Public Relations Coordinator at Georgia State University

August 2022 - Present 

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• Promote and publicize school programs, faculty, students, alumni, events and activities through social media and web communication

• Design posters, flyers, brochures, and other print materials used in advertising, recruiting, and promotion of Film, Media & Theatre programs, events, and activities. 

• Represent the School of Film, Media & Theatre at online and face-to-face recruiting events

• Assist the Director of Graduate Studies and the School’s Graduate Committee with graduate program issues, including managing the graduate application process

• Create social media, web, and print materials to recruit to Film, Media & Theatre graduate and undergraduate programs

 

Marketing Communications Specialist at Fort Valley State University

November 2021 - July 2022

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• Helped coordinate marketing campaigns for various programs and events to include supporting efforts for media relations such as photography, graphic design, and videography. 

• Disseminated e-mail campaigns ensuring brand uniformity of content and graphic design

• Assisted with content development for marketing collateral and video that aligned with brand standards (i.e., promotional flyers, social media graphics, campus videography, etc.)

• Reviewed and ensured the quality of marketing distribution lists, created lists as needed

• Designed and edited graphics for print or web as needed

• Helped keep university website up to date

• Wrote social media posts, articles, and marketing promotional materials

• Worked with vendors to troubleshoot problems with the website and responded to user requests and comments

• Coordinated and executed social media campaigns and ensured alignment with the overall marketing campaign and the university's mission

• Managed social media editorial calendar and post valuable, shareable content regularly, ensuring the university is positioned as an educational leader online

• Monitored and reports on social media outreach, including weekly and monthly reporting.

• Maintained and managed digital assets library (campus photos, university brand logos, etc.)

• Performed additional or other work as assigned
   

 

 

Visual Storyteller for 13WMAZ News

January 2021 - November 2021

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• Use the latest editing and photography tools to tell great stories.

• Produce original content that evokes emotion and tell compelling stories.

• Write and post daily on all digital platforms including attaching images and streaming video.  

•  Use creative production techniques such as graphics and new forms of media (viewer pictures, webcam interviews, etc.) to enhance stories

•  Contact sources and develop news stories. Cover breaking, general, sports, feature, investigative, and political news stories. 

•  Attend editorial meetings, participate in discussions, and suggest story ideas.

•  Edit and post video and text content stories for website and mobile Apps.

•  Develop news sources for general assignment and special areas of interest.

•  Operate news gathering vehicle to and from various locations.

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Sports Editor for The Rockdale Reporter

March 2020 - December 2020

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• Ensured complete and accurate reporting of all local sporting events, using consistent time management skills and aggressive calendar planning and forecasting

• Wrote a weekly commentary column with emphasis and unique insight on local, regional, national and international sporting events entitled "Raynard's Raps"

• Attended, photographed, maintained statistics, and interviewed coaches and players for a variety of sports, oftentimes covering multiple events in one day

• Built rapport with readers by adding opinion-based flavor with a spin relatable to any demographic

• Created weekly sports page using Adobe InDesign

• Delivered newspapers to local businesses

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Writer for Nuts and Bolts Sports LLC

August 2019 – March 2020  

 

• Researched, composed, and edited articles covering professional and collegiate sports teams in the state of Georgia (i.e. Atlanta Falcons, Georgia State Panthers, etc.)

• Provided live coverage of sporting events via Instagram 

 
Shadow Experience at Chanel 2 News

April 22, 2019  

 

• Observed day-to-day operations of Channel 2 News Reporter Tom Jones

•  Experienced the working life of a professional reporter which allowed me to reflect on my own career path 

 
Writer for Fayette County Daily News

December 2018 - December 2019

 

• ​Composed sports articles covering  Fayette County high schools

• Recorded video content from high school games 

 

Intern for City of College Park/TV-23

May 2018 - August 2018

 

• ​Performed photography and recorded videos for numerous events

• Held interviews with city officials and other public figures 

• Wrote, anchored, and recorded newscasts for news channel

• Created press releases for the Atlanta Hawks Foundation and College Park Police Department

• Assisted with Media Issues/Risk Management

• Programmed Leightronix automated TV system for TV-23

• Designed slides for TV-23 and programmed on the news station

 

 

Videographer and Editor for Georgia State TV

January 2017 - July 2018

 

• Recorded content for GSTV segment “Georgia Detours”

• Created multi-cam sequences for tv broadcast