Public Relations Officer

Office of North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory, Raleigh, NC  

May 2015 - December 2016

• Monitored online, print and TV news daily

• Distributed news alerts daily with pertinent stories

• Compiled daily media coverage reports including print, online and TV coverage

• Generated news coverage analytics

• Wrote, edited and distributed press releases using iContact

• Assisted local and national news outlets with requests and inquires

• Collaborated with public information officers from other government agencies

• Created social media posts for the governor’s Facebook and Twitter

• Updated the governor’s website with latest content

• Maintained 24/7 availability

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State Fair Public Relations Intern

North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Raleigh, NC  

May 2014 - October 2014

• Established an advertising campaign with local high schools and collaborated with the graphic design department to create ads for athletic programs, banners, newspapers, etc.

• Conducted interviews, gathered research and wrote all the articles for the News in Education publication for the News & Observer

• Composed speeches for the Commissioner of Agriculture

• Wrote several press releases and blog posts, including weekly weekend updates for the fairground activities, State Fair employee profiles, State Fair concert series artists, etc.

• Participated in weekly staff meetings and various State Fair meetings with department members

• Photographed the Raleigh Farmer’s Market and N.C. State Fair

 

Writer/Editor for the Peace Bulletin

William Peace University, Office of Engagement, Raleigh, NC

August 2013 – July 2015                                                                     

• Interviewed students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members for magazine articles

• Provided copy edit services to Editor-in-Chief

• Responsible for setting interview schedules, scheduling photographs to accompany articles, providing complete, ready-to-go articles meeting deadlines and word count requirements

• Attended required meetings, submitted ideas, worked directly with Editor-In-Chief regarding layouts and round-robin editing circles

 

Peer Assistant

William Peace University, Raleigh, NC

August 2014 - December 2014

• Worked in the first year experience classroom as a teacher assistant

• Facilitated classroom discussion and activities

• Assisted instructor in creating weekly lesson plans

• Graded online assignments

• Provided students with feedback

• Acted as a liaison between student and teacher

• Provided guidance to first year students about a variety of subjects regarding college life