About
All About Jared:
- Jared Ruppert is a junior double-major at James Madison University:
- Business with a concentration in Marketing
- Media Arts and Design with a concentration in Corporate Communication.
- The combination of these majors has provided Jared with a valuable well-rounded education in the marketing, advertising and communication fields. These majors feature such courses as Business Marketing, Finance, Economics, Management, Web Communication, Corporate Media Writing, Principles of Advertising, Culture by Design, and Communication Law.
- Jared will graduate in May 2011 from James Madison University
- As a double major, Jared has not only experience a well-rounded education, he has learned to think in multiple angles, apply his experience in new situations, and manage time efficiently and effectively.
Professional Work Experience:
- Summer 2008: Communications Intern at L-3 Communications
- Jared helped the Vice President of Marketing & Communications develop a quarterly newsletter Inner/views. This newsletter is distributed nationally to thousands of employees. Jared helped with creating content, researching information, developing structure, and designing and creating images in the production of Inner/views.
- Spring 2009 – Present: JMU Newspaper: The Breeze – Advertising
- Jared helps fund James Madison University’s newspaper The Breeze by working in the advertising department. The Breeze is distributed throughout campus to over 18,000 students and faculty twice a week. Jared engages potential clients by designing and creating advertisements in the newspaper to cater to the clients’ desires.
- Summer 2009: Marketing Intern at L-3 Communications
- During the Summer of 2009, Jared took a large role in recreating the companies extranet. The extranet is used by over 3,000 of the division’s employees every day. Jared led a team of interns to redesign the extranet for easier use and navigation. The team also created content to upload while editing and updating thousands of documents. Using his design and communication skills, Jared successful recreated L-3 Communications’ extranet.
“Jared is a hard working team player. Jared works well in a team environment as he is friendly, personable and easily approachable. He is creative in his design duties and is conscientious in his work to meet deadlines. Jared also has to be able to accommodate the sales rep and clients layout ideas even when they might be adverse to what he knows to be good design. This takes a special talent and ability which Jared manages with finesse while retaining creativity.”
–Cesi Meyers: Advertising Advisor for The Breeze
Extracurricular:
- JMU Men’s Club Lacrosse: Fall 2007 – Present
- Practices 4 times a week to compete with all major Virginia collegiate teams as well as participate in national tournaments.
- Captain: Oakton High School Football Team
- Led the Varsity football team to its first Virginia AAA Division 6 State Championship. Jared also earned MVP and All-Virginia honors.
- Study Abroad – Antwerp, Belgium: Spring 2010 Semester
- Will travel through Europe to take core College of Business courses while studying European business.
- Volunteer: High School Football Summer Camps
- Prepares and aids young aspiring athletes by providing hands on instruction and guidance throughout the camps.
Samples of Jared’s Work:
- Writing Skills:
- Writing Sample #1: Jared’s Code of Ethics
- Writing Sample #2: Self-Conducted Interview Article
- Writing Sample #3: Personal Profile on Family Member
- Writing Sample #4: Immediate Press Release
- Writing Sample #5: Research Essay on “Heart of Darkness”
- Creative Skills:
- Creative Sample #1: Adobe Illustrator Project
- Creative Sample #2: Brochure – Valley Conservation in Adobe Photoshop
- Creative Sample #3: JMU Men’s Club Basketball Logo (Adobe Photoshop)
- Creative Sample #4: Pirate Ship in Bryce 5 3-D Modeling
- Creative Sample #5: Interview Image for Inner/views
- Specialty Skills:
- Jared is proficient in both Mac and PC operating systems. Throughout his pursuit of his Marketing degree, Jared is also very familiar with Microsoft Office programs. On the other hand, his Media and Design degree has allowed him to develop superior skills in Adobe Photoshop; Adobe Illustrator; Bryce 5; Macromedia Flash; Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe InDesign as well as basic Mac creativity programs.
- Jared has been using social media tools throughout his student career, and is very familiar with today’s technology including Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, and other various programs. Jared’s experience with technology combined with his curious instinct has allowed him to develop quick learning skills when it comes to using new technology.
Podcast:” Social Media in the Auto Industry – Communities“
Video: “Social Media in the Auto Industry – Do’s and Don’ts“
Contact:
To request a copy of Jared’s resume, or if you have any questions, feel free to contact Jared at jruppert70 at gmail dot com.
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- Play all major Virginia intercollegiate teams and in national tournaments
