Amanda Saunders Email & Phone Number

Greater Atlanta Area

• Actively pitches story ideas to major news outlets, newspapers and bloggers across the country and internationally in order to market and place media content captured and compiled by service members around the world..
• Continuously coordinates and builds relationships with major media outlets and bloggers (CNN, FOX, MSNBC, Boston Globe, Huffington Post) and hundreds of other local news, print and radio outlets.
• Interacts with client to relay their themes and messages to the public and media.
• Develops and conducts interview campaigns, media round tables, satellite media tours and Pentagon Press Briefings with military officials.
• Successfully pitches and secures thousands of placements for client.
• Proficient in coordinating multiple projects simultaneously.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Worked with management to help schedule all client requests and served as the gatekeeper for all inquiries. Responsible for scheduling satellite interviews with media. Coordinated with various staff for operational.
• Managed TV, radio, and newspapers interview schedules for the entire Media Relations staff.
• Provided an informative, positive and friendly response to all incoming calls and directed them to the appropriate team member.
• Used Microsoft Word, Excel, Office and PowerPoint daily

Greater Atlanta Area

• Responsible for insuring that all of the client’s needs were met in a professional and tactful manor. Worked serving high profile clients, celebrities, and Principles.
• Attained knowledge of the customer’s needs.
• Fun, cheerful, positive attitude towards our clients.
• Responsible for gift baskets, thank you cards, and client meals.

Traveled the southeast pitching our editorial design team to Advertising Agencies. Worked in bidding on commercial spots for our visual effects and editorial team. Did voice-overs for TV commercials.Joined the board for young professionals for the Atlanta Ad ClubResponsible for generating leads with new clientsResearched new bids on the marketWorked with.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication And Media Studies, 3.46

B.A, Broadcasting Communications