Founder, Travel Blogger

The Young, Broke Traveler (ybtraveler.wordpress.com)

December 2013 - Present

• Gained more than 3,000 followers in a year through compelling photographs, videos, stories and reviews and about traveling on a budget.

• Have traveled in Europe, Africa, North and South America to date.

• Four-time featured guest blogger on StudentUniverse. Also featured on CreditCard Insider and HolidayLettings.co.uk.

 

Internal Communication Assistant

University of Maryland

November 2013 - Present

• Worked autonomously to establish programs for employee enrichment, including professional development workshops, networking events, and appreciation initiatives and celebrations.

• Coordinated major department events for more than 400 employees.

• Designed more than 60 flyers, digital graphics, posters and emails, and taught graphic design workshop.

• Lead committee of student managers to establish programs for student enrichment.

• Won University of Maryland’s Outstanding Student Employee Award in Student Affairs.

 

Social Media Specialist

Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland

December 2014 - May 2015

• Drove engagement and increased following on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn pages for the Robert H. Smith School of Business's Office of Career Services MBA program.

 

Internal Communication Intern

Discovery Communications

January 2015 - April 2015

• Developed strategy for driving global engagement on Discovery's internal social network (Yammer).

• Created and edited written and multimedia content for more than 5,000 employees on Discovery Communications' global intranet.

• Planned activities and coordinated catering for major corporate events.

 

Brand Ambassador

StudentUniverse

March 2015

• Individually executed on-location and social media marketing in Lima, Peru, and Buenos Aries, Argentina for Latin America flight sale campaign.

• Wrote stories and shot multimedia for SU blog.

 

Webmaster

Unwind Magazine

2013 - December 2014

• Increased online readership by 400% through redesigning magazine website and developing new marketing strategy focused on SEO.

• Managed content, edited photos, and created polls, videos and other multimedia for stories.

• Reported site statistics and coordinated with section editors, photographers and editors in chief.

 

Public Relations and Social Media Intern

Vocus

May 2014 - October 2014

• Increased social media following by 10% through original graphics and copy (shared with more than 400K followers).

• Contributed original pieces to the company blog that received more than 300 likes and shares.

• Served as the community manager for Vocus and PRWeb's Facebook pages.

• Sought out and secured news coverage, speaking engagements and awards.

• Analyzed online traffic with analytics platforms including Google Analytics, carried out daily media monitoring.

• Tracked industry news and updated Vocus' internal communications website.

• Contributed successful deployment Demand Success, Vocus's annual PR and marketing conference.

 

Mentor Program Coordinator, Digital Cultures and Creativity

University of Maryland

September 2011 - July 2014

• Developed and conducted educational workshops with underprivileged high school students to teach computer programs and digital concepts.

• Created program website and social media pages and wrote intensive mentor program handbook.

• Promoted to coordinator after two years as volunteer.

• Facilitated program with division heads of the university’s Honors College, selected and trained new student mentors and led mentor-development workshops.

 

Social Media Strategy Intern

Healing Lifestyles & Spas

May 2014 - May 2014

• Implemented creative strategy to promote Healing Lifestyles & Spas magazine's motto of "live mindfully, eat joyfully, travel consciously" across Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook and other social networking platforms.

 

Media Researcher, Online and Magazine

Vocus

November 2013 - May 2014

• Conducted extensive research to track industry media moves via industry newsletters, blogs, websites, etc, for collection in major industry software.

• Contacted journalists and other media professionals and wrote and updated biographies for major media figures at online and magazine outlets.

 

Human Resources Assistant

University of Maryland Department of Transportation Services

June 2012 - November 2013

• Collected, managed and organized data for more than 400 employees.

• Played key role in recruiting and hiring at least 30 new employees hiring tabling and recruiting events.

• Created employee handbook for student employees.

• Received promotion after year and a half with department.

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