Brianne Kistler
Strategic Communications & Events, Career Development & Exploration at Cleveland State University- Claim this Profile
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Jessica V. Colombi
Brianne took on a role that didn't exist - and over one year later I wonder how our organization functioned without her. Brianne is thoughtful, creative, funny, and produces on-time and meticulously crafted work. She is organized, detail oriented, and asks good questions. She is a strategic thinker, as evidenced in her communications plans for our team, and her understanding of how specifically we have to communicate with three distinct sets of clients. She's been an asset to our team, easily blending in with her friendliness and interest in others. I always enjoy our weekly one on one meetings, and I can count on her to keep me on track with our projects. One of the things I appreciate most about Brianne is her ability to take in feedback with grace. She never takes it personally and is always interested in growing. If given the chance, I would hire Brianne again in a minute - and would work for her, too.
Kendra Smith
Brianne served as Proforma’s Public Relations Intern during the summer of 2014 and I had the pleasure of watching Brianne thrive in the position. Her diligent work ethic, reliability, teamwork and professionalism made her an invaluable resource for us during her time at Proforma. Brianne was willing to jump in and help her teammates with a positive attitude, regardless of the task. Brianne demonstrated an impressive knowledge of public relations and marketing communications principles and practices. She was a great help to me as she could skillfully write a variety of items including press releases, case studies, newsletter articles and more. I am confident Brianne will find success as she pursues her career aspirations. Any organization would be lucky to have her.
Jessica V. Colombi
Brianne took on a role that didn't exist - and over one year later I wonder how our organization functioned without her. Brianne is thoughtful, creative, funny, and produces on-time and meticulously crafted work. She is organized, detail oriented, and asks good questions. She is a strategic thinker, as evidenced in her communications plans for our team, and her understanding of how specifically we have to communicate with three distinct sets of clients. She's been an asset to our team, easily blending in with her friendliness and interest in others. I always enjoy our weekly one on one meetings, and I can count on her to keep me on track with our projects. One of the things I appreciate most about Brianne is her ability to take in feedback with grace. She never takes it personally and is always interested in growing. If given the chance, I would hire Brianne again in a minute - and would work for her, too.
Kendra Smith
Brianne served as Proforma’s Public Relations Intern during the summer of 2014 and I had the pleasure of watching Brianne thrive in the position. Her diligent work ethic, reliability, teamwork and professionalism made her an invaluable resource for us during her time at Proforma. Brianne was willing to jump in and help her teammates with a positive attitude, regardless of the task. Brianne demonstrated an impressive knowledge of public relations and marketing communications principles and practices. She was a great help to me as she could skillfully write a variety of items including press releases, case studies, newsletter articles and more. I am confident Brianne will find success as she pursues her career aspirations. Any organization would be lucky to have her.
Jessica V. Colombi
Brianne took on a role that didn't exist - and over one year later I wonder how our organization functioned without her. Brianne is thoughtful, creative, funny, and produces on-time and meticulously crafted work. She is organized, detail oriented, and asks good questions. She is a strategic thinker, as evidenced in her communications plans for our team, and her understanding of how specifically we have to communicate with three distinct sets of clients. She's been an asset to our team, easily blending in with her friendliness and interest in others. I always enjoy our weekly one on one meetings, and I can count on her to keep me on track with our projects. One of the things I appreciate most about Brianne is her ability to take in feedback with grace. She never takes it personally and is always interested in growing. If given the chance, I would hire Brianne again in a minute - and would work for her, too.
Kendra Smith
Brianne served as Proforma’s Public Relations Intern during the summer of 2014 and I had the pleasure of watching Brianne thrive in the position. Her diligent work ethic, reliability, teamwork and professionalism made her an invaluable resource for us during her time at Proforma. Brianne was willing to jump in and help her teammates with a positive attitude, regardless of the task. Brianne demonstrated an impressive knowledge of public relations and marketing communications principles and practices. She was a great help to me as she could skillfully write a variety of items including press releases, case studies, newsletter articles and more. I am confident Brianne will find success as she pursues her career aspirations. Any organization would be lucky to have her.
