I serve as the Marketing Communications Manager at the Gary Thompson Agency. With 30+ locations across the state, my daily activities include graphic design, social media posting & management, promo & apparel ordering, website discovery & maintenance, event coordination, budgeting, travel, and daily office tasks.

While interning at First Street Brewing Company, my daily tasks included social media management, product discovery, and photography. I worked regularly with platforms such as Mailchimp, Hootsuite, and the Adobe Suite.

While working at Barista's of Hastings, I was given the opportunity to: perfect memory skills by memorizing frequent customers and their orders, practice social skills by interacting with a variety of diverse people every day, learned the basics of running a business and how a business is operated through the practice of daily tasks, delivered orders, and implemented new and fresh ideas. Also conducted a Public Relations campaign for Barista’s, which helped raise profits and improved… Show more While working at Barista's of Hastings, I was given the opportunity to: perfect memory skills by memorizing frequent customers and their orders, practice social skills by interacting with a variety of diverse people every day, learned the basics of running a business and how a business is operated through the practice of daily tasks, delivered orders, and implemented new and fresh ideas. Also conducted a Public Relations campaign for Barista’s, which helped raise profits and improved social media presence by increasing views 67% and likes of the page 14%. Show less

Over the summer before senior year: commissioned to work as the Advertising and Marketing Intern for Kindred Lifestyle Boutique in downtown Grand Island, Nebraska. Input sales on the online websiteAssisted customers & created window displaysAided in the remodeling of the entire site

While a part of the Hastings College Media department, worked as an Account Manager during sophomore year for the Advertising Department. This position required getting in touch with various local businesses interested in purchasing advertisements for the Hastings College newspaper. Throughout this time as account manager, was able to assist several businesses in the design of their chosen advertisements and kept in touch with them all throughout the year, so they could remain updated on… Show more While a part of the Hastings College Media department, worked as an Account Manager during sophomore year for the Advertising Department. This position required getting in touch with various local businesses interested in purchasing advertisements for the Hastings College newspaper. Throughout this time as account manager, was able to assist several businesses in the design of their chosen advertisements and kept in touch with them all throughout the year, so they could remain updated on campus news. Projects completed while involved in this position: Advertising campaign for Travis Hand Photography Public Relations campaign for the Lark Concert Hall in downtown Hastings, Nebraska Helped design a mock-up Look Book for the Hastings College Media Department Prepared in-depth campaign for Food 4 Thought, an on campus sourced corporation Researched and prepared a business plan for Defy Gravity Trampoline Park Prepared and ran a successful social media restructuring campaign for Baristas of Hastings Show less

While involved in the Hastings College Media department, I operated JVC 600 cameras to record promo videos, public service announcements, and sports matches, and published these videos with the use of Adobe Premier. Also, ran the teleprompter and the main JVC video cameras for HC Media Bronco News Now. While a part of the media department, I conducted interviews, researched, edited, and composed articles for The Collegian, the Hastings College newspaper.

I began working at the Art Bar in September where I was completely trained on how to make a variety of coffee and tea drinks, run the register, and daily interact with customers.

I would input live game stats for both junior varsity and variety volleyball matches and video basketball matches at Dordt College. I also did stats input, roster checks, and various other office activities.