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Jeremy J. Geppert jeremygeppert@hotmail.com

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►5084 E.P. True Parkway ►West Des Moines, Iowa 50265 ► H: (515) 267-0224 C: (314) 374-0730

Education:

Aug. 1999-May 2003 Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa

Bachelor of Arts, Journalism and Mass Communication

Double Major in Public Relations and Magazine Journalism

Graduated: May 2003 GPA: 3.4

Professional Experience:

Apr. 2003 - Present Mayoral Campaign, Des Moines, IA

Research and publicity assistant to democratic mayoral

candidate for the city of Des Moines.

Feb. 2002-June 2002 Palm Pictures, New York, NY

Local publicity representative for Central Iowa. Helped to book and publicize

bands under the Gobstopper music label.

www.palmpictures.com

May 2001-Aug. 2001 Charter Communications, St. Louis, MO

Communications intern for nationwide cable provider. Worked as executive

editor for company newsletter.

Jan. 1999-May 2003 Fine Arts Box Office, Drake University

Manager of Drake Fine Arts Box Office activities and staff. Responsible for

staff, payroll, scheduling and ticket sales for Drake and Des Moines

productions.

Journalism Experience:

Sept. 2002 - Present The Digital Daily News, Drake University

Executive Board Member and Co-Founder of a news Web-site converging

several different media outlets. Also work as director of marketing and PR.

www.thedigitaldailynews.com

Sept. 2002 - May 2003 BHG.com, Meredith Corp, Des Moines, IA

Freelance writer and editor for Better Homes and Gardens Web-site. Edit

and place text online and prepare stories for conversion from text to Web.

www.bhg.com

Sept. 2002 - May 2003 515 and 515 Detour Magazines, Drake University, IA

Senior writer for a Meredith Corp publication highlighting Des Moines and

Iowa life, culture and issues.

Aug. 2001 - May 2002 Times-Delphic, Drake University

Features Editor for student-run newspaper, covering and assigning stories

pertaining to arts, entertainment, critiques and in-depth issues.

Jan. 2001-Present Knot Magazine, Boulder, CO

Cultural features writer for the student-produced online magazine.

www.knotmag.com

Jan. 2000-Jan. 2002 Drake Magazine, Drake University

Staff writer for campus magazine covering stories about Drake students, staff

and events affecting the University.

Computer Skills:

Microsoft Office 2000, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Publisher,

Microsoft FrontPage, Microsoft PhotoDraw, QuarkXPress, Dreamweaver,

Flash 5.0, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe ImageReady, Canon Photo Utilities,

Interwoven, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe GoLive