Chelsea Brooks
9240 Martingham Drive, St. Michaels, MD 21663
Brook3cm@dukes.jmu.edu - (908) 963 – 2394
http://educ.jmu.edu/~brook3cm
EDUCATION
James Madison University Class of 2011
Harrisonburg, VA
Bachelor of Science, 2011 | Media Arts and Design: Corporate Communication; Minor in Sports Communication
RELATED COURSEWORK
Information and Communication Techniques | Fall 2010: Learned about blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other social
media. Created an e-book with a group, a professional blog, and a social media resume.
Introduction to Sport Communication | Fall 2010: learned about careers in sport information, how an organization
communicates with media, and how communication is sport has evolved.
New Media and Society | Fall 2010: learned about the key issues arising from the role of information and information
technology in organizations and society.
Interactive Design for the Web | Spring 2010
Principles of Advertising | Spring 2010: Created an advertising campaign for the organization Big Brothers Big Sisters
News Writing | Spring 2010: Wrote various hard news and feature articles for class.
Fundamental Skills in Media Arts and Design | Summer/Fall 2009: Projects included creating brochures,
advertisements, capturing and editing film, mixing sound tracks, and creating websites.
Corporate Communications | Fall 2009
Public Relations | Fall 2009
Signs, Symbols and Social Interactions | Fall 2009: language/nonverbal communication used in human interaction.
Interpersonal Skills | Spring 2009
Culture by Design | Fall 2009: Consideration for emerging media and their implications in cultural design.
Accounting, Marketing, Economics | Fall 2007/Spring 2008
EXPERIENCE
JMU Athletics Communications Media Relations Practicum Jan. 2011-May 2011
Harrisonburg, VA
Operations of JMU Athletics Communications office including game stories/post-game interviews, feature stories, athlete
bios on JMUSports.com, photo identification, photo sorting, and web management.
Greater Washington Sports Alliance Summer Intern May 2010-Aug. 2010
Washington, DC
Supported day-to-day activities of bid research & development, marketing, community relations, communications and
event departments for this regional sports commission for the Greater Washington area. Contacted prospective sponsors
through creative one-pagers and advertisements under this corporate funded organization alliance for promoting sporting
events, delivering sports information and developing regional collaboration.
University Recreation Intramurals
Harrisonburg, VA
Site Manager Aug. 2009-Present
Managed the fields, games, participants, and officials of multiple intramural sports. Responsible for facilitating settlement
of any conflict between opposing teams or staff members.
Official Aug. 2008-Jun. 2009
Responsible for understanding and enforcing the rules of each sport and ensuring that the participants played in a safe
environment. Facilitated settlement of any conflicts between opposing teams.
Gap Inc. Sales Associate May 2008-Dec. 2008
Chester, NJ
West Morris Mendham Athletic Department Media Liaison Nov. 2004-Mar. 2005
Mendham, NJ
Worked as a media liaison between Mendham’s girls’ basketball team and various local media outlets.
Mendham Borough Recreation Day Camp Counselor Jun. 2005-Aug. 2008
Mendham, NJ
Day camp counselor for children between the ages of 5 and 12, boys and girls. Responsible for the safety and well-being
of the children, along with an enjoyable camp experience.
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2007 | Girl Scouts Gold Award earned in collaboration with 4 others to raise money and physically outfit an elementary
school in Louisiana devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Corresponded with teachers and students, with focus on delivery of
computer equipment, while counterparts outfitted gym, language labs, art rooms, and library.
2005 | Girl Scouts Silver Award earned through various volunteer events to raise money for community causes.
SPECIALIZED SKILLS
PC (Windows) and Mac
Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator
iMovie
Garage Band
Dreamweaver
HTML and CSS