Jed Cohen
22, just graduated from NYU. Interested in understanding why people make the decisions they do and how technology changes their minds. Not an expert.
| Headline: | Innocent Bystander |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://jedcohen.com |
| Industries: | Internet, Media, Retail |
| Skills: | Business, Copy Writing, Editing, Languages, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Public Relations, Retail, Viral marketing, Writing |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding hot stories, Finding mentors, Giving back, Helping friends, Joining a startup, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Providing services to startups |
| Schools: | Franklin and Marshall College, New York University |
FULL BIO
I am a graduate of NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, where I created a self-guided concentration focused on examining decision-making from an interdisciplinary perspective. This entailed taking classes across the University and studying a variety of diverse concepts, including marketing, communication theory, and political science. While at Gallatin, I completed my senior colloquium on The Role of Propaganda in Modern Democracy, and was a co-founder of the Ademos Project, a social marketing venture. Since leaving school, I've been working full time in corporate America (kind of). I have also completed a two month virtual marketing internship for CAREEREALISM, a career advice blog, and another virtual internship for Squidoo.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Apple Inc. |
| Position: | Genius Administrator |
| Time period: | September 2009 - December 2009 |
| Description: | • Manage repair workflow for a team of 10 technicians.
• Maintain 99% part inventory accuracy. • Act as the primary point of communication between Genius Team and customers. • Partner with in-store and corporate colleagues to resolve service related issues. |
| Employer: | Squidoo |
| Position: | Intern |
| Time period: | August 2009 - October 2009 |
| Description: | • Developed preliminary cross-platform marketing strategy for SquidQuiz.
• Wrote project related materials, including a Squidoo “lens” about the internship. • Performed background research. |
| Employer: | Apple Inc. |
| Position: | Family Room Specialist |
| Time period: | June 2009 - September 2009 |
| Description: | • Diagnosed and repaired technical issues involving Apple hardware and software.
• Acted as a resource of technical knowledge for the store staff. • Delivered one on one lessons on Apple software including OS X and iLife. |
| Employer: | CAREEREALISM.com |
| Position: | Twitter Intern |
| Time period: | June 2009 - August 2009 |
| Description: | • Leveraged Twitter for public relations, marketing, and lead generation.
• Part of a team that increased traffic to CAREEREALISM by 20%. • Assisted in developing CAREEREALISM’s presence on Squidoo. • Wrote guest post for CAREEREALISM’s blog on integrative negotiation. |
| Employer: | Ademos Project |
| Position: | Co-founder |
| Time period: | September 2007 - September 2008 |
| Description: | The Ademos Project was a social marketing venture created to explore ways to manufacture discussion about social issues though the tools of branding and corporate marketing. We developed a pilot program for a social marketing campaign designed to encourage interest in environmental sustainability at NYU. While at the Ademos Project, I:
• Developed “Are You Sustainable?” pilot campaign designed to encourage interest in environmental sustainability at NYU. Devised social marketing plan for the campaign. • Designed print advertisements mockups and campaign website. • Wrote grant applications. Won 2007 - 2008 New York University Reynolds Program/Youth Venture “Be a Changemaker Challenge” grant. |
| Employer: | Apple Inc. |
| Position: | Specialist |
| Time period: | August 2006 - June 2009 |
| Description: | • Provided customer service.
• Assisted in training new employees. • Completed “Grow Your Own Genius” program. • Assisted in opening the Apple Store West 14th Street. • Organized and facilitated Concierge department meeting. |
EDUCATION
| University: | New York University |
| Time period: | 2006 - 2009 |
| Degree: | Understanding Decision Making through Marketing, Media, and Politics, BA |
| University: | Franklin and Marshall College |
| Time period: | 2005 - 2006 |
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