Volunteer Communication and Social Media Coordinator
A Stronger Africa
Total years of experience :4 years, 3 Months
• Event Organizer:
o Organize events targeted towards African students in college campuses
o Find sponsorship, speakers and mentors for all events
o Get and Evaluate feedback from event participants
• Public Speaking:
o Give speeches and presentations at African students clubs and unions
o Give speeches and presentations at corporate events to potential sponsors and mentors
o Find and train new volunteers to help further the goals and objectives for A Stronger Africa.
• Social Media Coordinator:
o Oversees monitoring of online conversations relevant to social media programs
o Distribute all social media-related content
o Develop and drive events, promotions, and incentives to actively engage online communities
• Employee Relations:
o Provided support for employee communication measurement activities such as setting up online surveys and analyzing results.
o Organized employee events including lunch and learns, orientation for new employees and others.
o Updated employee internal communication Website
• Writer: Product sheets, Press releases, News updates
• Content Editor
o Edited information received to better meet clients needs
o Suggested way to improve clients documents to better serve their target audience
o Edited press releases and product sheets by clients partner companies for accuracy
• Wrote/edited press releases and media alerts
o Contacted all parties involved for information
o Edited information received for the press release or media alert
o Developed press release or media alert using the edited information
• Created Surveys
o Wrote questions to get meaningful results from employees on how to improve future company events
o Used an online tool (Survey Monkey) to design survey
• Combined internal Web site for both the U.S. and the U.K. corporate communications offices
o Created a PowerPoint outline for management to see what the combination will look like
o Developed the Content of each page for the new site on PowerPoint and Word document
o Used both Oracle and HTML software to create the pages and populate the new Web site
• Conducted press check
o Visited the printer/graphic designer for oversight of document management
o Proofread samples of the document for faults and mistakes
o Made necessary recommendations to help improve the quality of the print job
• Wrote Wood Group History
o Conducted research and interviews
o Compiled information from all Wood Group companies
o Organized information in a chronological order and wrote an official Wood Group History
• Wrote a speech for agency’s president and CEO
o The speech was directed to help new and prospective donors and sponsors gain a better understanding of why they should support CFC, and the effects their donations would have on the community.
• Created marketing and communications materials
o Created a Power point presentation to support the CEO’s speech as a visual aide
o Created press kit, including press releases, fact sheet and brochure.
• Covered three school districts
o Responsible for finding, interviewing and writing news from the Provo, Alpine and Nebo school districts
• Covered breaking news including:
o School Board Votes to Close Grandview Elementary
o Public Educator, Administrators Receive Promised Bonus
o Provo to Get New Shopping Center (front page)
• Placed more than 24 stories within a four-month period
• Maintained and updated Web site
o Edited and posted and maintained story rotation on the Web
o Updated alumni contact information
• Wrote three stories a week
o Interviewed faculty, staff and alumni
o Wrote the monthly faculty, staff and alumni spotlight
o Wrote stories on faculty presentations and new literature
• Sent out bi-monthly newsletters to alumni