Brittany Yvonne James

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177 White Plains Rd Apt 7F (914) 320-8682 Twitter: @bitty_boop
Tarrytown, NY 10591 Byjames624@gmail.com Flavors Me

EDUCATION
Quinnipiac University, School of Communications, Hamden, CT
Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations, May 2010; Minor: Marketing

SPECIAL PROJECTS
Public Relations Campaigns Class Fall 2009
 Conducted qualitative and quantitative research
 Created a new web site, Twitter account, and revamped Facebook fan page
 Formulated plans for 15th Anniversary celebration
 Client: Lawyers for Children America (Hartford, CT based non-profit organization)
MTV: Follow Me June 2010-July 2010
 Competed in a series of challenges to become MTV’s first TJ through blogging
 Reached out to people via Twitter
 Conducted an interview

RELATED EXPERIENCE
Source Communications, New York, NY June 2010-present
Public Relations Intern
 Pitching stories to the media
 Conducting research for clients
 Clients: Fordham University, Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Cashman + Katz Integrated Communications, Glastonbury, CT January 2010-May 2010
Public Relations Intern
 Drafting press releases and pitches
 Researching for clients using social media
 Compiled monthly reports on media hits to support need of public relations
 Clients: Connecticut Lottery, Hartford Courant, Fox 61, Lea’s Foundation
Public Relations Student Society of America, Hamden, CT August 2008-May 2010
Vice President of Fundraising 2009-2010
 Raised money for members to attend the PRSSA National Conference
 Coordinated a special event luncheon to celebrate non-profit’s 1000th participant
 Client: Concepts for Adaptive Learning (New Haven, CT based non-profit)
Goodman Media International, New York, NY September 2009-December 2009
Public Relations Intern
 Assisted with daily media clips and putting together clip books
 Created media lists for media and bloggers
 Helped with mailings for clients to media and bloggers
 Clients: Egmont USA, Hess Toy Truck, Don Conqui, Ballet Hispanico

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Quinnipiac University Registrar’s Office, Hamden, CT September 2006-May 2010
Student Worker

SKILLS
 Proficient in Microsoft Windows, Cision, Blogger and WordPress formats
 Knowledge of Associated Press Style and various social media platforms (ie. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn)