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Seattle, Washington, United States

In some ways, this role is a major departure from what I've done before - I've moved almost as far as you can get from my original home of Orlando. However, my skillset working at a DMO transfers perfectly, and I am once again promoting a destination I love. Focusing on the domestic and Canadian markets, I earn positive press coverage for Seattle and.

Orlando, Florida Area

I loved my job at Visit Orlando. I learned so much working to position the destination as a leading travel hotspot to local, regional and national media. The range of duties under that umbrella was wide and varied, providing new learning experiences every day. I rarely had a boring hour in the week. My main focus was assisting domestic press and the.

Longwood, FL

Starting a professional career at an agency forced me to learn quickly. I think of my time at Wellons as marketing boot camp, providing a fast-paced, unforgiving environment to sharpen my communications skills. Every minute of the day was applied to delivering prime public relations results to clients via targeted releases, social media and media.

Deagu, South Korea

My grand adventure as a middle school English Teacher & Cultural Ambassador in South Korea served to make me more self-sufficient and definitely better at thinking on my feet. I often had to get creative to communicate across language and even culture barriers, while adapting to living in a very foreign country. I loved it. It was challenging and.

As in intern at Visit Orlando, I joined the PR team to assist and learn how to promote a destination. Unlike other marketing or PR companies, Visit Orlando's communications department functions as both an agency for local attractions, dining and other venues, as well as a news source for media and a useful tool for consumers. During my time as an intern, I.

College Of Arts & Humanities

While outside the realm of marketing or PR, this position was surprisingly useful to hone my people skills. College advisers handle a wide spectrum of people needing help, but most of them have at least one thing in common: they are dissatisfied with their current class load, program rules or requirements to graduate. Consequently, I frequently assisted.

As a PR baby, I was lucky to get immediate experience in my first professional role. At Style Network, I wrote press releases daily for multiple clients, and created customized media kits. I also published blog posts to marketing blogs promoting products and companies. Toward the end of my internship, I worked on contacting magazine editors to inquire.