone interviews diligently and effectively.

Photographer
Partnered with Kevin Wong Photography, Philadelphia, PA || 2010 - 2014
-Photographed weddings, birthday parties, social events, and sporting events along the East Coast.
-Edited digital photographs for professional albums.
-Wrote and edited content, i.e. introductions, slogans, compositions, and descriptions, for an array of
projects.
-Networked through both social media and personal interactions.

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CONFERENCES
Presenter at College English Association, “The Unimaginable Classroom: Re-creating Contact Zones” || 2016
Presenter at College English Association, “The Lies Educators Must Undo” || 2017

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AWARDS/HONORS
International Education Honors Society (Kappa Delta Phi) || August 2012-Present
National Society of Collegiate Scholars || August 2010-Present
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ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Promotional Agent, Bartender/Waitress, Assistant Event Planner, Soccer Referee, Upward Bound Tutor/Mentor
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ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Research, Writing, Editing, Revising, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Social Media,
Photography/Videography