Jessica V. Colombi
Brianne took on a role that didn't exist - and over one year later I wonder how our organization functioned without her. Brianne is thoughtful, creative, funny, and produces on-time and meticulously crafted work. She is organized, detail oriented, and asks good questions. She is a strategic thinker, as evidenced in her communications plans for our team, and her understanding of how specifically we have to communicate with three distinct sets of clients. She's been an asset to our team, easily blending in with her friendliness and interest in others. I always enjoy our weekly one on one meetings, and I can count on her to keep me on track with our projects. One of the things I appreciate most about Brianne is her ability to take in feedback with grace. She never takes it personally and is always interested in growing. If given the chance, I would hire Brianne again in a minute - and would work for her, too.
Kendra Smith
Brianne served as Proforma’s Public Relations Intern during the summer of 2014 and I had the pleasure of watching Brianne thrive in the position. Her diligent work ethic, reliability, teamwork and professionalism made her an invaluable resource for us during her time at Proforma. Brianne was willing to jump in and help her teammates with a positive attitude, regardless of the task. Brianne demonstrated an impressive knowledge of public relations and marketing communications principles and practices. She was a great help to me as she could skillfully write a variety of items including press releases, case studies, newsletter articles and more. I am confident Brianne will find success as she pursues her career aspirations. Any organization would be lucky to have her.
Experience
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Cleveland State University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Strategic Communications & Events, Career Development & Exploration
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Jan 2019 - Present
- Created and currently executing a robust annual communications strategy that markets CDE programs, services and events to its five distinct audiences (CSU students, alumni, faculty, staff, and employer partners), which led to a 94% increase in student appointments during the first week of Fall 2022 semester - Brands, promotes and coordinates logistics for 15+ large scale events per year—including an annual Career Fair for 700+ students and alumni and 140+ organizations - Served as brand manager, developing a cohesive strategy across all marketing materials, printed resources and online presence before, during and after a department name change and merger with CSU’s office of Pre-Professional Health - Manages the department’s online social media presence (which reaches 4,000+ users across 3 channels—a 70% increase in growth since January 2021) promoting events, resources and advice for students - Led two redesigns of the department’s website and online resource library, and regularly enhances these sites with new content and user experience improvements - Spearheaded an inaugural week-long panel series featuring 20+ employers, streamed live across social media - Supervises two design interns’ daily workload, which includes project managing the creation of graphics, social media posts, marketing materials, signage and more for the department - Interviewed, hired, trained and supervised 8 part-time student interns for 5 months during department leadership change
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Wordsworth Communications
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United States
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Public Relations and Communications Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Account Executive
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Jun 2018 - Jan 2019
- Was responsible for strategic planning, budgeting and client management for multiple agency accounts, representing more than $220,000 in annual business- Secured client coverage with local, national and trade media- Proactively executed social media posts to increase engagement, drive website traffic and promote client content- Wrote strategic thought leadership content, media materials, award entries, blog posts and bylined columns for clients’ internal and external audiences- Oversaw ongoing e-news campaign for economic development-focused brand, managing four direct reports, implementing client feedback, designing newsletter format and tracking engagement impact - Led the agency’s internal culture team, spearheading monthly staff events to boost morale and encourage employee collaboration
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Account Executive
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Jul 2016 - Jun 2018
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Assistant Account Executive
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May 2015 - Jul 2016
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Miami University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Capstone Creative Director
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Aug 2014 - Dec 2014
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Proforma
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United States
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Advertising Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Public Relations/Communications Intern
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May 2014 - Aug 2014
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Chagrin Valley Chamber of Commerce
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern
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May 2013 - Jul 2013
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Education
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2011 - 2015
Miami University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Strategic Communication; Minor in Rhetoric/Writing, Strategic Communication
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