Olivia Stickel's 2017 Portfolio

portfolio 2017 olivia stickel

cover letter

Henry Dingleberry Hiring Manager Diply.com GoViral Inc. 18 May 2017 Dear Mr. Dingleberry, In response to the recent advertising position on the indeed.com website, please consider my resume in your search for a content creator.

In your skills and experience section of the job description, you ask that I know the fundamentals of writing and that it be interesting and fun. Fortunately, I have been writing legitimate journalism articles for 3 years now, and I really enjoy specifically writing for the style page because of the fact that I can include that fun and creative aspect.

You also ask that I be comfortable taking initiative and working with others, which is what I have done for years with my time doing my high school newspaper. With this, I also check off the box of living with deadlines, which has become a normal part of my life.

I am especially interested in working for this company and specifically this job because of my obsession with style and beauty. I never before thought that my love for writing and my passion for fashion could combine together in such a perfect package. I am never afraid to try new things and express my creative side through the beauty world.

I am always keeping tabs on the newest trends and telling all of my friends about it (not before I take part in trying them myself, of course). I spend countless hours behind, or asleep behind, a screen watching videos on how to make your makeup last longer to how to draw coachella inspired body art on yourself, and know many beauty blogger names.

In summary, I am able to offer you creativity, passion, and fun additions to your company. I thank you in advance for considering my application and I would very much like an opportunity to meet with you and discuss my candidacy further.

Yours sincerely Olivia Stickel 7951 E Horizon Drive Carefree, AZ PO Box 10 T: 614 551 1676 E: oliviaastickel@gmail.com

Olivia A. Stickel 7951 E Horizon Drive (614) 551-1676 oliviaastickel@gmail.com Objective To work as a content creator for Diply.com Education Battlefield High School 2014-2016 Cactus Shadows High School 2016-present Work Experience Babysitting various homes 2013-present Responsibilities: • • •

Care for children/pets Prepare meals Light housekeeping

• • •

Educating kids about archery Keeping everyone safe Managing behavior

Volunteer Experience

Skills

Teaching archery Responsibilities:

Ronald Reagan Middle School Summer 2014

Very Familiar with Photoshop and InDesign Familiar with Microsoft Office Social Networking Familiar with Spanish and French CPR/First Aid Archery and Firearms Cooking, Dusting, Vacuuming, Basic Plumbing, Car Maintenance Awards 3rd place NASP 3D Archery Champion 2014 Extracurricular Activities 11th: Fashion Club/Newspaper Food Editor/Yearbook Staff 9th: Drama Club 8th: Archery Team 7th: Improv Club References Lori Hart Journalism teacher (602) 541-0054

Charlotte Peyton Journalism teacher (703) 853-4314

Additional references available upon request

resume

I have grown so much in such a short time period. If you would have asked me what I would

accomplish in the second semester in the first, I would have said not much more than I already have. I was so wrong– I have learned so much, specifically regarding InDesign and Photoshop. I thought I knew the applications pretty well, but now I have them mastered. So many questions were asked to the design pros of the class and I really dove into finding the programs’ full potential, as well as my own.

However, while I focused on making my food page in newspaper and spreads in yearbook look good, I feel as though I still could improve on my interviewing skills. Not necessarily in the area of the actual interview or being nervous to approach strangers, but that I hold off on interviewing until I start writing or creating my article, which hinders the full potential of the quotes.

Although I would wait on doing interviews, I have become more punctual with deadlines. When my

yearbook team was completing the final spreads of the year, we finished far before the deadline and had time to make sure everything was perfect. Also, I believe the entire newspaper class was more timely in finishing the final issue because of the addition of in class writing days. My page was done before production day it was unnecessary for me to come in. We all really started working as good as a well oiled machine together this semester, and the staff has improved drastically in their motivation to learn more about journalism. Almost all of the staff now knows how to use InDesign on their own, and I tried as well as I could to individually assist all of the staffers in helping them with their computer struggles.

Ever since our bout of plagiarism in the first semester, everyone’s attitude has changed and we all keep

up on our fact checking. I have tried in all of my articles to interview the best people I could, even though I do not know many students in the school.

In summary, I feel like this semester was a major growth period in my journalism career from the de-

sign aspect, and for everyone else as well.

reflection one

For newspaper, I think my most significant piece of work was my department store closing article. I say

that because although it may seem like a useless piece of fluff, it was the first article that I’ve written on something I was interested in outside of yearbook that I really learned a lot about. I found major statistics, compared and contrasted generations, and genuinely researched a topic for the first time. That made me truly understand the importance of research and knowing your facts in the journalism world.

