Saiward Pharr Hromadka

PROFESSIONAL:
Communications Director: The Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS®.
Skills highlight: media relations, spokesperson training, social media, Hootsuite, MailChimp, Canva, committee work

Professional Standards Administrator: The Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS®, clearing an average 17 cases per year.
Skills highlight: mediation, detailed and thorough process application, handing confidential materials, MS Office suite.

Web developer: free lance web development experience
Skills highlights: Joomla CMS and extensions, G-suite, PHP, and more.

Journalism: freelancer, former Managing News Editor and host for WRKF-FM, Baton Rouge's NPR affiliate, award-winning reporter - including AP Louisiana 2009 Radio Reporter of the Year
Skills highlights: confidence, time management, content creation in audio, print, and online media, Adobe Audition, field recording

Academic: English Literature across the board - completed course work for Ph.D. (LSU '08), MA (Auburn '06), BA (UGA '03)
Skills highlight: Graduate Teaching Assistant at LSU and Auburn, critical thinking, liberal arts research. Master's Thesis: "Hands's Own Tamar: Sources, Coding and Psychology"

Complicated: two+ years in outside radio sales, six years as a veterinary technician and three years as library book shelver.
Skills highlight: flexibility, interpersonal skill, rapport building, attention to detail, diverse experience and interests.

SAMPLES:
Tiny Homes Big Solutions Press Release and corresponding program design

Rebuilding Together BR work day press release

Interview prep notes for spokesperson, corresponding monthly sales stats release at GBRAR

Internal communication to members

Weekly GBRAR newsletter template

Technical guide for a site I built to client specifications.

"Statewide Libraries Network Feels Budget Woes"
Award-winning radio reporting: AP Louisiana, 2010 Radio Story of the Year, second place; Public Radio News Directors, News Feature Award, first place

PERSONAL:
I'm from Atlanta, transplanted to Baton Rouge, where I fell in love with the food, music, and the way people celebrate life.

I thoroughly enjoy my flower and vegetable gardens.

I bake - cakes, cookies, and bread are favorites (even if it looks like a manatee).

I enjoy traditional archery, target only!

I've got a loving husband, two fabulous daughters, and a punk adolescent indoor cat.