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Julia Abazi
Personal/Executive Assistant
Robinson,IL
You will recognize your own path when you come upon it because you will suddenly have all the energy and imagination you will ever need.
Sara Teasdale
Summary
Exceptional collaborator and communicator skilled in creative, professional, and academic work. Maintains professional appearance and demeanor and expertly completes assigned tasks with a focus on quality. Dependable and quick-learning team player with effective communication and organizational skills.
Overview
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Tuscany Grill
Personal Assistant to Owner
01.2015 - Current
Job overview
- Provide general administrative support, including managing restaurant when owner is not available
- Manage payroll on a weekly to bi-weekly basis
- Oversee personal and professional calendars and coordinate appointments and future events
- Respond to emails and other correspondence to facilitate communication and enhance business processes
- Maintain appropriate filing of personal and professional documentation
- Provide multifaceted services by running errands, managing mail, and scheduling appointments
- Create advertisements, flyers, and new menus
- Created and run website for business
Department Of English, Eastern Illinois University
English Studies Summer Camp Instructor
06.2023 - 06.2023
Job overview
- Prepared lesson plan, materials, and supplies for each day
- Factored-in abilities, needs, and interests of participants in seminar to tailor lessons to students' interests
- Provided clear instruction to participants to deliver fun and maintain safety
Eastern Illinois University
Writing Center Consultant
08.2021 - 05.2023
Job overview
- Was Data Coordinator: managed a database of athletes and students in other on-campus organizations that used our services and reported their attendance
- Was Head of Marketing Team and implemented strategies to promote Writing Center around campus and on social media
- Managed competing deadlines with efficiency
- Worked closely with students, tutoring both in-person and online, to improve their writing, researching, and proofreading skills
Eastern Illinois University
Writing Center Consultant
08.2021 - 01.2022
Job overview
- Was Head of Marketing Team and implemented strategies to promote Writing Center around campus and on social media
- Worked closely with students, tutoring both in-person and online, to improve their writing, researching, and proofreading skills
Department Of English, Eastern Illinois University
Research Assistant
05.2021 - 06.2021
Job overview
- Audited entire Master of Arts in English website
- Removed irrelevant pages and inserted updated information
- Wrote copy for new pages
- Redesigned homepage, including new images and headlines
Bluestem Magazine
Intern
01.2020 - 05.2020
Job overview
- Reorganized physical copies of magazines in-office
- Communicated with contributors via email
- Moved digital copies of magazines to new website
TRIO, Lincoln Trail College
Work Study Office Assistant
01.2017 - 05.2017
Job overview
- Inputted students' information and grades into database
- Participated in creating website
- Kept website updated
- Filed paperwork and kept office supplies well organized and sufficiently stocked
Education
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL
Master of Arts from English, Creative Writing
University Overview
- Relevant Coursework: Composition Theory and Pedagogy, Technical Writing, Digital Humanities (using digital tools to teach or to share information)
- Graduate Student Representative of the English Department's Creative Writing Committee
- Professional Development: Practicum in Writing Center Theory and Practice
- Independent Study: Ad Infinitum, continued with the goal of having enough content to publish a full-length book of poetry by graduation
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL
Bachelor of Arts from English, Creative Writing And Professional Writing
University Overview
- Relevant Coursework: Structures of English (core linguistics), Research Methodologies, & Professional Writing and Editing
- Departmental honors program
- Summa Cum Laude Graduate
- Undergraduate Creative Thesis: Ad Infinitum; a multimedia project combining poetry and photography to study the modes of visual and erasure poetry
Lincoln Trail CollegeRobinson, IL
Associate of Applied Science from Communications
University Overview
- Dean's List all four semesters
- Graduated with High Honors
- Phi Theta Kappa Member
Skills
- Understanding of Labor and Employment Law
- Public and Workplace Safety
- Confidentiality
- Proofreading & Copyediting
- Deadline Attainment
- Project Collaboration
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Database Maintenance
Software
Timeline
English Studies Summer Camp Instructor
Department Of English, Eastern Illinois University
06.2023 - 06.2023
Writing Center Consultant
Eastern Illinois University
08.2021 - 05.2023
Writing Center Consultant
Eastern Illinois University
08.2021 - 01.2022
Research Assistant
Department Of English, Eastern Illinois University
05.2021 - 06.2021
Intern
Bluestem Magazine
01.2020 - 05.2020
Work Study Office Assistant
TRIO, Lincoln Trail College
01.2017 - 05.2017
Personal Assistant to Owner
Tuscany Grill
01.2015 - Current
Eastern Illinois University
Master of Arts from English, Creative Writing
Eastern Illinois University
Bachelor of Arts from English, Creative Writing And Professional Writing
Lincoln Trail College
Associate of Applied Science from Communications
Certification
- ServSafe Manager Certification
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