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Public relations professional with strong writing and interpersonal skills. Agency experience with media outreach, media list creation, pitching to national media outlets, constructing monthly client reports, tracking activations, event planning, crisis management and data auditing. Associate board member, Chicago Help Initiative. BA in Public Relations/Advertising and AA in Communications. Worked part-time while completing undergraduate education in the hospitality and public relations industries.

Work​
experience​
Zeno Group 
Chicago, IL                                                                            September 2017 – March 2018

Consumer Intern

  • Conduct media outreach and tracking of activations for clients including WaterWipes, Corelle Brands, and Kohl’s

  • Pitch and secure local and national media placements. Secured national placements on Southern Living, Real Simple, Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine, and more

  • Build and create media lists pertaining to certain clients’ projects and events utilizing Cision and Muckrack

  • Create daily and weekly reports to be sent to the client including brand placements, competitor news, industry news, and trending news

  • Assist and support social and infuencer activations including research, brainstorming, pitching, etc.

 
Matrix Partners 
Chicago, IL                                                                            January 2017 – May 2017

Public Relations Intern

  • Draft and edit press releases, pitches, and other projects

  • Build and maintain media lists

  • Organize strategic editorial mailers and sample shipments

  • Research new and already established bloggers, and editors

  • Contribute to and maintain client reporting system

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Wisecarver Public Relations Chicago,IL                                                           
March 2016 – August 2016

Public Relations Intern

  • Wrote press releases and calendar listings for clients

  • Created innovative ideas for press kits and pitches

  • Developed custom media mailing lists and editorial calendars

  • Followed up with media by making outbound calls

  • Organized and prepared for account events

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Lincoln Park Community Shelter Chicago,IL                                                           
March 2016 – September 2016

Marketing Development Intern

  • Designed diverse and creative advertisements for annual fundraisers

  • Created an editorial calendar for social media posts

  • Composed creative social media posts

  • Organized and prepared annual events

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Pomona College
Claremont, CA                                                      
June 2015 – August 2015

Communications Intern

  • Communicated with other liberal arts colleges to gather bench mark data

  • Controlled social media sites (e.g. twitter, Instagram, and facebook)

  • Assisted writing new material and excerpts for upcoming website pages (e.g. parents and family, new students’ pages, multilingual pages, title IX policy page)

  • Redesigned, strategized new and upcoming website 

Skills

Cision

Muckrack

Sysomos

PRlog

NewsWhip

Photoshop

Illustrator 

InDesign

Excell

Access

Powerpoint

Organizations
Chicago Help Initiative                                                                              April 2016 – Present

Public Relations Intern and member of associate board

  • Wrote press releases and calendar listings for various events

  • Created strategic media lists for events

  • Member of Associate Board

  • Volunteered at weekly dinners and served 130 homeless guests

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PRSSA: Public Relations Student Society of America                                              
September 2015 – Present

  • Active Member

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Alpha Kappa Psi: Professional Business Fraternity                                               
November 2015 – Present

  • Active member and participant of the philanthropy committee 

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