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Shannen Laur Contact Address: 130 University Drive Kent, OH Phone: (412)889-6998 Email: [email protected] Website: shannenlaur.weebly.com Education Bachelor of Science| Kent State University | Dec. 2014 Major: Public Relations Experience Intern | Flash Communications | Kent State • Currently work as an intern at Flash Communications, an on-campus student PR agency and part of the University Communication & Marketing department. Duties included find story topics, conduct interviews, write and edit stories for the Kent State website, magazine and faculty newsletter. Intern | All Occasions Party Rental | Pittsburgh, PA • Served as the public relations and marketing intern from June through August 2013. Responsibilities included updating company blog, employee newsletter, attending event set- ups and assisting with the creation of marketing materials. Reporter | Daily Kent Stater | Kent State Served as a feature’s correspondent and the beat reporter for the College of Communication and Information for Kent State’s student -run newspaper. Assistant | Institutional Advancement | Kent State Worked within the Institutional Advancement department at Kent State. Served as an assistant, performing clerical work and data entry from August 2012- January 2013. Related Coursework Law of Ad & PR | Fall 2013 • Learning the laws and regulations of different types of speech, First Amendment rights and how it applies to advertising and public relations practitioners. Global Ad & PR | Spring 2013 • Traveled to London with group of faculty-selected students. Conducted research on topic of choice in the public relations field and created a blog to showcase work. PR Online Tactics| Spring 2013 • Created and maintained a blog. Learned SEO and best practices for writing on the web. Media Relations & Publicity | Spring 2013 • Prepared series of media kits and press releases for client of choice. Performed media monitoring for real-world client. Print Beat Reporting | Spring 2012 • Served as the College of Communication and Information beat reporter. Duties PRSSA • Elected as the Vice President of Fundraising for the 2013-2014 school year for PRSSA Kent. Implemented a silent auction for homecoming that brought in over $2,000 for the chapter. National Competition Bateman Case Study Competition | Spring 2013 • Invited to work in a group of faculty- selected students to research, create, implement, and evaluate a real-world public relations case study for PRSSA’s National Bateman Case Study Competition. Objective was to partner with a local school to reduce childhood bullying. Submitted case book to be judged against 70 other universities
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Shannen
Laur
Contact
Address: 130 University Drive Kent, OH
Phone: (412)889-6998 Email: [email protected]
Website: shannenlaur.weebly.comEducation
achelor of Science| Kent State University | Dec. 2014
Major: Public Relations
Experiencentern | Flash Communications | Kent State
• Currently work as an intern at FlashCommunications, an on-campus student PRagency and part of the UniversityCommunication & Marketing department.Duties included find story topics, conduct interviews, write and edit stories for the Kent State website, magazine and faculty newsletter.
ntern | All Occasions Party Rental | Pittsburgh, PA
• Served as the public relations and marketingintern from June through August 2013.Responsibilities included updating companyblog, employee newsletter, attending event set-ups and assisting with the creation of marketingmaterials.
Reporter | Daily Kent Stater | Kent State
Served as a feature’s correspondent and the
beat reporter for the College of Communicationand Information for Kent State’s student -runnewspaper.
Assistant | Institutional Advancement | Kent State
Worked within the Institutional Advancement department at Kent State. Served as an assistant,performing clerical work and data entry fromAugust 2012- January 2013.
RelatedCourseworkLaw of Ad & PR | Fall 2013
• Learning the laws and regulations of different types of speech, First Amendment rights and how it applies toadvertising and public relationspractitioners.
Global Ad & PR | Spring 2013• Traveled to London with group of faculty-selected students. Conductedresearch on topic of choice in the publicrelations field and created a blog toshowcase work.
PR Online Tactics| Spring 2013• Created and maintained a blog. Learned
SEO and best practices for writing onthe web.
Media Relations & Publicity | Spring 2013• Prepared series of media kits and pressreleases for client of choice. Performedmedia monitoring for real-world client.
Print Beat Reporting | Spring 2012
• Served as the College of Communicationand Information beat reporter. Duties
PRSSA
• Elected as the Vice President of Fundraising for the 2013-2014 schoolyear for PRSSA Kent. Implemented asilent auction for homecoming that brought in over $2,000 for the chapter.
National Competition
Bateman Case Study Competition | Spring 2013
• Invited to work in a group of faculty-selected students to research, create,implement, and evaluate a real-world publicrelations case study for PRSSA’s National
Bateman Case Study Competition. Objectivewas to partner with a local school to reducechildhood bullying. Submitted case book tobe judged against 70 other universities
