Hannah Polus is a strategic communications student at Elon University pursuing a minor in international studies. She has internship experience in public relations, editorial work, and social media marketing. Her coursework includes digital media, media writing, and marketing. Polus has held leadership roles in her university's PRSSA chapter and gained international experience through a semester abroad program sailing to 15 countries.
Hannah Polus is a strategic communications student at Elon University pursuing a minor in international studies. She has internship experience in public relations, editorial work, and social media marketing. Her coursework includes digital media, media writing, and marketing. Polus has held leadership roles in her university's PRSSA chapter and gained international experience through a semester abroad program sailing to 15 countries.
Hannah Polus is a strategic communications student at Elon University pursuing a minor in international studies. She has internship experience in public relations, editorial work, and social media marketing. Her coursework includes digital media, media writing, and marketing. Polus has held leadership roles in her university's PRSSA chapter and gained international experience through a semester abroad program sailing to 15 countries.
Hannah Polus is a strategic communications student at Elon University pursuing a minor in international studies. She has internship experience in public relations, editorial work, and social media marketing. Her coursework includes digital media, media writing, and marketing. Polus has held leadership roles in her university's PRSSA chapter and gained international experience through a semester abroad program sailing to 15 countries.
Elon
University
2015
Major:
Strategic
Communications
Minor:
International
Studies
- Related
Coursework:
Digital
Media
Convergence,
Media
Writing,
Public
Relations
and
Civic
Responsibility,
Strategic
Writing,
Introduction
to
Marketing,
Corporate
Publishing
and
Strategic
Campaigns
University
of
Virginia
Semester
at
Sea
Study
Abroad
- Pursued
a
comparative
education
by
sailing
to
15
countries
with
500
students
on
a
floating
campus.
- Participated
in
faculty-led
field
labs
and
service
projects
in
ports
that
involved
engaging
country-specific
issues
to
understand
social
changes
and
cultural
differences
taking
place
in
the
world.
- