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THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, MOODY COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Science, Public Relations GRADUATION: MAY 2016

Study Abroad: Arcadia University I London, United Kingdom, Summer 2015 Honors: Moody College of Communication Dean’s List, Fall 2012 - 2015, Spring 2014, 2015, University Panhellenic Scholarship, Fall 2014 GPA: 3.6/4.0

C O M M U N I C AT I O N S E X P E R I E N C E MARKETING AND ADVERTISING INTERN, MOTIONICS, LLC. I AUSTIN, TX SPRING 2016

• Conducted situational analysis of company, market research and competitor analysis. • Created and managed all social media accounts for the company, including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Blogging. • Prepared content for company newsletters, including designing the layout and writing the summary. • Pitched new avenues of marketing and advertising for the company’s products.

ONLINE INTERN, SCHÖN! MAGAZINE I LONDON, UK I WWW.SCHONMAGAZINE.COM SUMMER 2015 • Researched, interviewed and prepared feature stories to be published online and in a specialty magazine published and

distributed throughout London. • Prepared Q&A’s and researched to help prepare colleagues for high-profile interviews and transcribed those interviews after. • Created editorial photo spreads for online fashion and beauty stories. • Helped prepare tweets and behind-the-scenes summaries for online content.

PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERN, HAHN PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS I AUSTIN, TX SPRING 2015 • Wrote media alerts and calendar postings for clients to promote events and upcoming product releases. • Conducted client research and assisted with client projects. • Researched material for the CEO and his upcoming research project and books based on interviews. • Assisted with client events, booking caterers and working the events the day of. • Inputed information for a large client’s monthly report and helped finalize this project at the end of each month.

A C A D E M I C P R OJ E C T S A N D A W A R D S MEDIA STRATEGIES (MEDIA PLAN); CLIENT: TOMLINSON’S PET FOOD SPRING 2015 PR STRATEGIES (AWARENESS CAMPAIGN); CLIENT: NEIGHBORHOOD LONGHORN PROGRAM FALL 2015 INTEGRATION COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT;CLIENTS: MEDNET.COM, HEALTHY DOG GOURMET FALL 2015 ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNALISM (APP DEVELOPMENT); HAIL MARY - WINNING IDEA FALL 2015 PR CAMPAIGNS (BRAND AWARENESS); CLIENTS: DUDE WIPES, UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICES - WINNING PITCH , UT LEARNING SCIENCES - WINNING PITCH , GENOMIC HEALTH - WINNING PITCH SPRING 2016

S K I L L S Software: Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Indesign, Final Cut, Audacity, Mail Chimp, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel, HTML code, Culture Map and Kantar Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, Wordpress, Cision and LinkedIn Journalism: Digital Photography, Moovly, Videography, Audio Storytelling, Storify, QuickTime Movie and AP Style Language: Intermediate Spanish proficiency

L E A D E R S H I P A N D A C T I V I T I E S KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA SORORITY AUGUST 2012 - PRESENT

• Area Rush Captain, Summer 2013, Assistant Membership, 2014, Recording Secretary, 2015, Head of Slate, Fall 2015

TILT BRAND AMBASSADOR SUMMER 2015 - PRESENT

ROUSTABOUTS DANCE TEAM FALL 2012 - PRESENT

ORANGE MAGAZINE SOCIAL MEDIA STAFF FALL 2014 References provided on request.

Austin, TX I 903-574-1621 I mbridges27@utexas.edu I www.morganbridgestexas.wordpress.com

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