Carly Brower

carlymbrower@gmail.com | carlymae-brower.squarespace.com

Objective
To secure a spring internship to further develop my public relations skills for long-term development.

Education
University of Central Florida B.A Advertising & Public Relations Minor: Art History GPA: 3.7 Expected Graduation: May 2014

Professional Experience

Arts & Cultural Alliance of Central Florida Marketing intern

August 2013 - present Orlando, FL

Assist with the branding, marketing and public relations efforts for all Arts Alliance programs Conduct research to support the development of strong marketing strategies Manage the social media platforms for Red Chair Affair and Orlando Arts Getaway Responsible for analytics reporting, specifically utilizing Facebook Insights

MMGY Global Public Relations intern

January 2013 May 2013 Orlando, FL

Assisted with the distribution of press releases through Cision, Emfluence, and fileshare Reviewed HARO for story opportunities and then pitched select news leads as appropriate Managed media clips and logs, detailing coverage for clients Joined account team for client conference calls and participated in client/team discussions

Alpha Kappa Psi Public Relations Chair

January 2013 May 2013 Orlando, FL

Led all publicity and promotions for Alpha Kappa Psi Created the first Alpha Kappa Psi ProFASHIONal Fashion Show and Date Auction Reached out to local businesses and obtained sponsorships from Jimmy Johns, Flippers pizza, Monster energy drinks, HerCampus UCF, Brooks Brothers and JoS A. Banks

Rockaway PR Publicity Associate

January August 2012 !!!!!!!!!!!!! Orlando, FL

Managed social media platforms for clients including, using Hootsuite for Facebook and Twitter scheduling Assisted with writing press releases and pitching in collaboration with management Created media clips using Photoshop for clients featured in various mediums Aided in development of publicity events, such as the NBA All Star weekend

Her Campus Editorial Intern

March 2011 August 2012 Orlando, FL

Skills

Wrote weekly articles for the online magazine and further honed writing and editing skills Aided in formulating organizations presence at UCF by promoting readership and attendance at events through social media as well as passing out fliers and tabling Assisted with the collaboration of organization events, such as Her Campus Fashion Show and Zumba in Memory Mall at UCF All articles can be found at http://www.hercampus.com/carly-brower Social Media - Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest! Basic knowledge and experience with Adobe InDesign and Photoshop! User friendly with Cision software! Public relations and news writing Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel Strong communication skills