Julia Carpey

Work experience

 

Co-Creator of “I Support My Girls”                                                                                Pittsburgh,PA                                                                                            September 2011- December 2012

 

• Designed unique sports bra to be sold to provide education, raise awareness, and raise funds for a cure for breast cancer

• Sold approximately 1,300 sports bras in first month and well over 2,000 in first year of sales

• 100% of the profits were donated to Sharsheret (www.sharsheret.org)

• Advertised campaign via social media sites, networking and a national sorority newsletter

• Gained the support of breast cancer doctors nationally and the NBC Nightly News Producer

• Won National Philanthropy Award for Alpha Epsilon Phi Nu Chapter from the sale of the bras

 

 

Heritage Surf and Sport                                                                                   Ocean City, NJ

Sales Associate                                                        Seasonal; Summer 2012 & Summer 2014

 

• Interacted with customers on a regular basis to fulfill their clothing, beach and sport needs

• Honed my knowledge of beach and water sports and the appropriate equipment and attire needed to participate

• Developed an appreciation for customer service and retail

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Part Time Nanny                                                                                             Pittsburgh, PA

Amanda and Leonard Davis                                                          September 2012- May 2014

 

• Cared for identical twin girls from the time they were approximately four weeks old until the present

• Assisted in motor development from infancy through toddler age

• Introduced verbal and nonverbal communication, colors, animals, shapes and numbers

• Assisted in the development of problem solving skills

 

WQED                                                                                                            Pittsburgh, PA

Production Intern                                                                             May 2013-August 2013

 

• Assisted producers on multiple shoots of varying story topics

• Shot, logged, scripted, edited and produced my own piece to be aired on WQED in the fall of 2013

• Logged video for producers

• Contributed creatively in production department meetings

 

The Pitt News                                                                                                 Pittsburgh, PA

Staff Writer                                                                                September 2013-April 2014

 

• Published pieces

  • Garden Honors Pitt Alumna and Nobel Laureate

  • Silence is Sarin

  • Czech Officials Visit Czechoslovak Nationality Room

  • Rental Guide: Oakland Breeds Numerous Options for Housing

  • Affordable Care Act De-Stigmatizes Mental Illness, Helping Millions

  • Female Sexuality a Complex Spectrum Not to be Dichotomized

  • Human Trafficking Remains Unrecognized, Deserves Consideration

  • It's Been Real, It's Been Fun: Saying Goodbye to College

 

Pitt Political Review                                                                                        Pittsburgh, PA Staff Writer                                                                              September 2013-April 2014 

 

• Researched, wrote and edited a senior thesis that was published in the honor's college political journal

  • Chasing Ghosts: De-Stigmatizing Mental Illness to Lower Suicide Rates

 

DDC Works                                                                                              Conshohocken, PA

Media Intern                                                                                   June 2014- August 2014

 

• Researched for current and prospective clients to optimize the various mediums being used in their marketing.

• Responded to requests made by clients

• Provided clients with reports analyzing data collected in the media marketing efforts made by DDC Works

 

International Volunteer HQ                                                               Cape Town, South Africa

Childcare Volunteer                                                                 October 2014-November 2014

 

• Volunteered in a childcare facility in a poverty stricken town near Cape Town, South Africa in which HIV/AIDS, poverty and abuse of all kinds is common

• Provided physical resources as well as emotional and psychological resources to underprivileged children

• Served as a positive role model and encouraged individuals’ continuation of education