Sophia Mekbeb

Experience

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  Creative Kids

  Sept 2023 - now

  Event Coordination Assistant

  • Planning and facilitating birthday events and camps, ensuring a fun and engaging experience for children aged 2-10 • Develop and implement educational STEAM crafts and activities tailored to young learners • Maintain a safe and entertaining event environment while coordinating logistics and event flow

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  Township of Scotch Plains

  Sept 2024 - now

  Township Municipal Intern

  • Report to Mayor, Deputy Municipal Manager, and Director of Redevelopment, in addition to inter-departmental assistance• Point-person on Clean Energy Planning Grant committee; determine/budget high-impact initiatives to increase sustainable energy usage in Scotch Plains• Township website editor; improve user interface/accessibility, address web design errors, create/maintain Revolution 250 page which has been used as inspiration for other towns' RevNJ preparations• Compile and disseminate memoranda for Veterans Advisory Board and Revolution 250 Committee Show less

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  City Lifestyle

  Sept 2024 - now

  Editorial Intern & Student Feature Writer

  • Develop and produce stories that highlight local heroes and small businesses, tailoring content to engage the Scotch Plains community • Contribute to the publication’s growth, achieving a 60K monthly readership and a 17% higher engagement rate than comparable local magazines in 1st year of publication • Implement a customer-focused approach to storytelling, aligning with residents’ interests and publication goals • Balance editorial content with client-driven advertising to support both reader engagement and advertiser objectives Show less