I am a recent graduate from UCLA, with a major in Fine Arts and minor in Film, TV, and Digital Media and am looking for a work environment where I can utilize my interest in education. Having grown up going to many different test prep centers and being a tutor myself, I realize the importance of being a good educator and what kind of difference it can bring to students' lives.

Working as the Social Media Coordinator for UCLA Grand Challenges, I worked primarily with creating original content for our partners in mental health in partnership with notable celebrities such as Metta World Peace and Glenn Close. As the Grand Challenges branch of UCLA was relatively new, I often wrestled with creating new efficient brand strategies that would convey the message of our brand and increase awareness to our growing audience. During my year at Grand Challenges, we saw a growth of 160% in our number of followers and a significant increase in our engagement as we participated in different media campaigns. This was an extremely fast-paced environment as we were trying to expand our growth as quickly as possible and in order to be successful, we had to constantly be shifting with the trends. From this position, I was able to hone in on my ability to think quickly and react accordingly as well as stretch my breadth of responsibility.

With my experience, I believe that I would be a good asset to GLOII, as well as being proficient and familiar with the skills and experience needed for students as well as the university process itself to be accepted to high-ranking colleges in the US.

To Whom It May Concern,

It is with great enthusiasm that I submit my resume to GLOII. I feel my experience, qualifications, and eagerness to learn new things will make me an excellent match for this position. From my time studying English at Western Michigan University to earning a 150 hour TESOL Certificate, and multiple writing positions in between, I feel everything has been leading up to a marvelous position such as this.

I am originally from the United States, but in 2013 my wife and I moved to Geoje island and where I worked as a Writing Teacher at Baverstock English School teaching students of all age ranges from first grade all the way up to adults. Though it was challenging at times, it was a tremendously rewarding experience to work with such vastly different learners to determine which age range I felt I could best guide to English proficiency. I put these skills to use in my next teaching position at Gwangyang Jecheol Elementary School and later at Myongji Elementary School here in Seoul. After years of working with elementary students, I am ready to make the transition back into working with older students as I have previously in Geoje and as a Teaching Assistant at Western Michigan University.

Shortly after arriving in Gwangyang, I started the website K League United to offer more English language coverage of the K League. What started as me covering my local team has grown to a staff of 20 volunteer writers that I oversee as Editor in Chief. Our coverage includes writing news pieces, match previews, player interviews, and more. Working with the vastly different perspectives of 20 writers spanning the globe has been a unique challenge, but one that I have been able to use to create and maintain Editorial style, standards, and structure to implement them sitewide. An Editorial style I am happy to say has drawn the attention of the K League itself, who we now regularly work with to publish articles on KLeague.com.

In both of my roles as teacher and Editor, I have honed my skills in people management, administering curriculum, and presenting materials to various levels of learners. In the classroom and while editing fellow native speaker’s writing, I have learned how to help high level and low level writers in equal measure with targeted feedback and working more closely on an individual basis with lower level writers.

I hope to further my career as an educator and believe this position will be an immensely fulfilling opportunity to continue that goal. I truly love teaching, love working with students of all abilities, and look forward to the challenge of teaching in a more focused manner.

Sincerely,

Ryan P. Walters

I have lived in the United States for over 10 years and have attended a foreign school in Korea for high school. Furthermore, I have finished college and will be attending a PhD program at Dartmouth this fall. From this, I have experienced the US curriculum, undergraduate application process, US college system, and the US graduate school application process. Because I have experienced all of the things that a student who is preparing for college in the US will experience, I can provide advice and more than sufficient training to these students. I believe that I can use the breadth of my experience to students who need them. Apart from having the experience of studying abroad, I have also taught students at other academies before. I developed my own curriculum and taught students for math and English.

In all of the previous jobs that I have had, I put my 100% effort and time. For example, in the research assistant jobs that I have had, my time and effort led me to present in regional and international conferences. Moreover, it led me to receive awards from the Dean of Weissman School of Arts & Sciences at my current college, from the Genetics Society of America and from my current bachelor's degree program.

I believe that my personal and teaching experiences will allow me to fully help students preparing to study abroad in the US for college.

Proficient in Excel, Microsoft words, Powerpoint

Demonstrated ability to multi-task in a fast paced, deadline-oriented work environment with minimal oversight

Ability to respond quickly to changing circumstances and maintain attention to detail

Strong teamwork skills