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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Clients: Zales, Purple Mattress, Balsam Hill

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Clients: Xcel Energy

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

- Lead a 39 person agency during weekly meetings by creating agendas and planning workshops, tours, and speakers.- Create and manage Backpack’s rebrand marketing plan by utilizing a project management software and scheduling weekly check-in meetings.- Plan for and manage Backpack’s discretionary budget.- Support the leadership team through guidance on team goals to further the organization.- Develop agency goals for the year to cultivate a positive culture and increase our client roster.- Create and manage a communications plan to engage with local communications agencies to inform them of Backpack and explore opportunities for tours, internships, etc.- Assess applications and interview over 20 applicants each semester and communicate about decisions through email.- Craft media pitches and press releases to send to organizations to promote Backpack and gain visibility within the Twin Cities.

Minneapolis, Mn

- Managed the management team to ensure messaging about Backpack was consistent and relations with Twin Cities professionals were initiated.- Coordinated with the business manager for the semester budget.- Assessed applications and interview applicants with the talent director to determine the new hires for next semester.- Assisted as strategy point person for our client, ServeMinnesota, by creating marketing plans and initiating a street team on the UMN campus.- Ensured agency culture was positive by coordinating with the talent director to plan get-togethers twice a month.

Minneapolis, Mn

- Communicated with 16 content creators of the Arts & Humanities corridor within the College of Liberal Arts to verify progress on feature stories.- Assisted in the planning of lab meetings by coordinating agency tours, contacting guest speakers, and initiating in-lab activities.- Facilitated a relationship with our client, Minnesota Oral Health Project, by communicating once a month and assisted in expanding their social media reach on Facebook.

Minneapolis, Mn

- Maintained a relationship with the chair of the Department of French and Italian in the College of Liberal Arts to generate feature ideas to highlight current activities and research.- Interviewed undergraduates, graduates, and professors in the department of French and Italian, and wrote three features each semester highlighting their work and accomplishments.- Generated a department e-newsletter each semester for alumni and friends, totaling about 1,107 e-newsletter sent with an open rate of 36%.- Collaborated on the marketing team to further implement Backpack's brand throughout campus and the Twin-Cities area, including planning and executing a panel event with an attendance of 150 people.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

- Collaborate with business development project manager with operations, including managing current client assets, MSP-C award entries, client briefs, and ad campaigns/schedules.- Develop and manage MSP-C blog schedule by emailing and following up with staff.- Assist business development manager with prospecting needs, including sales list building, research, prospect briefs, and sales emails.- Create decks for proposals, presentations, and capabilities for clients and company meetings.- Support the ICBA project manager with email analytics and ad tracking.

Minneapolis, Mn

- Created press releases and e-releases for forthcoming books that were sent to prospective media outlets and reviewers.- Designed flyers to advertise forthcoming books at fairs and exhibits by using Adobe InDesign.- Crafted book pitches that were sent to potential reviewers to generate interest and encourage them to review the book.- Corresponded with authors about book reviews and book orders by being attentive to incoming emails and calls.- Performed FedEx and UPS package mailing for review copies that were sent to media outlets and consumers.

Minneapolis, Mn

- Greeted and provided service to residents who lived in the building by being attentive and engaged with interpersonal communication skills.- Ensured the building was safe at night by participating in regular rounds throughout the building and utilized detail-oriented skills to assess situations/problems encountered.- Prepared and organized resident files for move-in by utilizing organizational and communication skills to ensure that all rooms and keys were correct.

Minneapolis, Mn

- Greeted and provided tours to potential residents using interpersonal skills to provide an engaged customer experience.- Promoted Prime Place at events and in buildings to communicate information on apartments using communication skills

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Journalism, Emphasis On Strategic Communications

French Minor

Creative Writing Minor

High School Diploma