Caitlin Darras, C.M., Mba Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

As Senior Public Relations Specialist for the Metropolitan Knoxville Authority, I am responsible for public, employee, and media relations. Public Relations examples include coordinating the Aviation Academy; assisting with air service announcements; hosting and managing the first airport-hosted podcast in the U.S., From The Runway Up; managing the airport’s caroling program; giving presentations to civic groups; giving tours to community groups; planning and implementing airport… Show more As Senior Public Relations Specialist for the Metropolitan Knoxville Authority, I am responsible for public, employee, and media relations. Public Relations examples include coordinating the Aviation Academy; assisting with air service announcements; hosting and managing the first airport-hosted podcast in the U.S., From The Runway Up; managing the airport’s caroling program; giving presentations to civic groups; giving tours to community groups; planning and implementing airport special events.Employee relations examples include coordinating five or more employee events per year for 185 employees; communicating news and events to employees through an internal newsletter; assisting with employee donation campaign.Media relations examples include serving as the media back-up; always on-call for emergency situations; coordinating with regional news outlets about media opportunities; monitoring media clipping service; serving as media escort.I serve as the Webmaster for flyknoxville.com and fromtherunwayup.com.I am the content creator and manager of all airport social media platforms. I concept and oversee design for digital images and ads. I create and distribute the airport’s email distributions (50k+ emails addresses).I maintain giveaway inventory by selecting vendors and ordering promotional items. Show less

Current Courses:ADPR 365: Social Media StrategyADVT 380: Advertising Professional Seminar

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

I started working for Blue Media Boutique, now a division of Efficience, in January of 2010 as an intern. After working with the company for more than a year, I was promoted to the PR and Social Media Manager. I managed more than 25 clients' social media sites, blogs and newsletters. I was responsible for continuously increase likes and followers through custom tabs and contests. With that, I also tracked and evaluated social media and Google analytics for clients each month. I… Show more I started working for Blue Media Boutique, now a division of Efficience, in January of 2010 as an intern. After working with the company for more than a year, I was promoted to the PR and Social Media Manager. I managed more than 25 clients' social media sites, blogs and newsletters. I was responsible for continuously increase likes and followers through custom tabs and contests. With that, I also tracked and evaluated social media and Google analytics for clients each month. I also project managed website development. I was responsible for managing projects anywhere from small business websites to large company sites. I built trusting relationships with clients and served as liaison between clients and developers. I followed a strict development timeline to insure client satisfaction. Show less

Knoxville, Tn

As the PR intern for the American Diabetes Association, I wrote press releases, sponsorship kits, articles, letters and newsletters. I also assisted in writing and editing grant proposals and received a $10,000 grant.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Public Relations Major, Minor In Business, Minor In Psychology

Activities and Societies: Public Relations Student Society of America Member, National Society of Collegiate Scholars Member, Freelance.