Allison Mehr

							                                     Allison Mehr
                                 amehr@mail.utexas.edu
Current Address:                                                  Permanent Address:
1003 East 45th Street                                             5417 East Helena Drive
Austin, TX 78751                                                  Scottsdale, AZ 85254
602-348-9528                                                      602-482-0943

Education               The University of Texas at Austin                       May 2009
                        Bachelor of Journalism
                        Major: Magazine Journalism

Experience              Magazine Management
Spring 2009             Created a business plan for a budget fashion magazine
                        *Created 100 unique ideas for editorials and an editorial
                        philosophy to represent the brand and cohesively unite all aspects
                        of the magazine
                        *Planned all financial aspects of the magazine including; staffing,
                        production and circulation
                        *Created a direct mail plan using list brokers to contact potential
                        subscribers
                        * Created an advertising strategy that would attract particular
                        advertisers by offering a unique niche market
Spring 2009             Visual Design
                        Worked with Photoshop and InDesign
                        *Designed a newspaper layout
                        *Designed a poster to promote beauty in all people
                        *Redesigned a CD cover using specific design strategies
                        *Created signage for a zoo to maintain a cohesive look
April 2007-             Express                                                 Austin, TX
September 2007          Sales Associate
                        *Assisted customers and operated cash register
                        *Promoted new clothing lines for the company
                        *Maintained appearance of the store

Honors and              University Dean’s List- All A’s in one semester
Activities              Texas Exes- member
                        University of Texas Magazine Club- Promotions Team
                        Tubethevote.com- Wrote weekly pages for the website
                        Society of Women Scholars- member
                        Honor roll- All four years in High School
                        Varsity Tennis- All four years in High School

Skills                  Computer: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe InDesign,
                        Adobe Photoshop, currently learning basic HTML format
                        Foreign Languages: working knowledge of Spanish