This article was also the first article I had three relevant interview sources included. I found a very fre-

quent student shopper and interviewed the business technology teacher at the school and the fashion club president. I found that the interviews can really make the article that much stronger from having an outsider’s opinion.

From yearbook, my most significant work was Different Strokes for Different Folks, which was a creative

infographic for the art spread. I feel as though this was the first piece that I did all by myself–besides the poll which was another on my team’s job. I drew the infographic in photoshop, came up with the headline, and put it all in edesign by myself. In the beginning, I was conflicted on what to do. I didn’t know how to make it different and creative without making a basic pie chart like everyone else. So, I decided to try out what I could do in photoshop and designed the poll as a painter’s palette and the colors were different sections. I felt very accomplished after creating that.

reflection two

reflection three 1. As stated in reflection two, this piece was my favorite and most significant work I have done this whole semester. It made me push my boundaries and think outside the box.

2. Although this picture isn’t the best, it was the first real and not blurry picture of baseball I have taken. I tried so hard this semester to try and take better pictures, and I think I improved a lot.

3. This picture is one of my favorites because it was the first big event I took pictures of. I was even approached by the building team that created the tennis courts and was asked if they could use my pictures for their website.

That was the moment I realized that photography really is a profession.

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Since as long as she can remember, Olivia Stickel has always been different. She was brought into the world in Pickerington, Ohio on July 4, 2000 to two older sisters, and always had them to look up to. Her parents had dealt with two children already, so they were not about to put up with any misbehavior. This lead Stickel to assimilate to a mature way of life very early on in her childhood.

All of her parents’ friends knew she had an ability or a special talent of some sort, but could never point it out.

“I would talk to people four times my age as if they were my best friend. I could stop a house full of conversation and speak in front of everyone with joy at the age of six. I never really had any fear of being in front of people. I feel like I have always had a want for attention from being the youngest,” said Stickel.

After realizing her extroverted personality, Stickel’s parents started searching for ways to get their daughter involved. They started with sports, particularly soccer. The young Stickel went on to play soccer until the age of 7, when she ultimately quit.

“I remember trying every sport on the face of the planet, but I could never stick with it. I realized that I had a problem with getting bored of doing the same thing, and that realization has helped me understand my real interests,” said Stickel. After trying softball, gymnastics, cheer, swim, ending with volleyball, Stickel realized that she needed to invest herself in an activity that changes. Something that she can have fun with yet change it up every time.

She still did not know what to do with her time, until she moved to Arizona in the summer of 2016. All of the teenagers around her dressed really well, not fancy but uniquely. At Stickel’s old school, their dress code was extremely strict. “We weren’t allowed to wear shorts longer than our fingertips, no tank tops, no crop tops, basically anything other than tee shirts and long shorts or pants was considered okay for girls,” said Stickel. However, at her new school, the dress code was more lenient. Girls could dress how they liked, and that inspired her.

She started dressing however she wanted, and she realized that what she wore really affected how she felt. Stickel began to venture to thrift stores, which she had never done before, and opened a door to a whole new world. “Once I realized that I could start buying clothes that were just a dollar and completely unique, I completely re-bought my whole wardrobe. It sounds really lame, but since I started caring about what I wore, I realized that I could actually pursue a career in something I loved–fashion. I could do design, be a stylist, be a fashion journalist, be a costume designer, anything,” said Stickel. Her longing for attention and extroverted personality from her childhood helped her establish her lifelong passion for style.

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Spending hours a week watching movies, Olivia made a top three list of her mostliked films.

Heathers

Pride and Prejudice

The Lost Boys

“Heathers is my favorite movie mostly because of the dialogue. The script was very well written and it is a fun, fast paced movie covering all the bases with romance and thriller themes throughout, I can’t go a month without watching it.” said Stickel.

“Pride and Prejudice lands number two on my favorites list because it is such a beautifully made movie. The cinematography, score, and script are all amazing. It’s tear-jerking romance that I love dearly,” said Stickel.

“Opposite of my top two, The Lost Boys is a guilty pleasure. It isn’t particularly well made, and many people don’t like it.

But everything about it is such a classic 80’s rat pack movie, I love to watch it for the nostalgia,” said Stickel.

Pin Drop

From Ohio to Arizona, Olivia tells all the places she has lived in her life.

2000-2007 Pickerington, Ohio

2007-2008 Dublin, Ohio

2008-2016 Haymarket., Virginia

2016-present Carefree, Arizona