BETHANY CORNE

PUBLIC RELATIONS

9458 Maple Ridge Drive, Newport, MI 48166

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business

Administration, May 2018
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Major: Marketing
GPA: 4.0

CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT
Research Assistant, January 2016-Present
Dr. Chris Vargo, Assistant Professor of Public Relations,
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Assisted in conducting public relations research by using
computer science to study social media trends.
Performed research for the National Institutes of Health.
Distributed surveys to over 500 people.
Skilled in Qualtrics, Amazon Mechanical Turk and Microsoft
Excel.
Publications Committee Leader, August 2014-Present
Public Relations Student Society of America
Recruited 18+ members and guest bloggers to write for
the UAPRSSA blog, increasing blog content by 53 percent
from previous year.
Created the monthly Chapter newsletter sent to 213
recipients.
Chief Sponsorship Coordinator, October 2015-January
2015
University of Alabama Southeastern Regional Conference
Obtained over $10,000 in sponsorships and other funds
to offset the cost of hosting 200-person conference.
Media Writing Mentor, January 2016-Present
Media Writing Center, Reese Phifer Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL
Mentored students in organization, story development
and AP style usage for their media writing.
Mentored at least 10 students and worked 30 hours
during the spring 2016 semester.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter: @BethanyyyC14

bcorne@crimson.ua.edu

WORK EXPERIENCE

Bachelor of Arts in Communication and

Information Sciences, May 2018
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Major: Public Relations
GPA: 4.0

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Digital Strategist, August 2015-Present

Capstone Agency
Clients include UA EcoCAR 3 and The Plank Center for Leadership in
Public Relations.
Posted to Twitter 20 times per week, Facebook 15 times per week and
Instagram 10 times per week for the UA EcoCAR 3 Team. Created original
graphics for 21 different campaigns. Hosted one Twitter chat.
Increased UA EcoCAR 3 Twitter following by 143 percent, Facebook likes
by 25 percent and Instagram following by 14 percent during the 20152016 school year.
Assistant Team Lead, PR/Marketing/Graphic Design, April 2016-Present
Beat Auburn Beat Hunger
Managed a team of two graphic designers and two social media strategists to create all public relations and marketing materials for Beat Auburn
Beat Hunger, The University of Alabamas annual food drive competition
against Auburn University.
Strategically planned and implemented social media campaigns for
the Beat Auburn Beat Hunger teams social media accounts. The team
has 2,142 Twitter followers, 2,186 Facebook likes and 2,285 Instagram
followers.
District Manager Intern, June 2015-August 2015
ALDI, Webberville Division, Webberville, MI
Shadowed four ALDI district managers over the course of ten weeks to
gain insight into store function.
Worked with a team to create a plan to improve ALDI store policies.
Collected primary data on the effectiveness of store policies and analyzed
data to see where efficiency could be improved. Presented plan to upper
management upon completion of project.

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

April 2016

Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society, General Member

April 2016

Oustanding UA EcoCAR 3 Team Member, Capstone Agency

Awarded for digital work on the UA EcoCAR 3 accounts.

Nov. 2015

Digital Award, Capstone Agency

Awarded for digital work on the UA EcoCAR 3 accounts.

Nov. 2015

Delight Your Client Award, Capstone Agency

Awarded to the UA EcoCAR 3 client team.

Dec. 2015

Nominee, 2016 Holle Award for Excellence in

Public Speaking

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LinkedIn: Bethany Corne