ALEXANDER W. OWENS
19336 Chaparral Cir
Penn Valley, CA 95946-+1 -
Professional Summary
Recent University of California, Santa Cruz graduate with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Politics looking for entry level
opportunities as a remote content creator. Constructed a WordPress affiliate marketing blog to over 150 different types of
articles and 1300 visitors per month through traffic from social media, search engine (50 clicks per day), and referral
sources. Skilled in social media page building, search engine optimization (SEO), blogging, writing, researching, and
affiliate marketing.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Politics, Concentration in International Relations
University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), GPA: 3.85
Associate of Arts for Transfer (AAT) in Political Science
De Anza Community College, Cupertino, CA, GPA: 3.88
June 2019
June 2017
Relevant Work Experience
Blog Owner of MyCampingandHikingTips.com
September 2017 – Present
• Committed 20 hours/week to found a startup affiliate marketing blog
• Learned SEO, affiliate marketing, content creation, and social media page construction through Wealthy Affiliate
• Wrote and edited over 150 different types of detailed blog posts worthy of sharing
• Spearheaded blog growth to an average of 1300 visitors/month through SEO, referral, and social media traffic
District Office Intern for Assemblymember Evan Low
January 2017 – June 2017
Cupertino, CA
• Worked 10 hours/week always responding to constituent letters and phone calls to let them know their voice has
been heard
• Enhanced my letter writing skills to better reach constituents and connect with them on a personal level
• Helped to facilitate the Assemblymember’s first town hall event and saw the problems of hyper partisanship
• Managed the office phone lines and learned professional phone conversation
Relevant Coursework
Various Upper Division Politics Courses
September 2017 – June 2019
UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA
• Critically read dense texts to then synthesize complex ideas into detail oriented essay to persuade the reader of the
author’s position
• Painstakingly researched political theory, international relations, and American politics
• Constructed clear and concise papers to express a well-articulated position on a topic
• Worked with professors and teacher’s assistants to edit essays to perfection and to clearly formulate ideas
Writing Samples
My Camping and Hiking Tips
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September 2017 – Present
https://mycampingandhikingtips.com/10-inspirational-yellowstone-national-park-pictures-photos
https://mycampingandhikingtips.com/no-more-excuses-outdoors-quotes-advice-tips
https://mycampingandhikingtips.com/natural-cures-anxiety-depression-nature
https://mycampingandhikingtips.com/mental-physical-health-benefits-hiking
Skills
Computer: proficient with SEO, social media page building, PowerPoint, Excel, WordPress, blogging, excel, Microsoft
Word, email, writing, digital marketing, affiliate marketing, and internet traffic
