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Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Consult on brand communications, narrative building and integrated marketing strategies
• Support and enhance existing marketing efforts, including copywriting, PR strategy development and outreach, influencer program management, social media targeting and monitoring, data and analytics analysis, and.
• Crisis support, employee and corporate communications, and executive media training

Los Angeles, CA

• Rose within the agency throughout my tenure to serve as a day-to-day Client liaison, providing leadership and counsel for planning, writing and execution of integrated marketing strategies, corporate communications.
• Maintained strong relationships with key journalists, outlets, online influencers and relevant partners, and crafted and pitched compelling stories on behalf of Client programs, securing coverage to deliver on program.
• Oversaw team to ensure delivery of quality work, working closely with integrated specialists to contribute to Client strategic direction and insights, PR plan development, and establishing goals
• Ongoing monitoring of relevant trends and news as it relates to Client business, providing strategic and tactical counsel for implementing opportunistic activations to keep brand top-of-mind for stakeholders
• Managed budgets and reporting to drive execution of approved programs
• Managed vendors to coordinate design, production and completion of Client projects on time and on budget

Beverly Hills, CA

• Worked closely with Programs Director to develop and employ an expanded strategy centered on the use of new media to raise public awareness by 10% annually, which included social networking sites, new media platforms.
• Collaborated on design, conceptualization and promotion of all media/printed materials, including newsletters, website, press packets, brochures and annual reports
• Handled contracts with outside venues for special events, wrote solicitation and pitch letters to establish relationships with local businesses
• Gained experience in writing grants, creating budgets, directing photo shoots and serving as point on research projects
• Increased donor participation in annual scholarship program by 15%

London, United Kingdom

• Pitched and secured pieces in the Daily Mail, Sun, Metro and Surrey Comet; as well as, in other print, broadcast, radio and online local and national UK media outlets for `Britain's Next Top Model', Current TV.
• Wrote and edited press releases and synopses for the above clients. Additionally, I maintained internal reports and updated media lists
• Participated in brainstorming, developing and implementing national campaigns for FOX DVD releases in the UK; titles such as, `Meet the Spartans', `The X Files ­ Essentials' and `Jumper'

San Francisco Bay Area

• Fostered relationships with editorial staff at local news outlets, executive committees and university administrators to promote over 20 culturally-focused campus groups
• Aided in planning, promoting and facilitating training programs and large events for students, faculty, administrators and alumni
• Advanced from writer to co-editor of office-published newsletter, with a circulation of 800 readers
• Handled internal communications and office management

Beverly Hills, CA

• Maintained press kits, actor reels and client media coverage
• Wrote and posted script coverage
• Single-handedly established a more effective filing system within the busiest manager's office

M.A, Strategic Public Relations

B.A, English; Literature Emphasis

Study Abroad, English Language And Literature, General

High School