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South Bend, In, Us

South Bend, Indiana Area

South Bend, Indiana

• Responsible for development, implementation & creative design of all marketing & communications materials for both internal research & external partner audiences• Disseminate promotional materials, such as brochures, one-pagers, infographics, newsletters, invitations, email updates & liaison to media promotion• Manage two affiliated websites & seven social media accounts with strategies • Foster multidisciplinary, intellectual community of 40+ affiliated faculty by planning, hosting and evaluating events, including socials, panels, seminars & topical lunches• Provide administrative assistance, including travel arrangements, purchasing, scheduling, list serv development & office maintenance• Hire & manage ND-ECI student interns each semester

Muncie, Indiana

• Assess and respond to the needs of 65 individuals on floor• Highly developed administrative and organizational skills• Foster community development through intentional interactions• Collaborated with seven staff members to facilitate programming for 420 diverse residents• Skills enhanced include customer service, public speaking, budgeting, mediation, allocating resources, policy enforcement, planning and crisis management

Muncie, Indiana

• Promoted national awareness & fundraising efforts of St. Jude to campus• Coordinated communication between 14 board members & ALSAC advisor weekly • Planned an event that increases total funds raised for St. Jude from $4,000 in spring 2013 to $30,000 in fall of 2013, a 700% increase

Porter, In

• Developed three blogs, regional & statewide for Beyond the Beach Trail • Increased social media & search engine outreach by updating online listings • Represented organization at events: ground breaking ceremony & luncheon • Sent Activity Guide to 300+ companies to receive business feedback

Muncie, Indiana

• Manage Ball State’s PRSSA Facebook and Twitter accounts• Produce press releases to send to the National PRSSA office • Update PRSSA showcase to highlight Chapter’s accomplishments

Houston, Texas

• Write and edit chapters of relocation guides for the cities of Chicago, Phoenix, New York City, Seattle and Atlanta, which are published both online and in print• Produced a total of 60 chapters, consisting of both city specific articles and generic articles, ranging from four to 32 pages• Collect data by conducting primary and secondary research of city’s latest statistics, market trends, history, demographics, etc. • Execute fact checking of material used to produce chapters

Houston, Texas

• Dedicated 200+ hours composing city analysis, data execution and evaluation for the City of Chicago • Generated and updated company’s entire online Chicago guide using CRM database software • Created SWOT analysis reports of competitors using results from online and print research• Prepared digital client banners by compiling introduction text, company logos and facility photographs

Master Of Arts - Ma, Communication And Media Studies

Public Relations, Creative Advertising & Graphic Design, Public Relations/Image Management

Activities and Societies: Public Relations Student Society of America, Residence Hall Council