Preston Brown

336-402-4918,
psubrown23@gmail.com
,
prestonbrownpr.weebly.com

Relevant Experience
Intern
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Bradley Agency (BYU campus)
January 2015-Present

As a team member, assist with the creation of a new orientation program for newly
admitted Public Relations students
Create specific and strategic plans to communicate key messages to students and faculty
Carry out various tactics, including storyboards, videos, handouts, posters,
announcements, online files and the presentation for the new orientation
PR Research Team Member
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BYU/Intermountain Healthcare
January 2015-Present

Through a partnership with BYU, completed primary and secondary research for
Intermountain Healthcare
Worked with a team completing research tasks such as a survey, a focus group and data
analysis
As a team, compiled background research, created a focus group discussion guide and
developed a survey for Intermountain Healthcare
News Reporter
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The Daily Universe
September 2014-January 2015
As a beat reporter, covered womens soccer and womens basketball during the Fall 2014
season
Contributed 26 articles including feature stories, previews and recaps through a
semester-long internship experience
Contributor
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Sheedsports.com blog
November 2013-January 2015
Published 1-2 weekly articles on current NFL, NBA, MLB and NCAA news
Contributed 30 articles to the grassroots blog which generated over 300 views
Gained an extensive knowledge of a wordpress based website

Abilities
Experience with Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
Additional extensive experience with various internet media sites and applications
(Weebly, Wordpress, Twitter, Instagram,Vine, Facebook and YouTube)
Experience creating Qualtrics based surveys
Fluent in both English and Spanish
Well versed in Microsoft programs (Word, Excel and Powerpoint.)

School
Studying Communications-
Graduation Date: April 2016
Emphasis: Public Relations
Completing minor in Business Management
Current BYU GPA: 3.63
Current member of The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)

Other Experience
Full-Time Missionary
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LDS church

April 2009-April 2011

 Worked as a church representative in Asuncion and surrounding areas

Supervised groups of 4-14 missionaries
Customer Support
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BYU Continuing Education
December 2012-Present
Worked with youth and adult programs, conferences and workshops to coordinate
programs, facilitate conferences and help with registrations
Helped train 4 new employees
Supervisor
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Quiksilver
July 2011-December 2012
Supervised and managed 2-4 employees on various shifts
Responsible for helping customers, managing store and financial settlements at beginning
and end of day
Trained 2 new employees
References and writing samples available upon request