Tyler Union: Communication Intern
Press Release
This press release, shared on the Tyler Union “Communication” webpage shares the story of how employees in various departments came together to quickly fulfill an order to the city of Asheville, North Carolina that assisted in infrastructure repair in the wake of Hurricane Helene. This press release highlights my understanding of AP Style in crafting a press release, as well as understanding the fundamental elements that make a press release what it is, such as head and sub-head, introduction, body and boilerplate.
Social Media Post
Highlighting the organization’s community relations efforts, this post celebrates the ribbon-cutting of a new STEM Center at a local high school the organization helped financially support through partnership with the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation. This post highlights my ability to develop social media copy that resonates with audiences and works to elevate the organization and its work.
Social Media (as of March 2025):
Facebook: 4.9k followers
LinkedIn: 3k followers
Social Media Post
This post shines a light on how the organization creates a unified and fun work environment through internal events. Featuring captivating copy, this post also features photos I took on site - demonstrating my ability not to just post, but actively create social media content in all aspects.
At Tyler Union, I work with an outside agency to create content for the organization’s two social media platforms: Facebook and LinkedIn. While the agency develops posts pertaining to sales and marketing, I play a crucial role by sharing what the organization does internally, as well as externally from a community relations standpoint.
Communication Intern Role:
In this internship, I constantly strategize to enhance the company’s external and internal communications. Developing content for social media, I post content that maintains brand voice and works to elevate! I also assist in media relations work, helping produce press releases that share stories of human interest or share information from a community relations perspective. Event planning, photography and videography are also skills I utilize.
Jacksonville State University, Honors Program Undergraduate Assistant
Honors Student Welcome Back Postcard
This card was created to inform students about the upcoming Welcome Back Social when they returned for fall semester, which helped supplement further information shared through the program’s Instagram and email to students. This postcard highlights my design capabilities and demonstrates how I can create content featuring informative, yet succinct, messaging.
Student assistant role:
Student Assistant Role:
Honors Study Away Flyer
Printed on cardstock and placed around campus on bulletin boards, this flyer informs students of an upcoming study away opportunity through the Honors Program. Providing needed information for interested students, this flyer also features images from past study away opportunities that help communicate the incredible experiences students can have.
In this student assistant position for the Honors Program, I served as the liaison between faculty and students, helping communicate information and opportunities on both aisles. I also developed content that promoted the Honors Program, its offerings and events.
Fraternity Public Relations Chair
Serving as Public Relations Chair over the course of two and a half years, I have grown our Instagram account’s following from around 800 followers to approximately 1600. I have developed evergreen content, such as Brother of the Month posts to better spotlight our members and provide consistent content. In this position, I constantly communicate with other external chair positions to stay informed and highlight members, promote events and inform our target audience.
