An award-winning, Los Angeles-based PR firm with offices in Los Angeles, New York City, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, and Charleston. C&R specializes in full-service public relations for premium travel and real estate brands. Critical thinkers and true collaborators, C&R prides itself on working closely with clients and having a fundamental understanding of their business goals – allowing us to develop creative strategies that drive real, success-oriented results.- Leads impactful PR campaigns on behalf of C&R's luxury real estate and hotel/resort clientele- Develops award-winning strategies to effectively position clients in front of key target audiences via earned media coverage to drive visibility, and ultimately, bookings/sales- Secure impactful media results in A-list outlets spanning The Wall Street Journal, Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, Robb Report, AFAR, FT How to Spend It, Town & Country, Architectural Digest, Mansion Global and others- Build and maintain close relationships across the media landscape, spanning travel, real estate, business, lifestyle, design, culinary, golf, meetings & events, weddings and more- Maintain a pulse on industry trends, ideating creative programming, packages and pitch angles to tie clients into the conversation- Effectively manage day-to-day roles, responsibilities and deliverables across client teams, while actively managing the training, development and growth tracks for multiple individual employees - Play a role in C&R's new business efforts, from capability deck development to participating in new business pitches- Advise on and develop thoughtful written communication across press kit development (boilerplates, fact sheets, bios, etc.), crisis communication statements, press release announcements and more

The Hoyt Organization is a PR firm focused on real estate, finance, architecture, engineering, construction, healthcare and technology, and is the Los Angeles partner agency for the Public Relations Global Network (PRGN).-Manages the day-to-day activities and client communication for a range of client types which cover aspects of real estate including hospitality, restaurants/retail, multifamily/mixed-use, office, healthcare and higher education-Develops public relations programs and media plans, which include press materials, editorial plans and social media content creation -Strategizes goals based on clients’ business plans to strategically pitch and secure media coverage, elevating clients as expert sources in their respective markets -Provides guidance to THO’s junior staff while managing client deadlines and reviewing press materials -Leverages earned media coverage via social platforms and e-blasts to build client awareness to target audiences

As an associate account executive, Claire provides support for the firm’s architecture/construction and brokerage/finance studios, bringing flair to the development of THO's public relations and social media programs which cover architecture, investment, brokerage, real estate law, construction and nonprofit firms. A master of the written word, she brings order to the firm’s press materials, editorial plans and social media content creation. She also manages THO’s own social media platforms, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Snapchat.

The Hoyt Organization, Inc. is a full-service strategic public relations firm based in the Greater Los Angeles area.

-Directed the overall responsibilities of the chapter and motivated the executive board and members with enthusiastic attitude toward PRSSA-Established goals and objectives for the chapter and delegates the responsibilities of the officers-Presided over all membership and executive board meetings and stayed in close contact with the PRSSA National CommitteeCampaigns worked on in this position include the entire social media campaign, media relations campaign and campus outreach for Freedom Sings, an event brought to the CSUN campus from the First Amendment Center. Activities included:-Wrote and edited social media posts and press releases leading up to the event-Oversaw logistics of the campaign and delegated responsibilities to membersSpeaking engagements during this time include the media panel at the Los Angeles LIT College Tour event in March 2014. Claire gave a student perspective of public relations to Topics included the importance of networking and interning while in college, and how the media landscape has changed.

-Served as a source of information to help bridge the gap between members and Executive Board members-Helped to plan and lead many of the CSUN PRSSA meetings-Created of the weekly newsletter, helping to get information out to the members about scholarships, internships, and any other events and activities CSUN PRSSA planned, or participated in

PMBC group is a multi-level PR firm based in Los Angeles, specializing in Corporate PR and Tech PR.-Managed social media accoutns for clients, including their Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, Facebook, Reddit, Stumble-Upon, and YouTube sites-Composed bi-weekly blog posts for the PMBC blog, as well as performed ghost blogging for clients-Created in-depth media lists through Vocus and my own research of writers-Crafted and pitched story ideas to media professionals by email and phone.-Wrote and sent out press releases for clients through PR Newswire-Created and sent out media alerts for various client events.-Assisted in running media check-in at various client events

This is a non-profit student-run public relations firm through California State University, Northridge -Assisted with writing press releases building media lists, and pitching media contacts for events-Worked on events such as Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission's World Leader Series featuring Condoleezza Rice, former President of Mexico, Vicente Fox, as well as former Prime Minister, Tony Blair-Performed red carpet interviews for MEND Poverty's annual Oscar Experience fundraiser-Researched journalists and created in-depth media lists -Assisted with writing pitches and pitching media alerts to relevant press-Wrote and pitched press releases for Hope of the Valley’s Annual Toy Drive 2012