Experience

Fontbonne University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Communications Specialist

  • Jun 2023 - Present



Public Affairs Conference at Principia College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager of Community Relations

  • Nov 2022 - May 2023

  Employs effective communication strategies to develop and facilitate community relations for 2023 PAC. Optimizes conference reach through the creation of email campaigns. Oversees and enforces budgetary compliance. • Managed conference resources by identifying & researched 20+ potential speakers to join our conference, within set deadline. • Compose 20+ tailored emails and directed email campaigns to engage potential speakers, local press, and hard- to-reach demographics, driving an improvement in conference reach and registrations. • Collaborated with a team to develop and execute advertising and engagement campaigns, driving engagement by 16% in first 5 weeks. • Improved UX by improving scannability by 80% through the optimization of website content and copy using WordPress web CMS. Show less



Principia Marshall Brooks Library

• • Aug 2022 - May 2023

  Onboards and trains new library staff according to Principia library procedures and guidelines. Provides and ensures library staff’s compliance with high-level and professional customer service. • Enforces library budgetary compliance by managing human capital to ensure timely and cost-effective fulfilment of delegated tasks.• Provides high-level and professional customer service by assisting staff, faculty, students, and public with library data base inquiries.• Eliminates asset loss by investigating procedural failures and retraining staff in compliance with library processes.• Cut down staff training time 50% and raised program efficiency 45% through utilizing time management and project management skills in planning the training program. Show less

• • Jan 2021 - Mar 2023

  Provides customer service with a positive attitude to library visitors. Multitasks shift responsibilities and customer service.• Reduced shift inefficiencies by 5% through timely communication with superiors and other shift workers.• Improved workplace efficiency by managing and organizing student worker resources.



The Principia Pilot

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Aug 2021 - Jan 2023

  Collaborates with a team of 5 editors on newspaper distribution and marketing initiatives. Multitasks in the fast-paced environment of a small newsroom while managing and leading a team of 4 photographers.• Improved product quality through the creation of training and photography procedures for new photographers.• Increased team efficiency by 25% through the creation of department handbook.

• • Aug 2020 - Aug 2022

  Applies journalism coursework to pitch, report, and write stories on current events and student perspectives. Multitasks article writing and interview scheduling responsibilities. • Improved reader engagement as measured by reader feedback, using storytelling ability to capture an accurate narrative of current events.• Builds and maintains source network through regular communication.



Core & Main

• United States
• Wholesale
• 700 & Above Employee

• Marketing and communications intern

  • May 2022 - Dec 2022

  • Increased brand awareness through planning, development, and execution of multiple campaigns on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram business. • Developed comprehensive ESG strategic communications plan, using research on industry practice, increasing visibility of organization’s ESG principles by 20%. • Contributed to recruitment outreach by planning executing strategic communication campaigns on social media and internal newsletter. • Analyzed engagement data and metrics, to gauge the effectiveness of digital communication campaigns and strategies leading to an improvement in subsequent campaign strategies. • Increased team efficiency by 60% through application of strong organizational skill and attention to detail in a self-started project to catalogue and archive company’s ongoing and past communications. • Engaged external audiences and stakeholders by communicating industry specific technical terms through social media posts that adhered to design and brand consistency. Show less



Principia College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Peer Educator

  • Aug 2021 - May 2022

  Provided on ground resources for student peers. Employed diversity, equity and inclusion training in student relations. Incorporated training as listeners, and facilitators while providing an extra layer of student care. Conducts recurring research surveys to identify meet immediate needs of student body. Provided on ground resources for student peers. Employed diversity, equity and inclusion training in student relations. Incorporated training as listeners, and facilitators while providing an extra layer of student care. Conducts recurring research surveys to identify meet immediate needs of student body.



The Christian Science Monitor

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Newsroom Intern

  • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Maintained and improved general audience engagement through the execution of social media strategy on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Contributed to 25% of daily wire stories by editing long-form news copy in fast-paced remote newsroom. Strengthened audience engagement by breaking down several complex reports and interviews with field experts into easy-to-understand writing. Maintained and improved general audience engagement through the execution of social media strategy on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Contributed to 25% of daily wire stories by editing long-form news copy in fast-paced remote newsroom. Strengthened audience engagement by breaking down several complex reports and interviews with field experts into easy-to-understand writing.



Principia College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• • Sep 2019 - Jan 2021

  Created written content for international student office department website. Employed strategic communication skills to keep students informed about department objectives.• Improved program relevance by 15% through survey-informed service optimization measures.• Improved student engagement by 10% through planned marketing strategies and advertising.

• • Jan 2020 - Feb 2020

  Provided access to information and directed students to helpful resources. Provided support to Students and Program coordinators, bridging the gaps between student and administrative perspectives.



Principia Upper School

• Town and Country, Missouri, United States

• SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER

  • Aug 2018 - Mar 2019

  Completed photo assignments in a timely manner. Edited and captioned photos. Planned and executed coverage of sporting events with the knowledge of what my audience was interested in. Completed photo assignments in a timely manner. Edited and captioned photos. Planned and executed coverage of sporting events with the knowledge of what my audience was interested in.