<p>I am currently the co-administrator of the official Facebook page of a hit show that has more than 20,000 likes. I am applying for internships at prestigious marketing firms and even law firms. Is it tacky to add the info about facebook to a resume?
I did a lot of work (as a lay fan) to promote the show and my page got noticed and exploded. I am now co-admistrator with the company’s producers. Appropriate for only marketing jobs or can it have an official spot on my resume?</p>
<p>Do you get paid for it? If so that makes it a lot more legit.</p>
<p>^No, I did it as a fan and it just exploded to something else, and when that did, i no loonger did active work to market it. im more of a “honorary board member” now lol. the power of social media honestly.</p>
<p>probably not. I don’t think it demonstrates any special skills. You don’t need to be a computer geek to start a fan page.</p>
<p>you dont need to be a computer geek to excel in marketing either.</p>
<p>you’re missing my point. there is skill required in marketing, such as human interaction.</p>
<p>you can put it in your resume if you want, or if you need space fillers. But I personally would not recommend it.</p>
<p>Actually, social media skills are the newest hot qualification for marketing and communication jobs. Lots of businesses and nonprofits are experimenting with Facebook, twitter, etc. and need help from someone who has experience. I would include it.</p>
<p>good point. I didn’t think about that. nevermind. it depends on what you’re applying for</p>
<p>Working for McDonald’s as a manager or crew trainer, or some kind of leader position, is more legit than that.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t put it, the facebook thing.</p>
<p>okay, i think i’ll only include it when the job seeks a person with social media experience. about 3 have.</p>
<p>for marketing firms, why not? law firms, not so much.</p>
<p>I’m actually competing for those marcom jobs without having the social media skills and knowledge. When asked, I say I’ll get an intern.</p>
<p>I’m planning to pay for classes to get the basic skills, which then will go on my resume with all the other continuing education I’ve had over the years.</p>
<p>From my seat in the workforce, do it!</p>
<p>FB pagebook admin? dime a dozen.</p>
<p>Only if it’s for a legit company or organization. An organization I worked for had me do all the media stuff since I was the only one under the age of 50 :rolleyes:. I included that as a bullet point under the organization. </p>
<p>If it’s just a fan page or something, no.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t do it unless you also did something like help with an actual webpage.</p>
<p>Did you use copyrighted material without permission when you started your page, or did you misrepresent yourself as an authorized representative of the show when you were not? For example, only an authorized representative may start and administer a “Grey’s Anatomy” fan page, though anyone may start a “fans of Grey’s Anatomy” fan page. The title and content of the page has to make it clear that you are in no way affiliated with the show, which I assume you were not when you started. </p>
<p>If you answer “yes” to either of these questions, I would not put it on my resume. Unless you are willing to implicate yourself of a crime in a job interview.</p>
<p>If you’re applying for a job that involves social media and communications, absolutely.</p>
<p>@barlum, it’s not like im applying to the CIA. calm down. </p>
<p>and although, it started out as just a fan page (plus i personally used marketing skills to get to a total of 6,000+ likes on my own), the executive producer was impressed by how I set up the page. he messaged me and for a period of time, I had complete control over the content posted with permission from the executive producer. about 4 months later, I was notified that the show’s marketing team had wanted to create a facebook and instead of deleting the one I created (which usually happens), they liked the content and the loyalty from the base area gathered, so they simply took over the page I created. </p>
<p>I want to include it, because it actually took some work to even get the page noticed…i used classic social media marketing techniques to do it. it shows some competency.</p>
<p>And to those saying that it needs to be a legit organization…well it’s a hit show and im an idiot, i just noticed that I wrote 20,000 likes. the page is about to reach 100,000 likes. and i just find it cool to see how facebook can really work to target an audience</p>
<p>If I were a marketing company, I would not hire someone who ignores the most basic copyright laws. They are a liability.</p>
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Did you read the terms and conditions you signed when you started the fan page? You signed that you are authorized to represent the show. It does not sound like you were.</p>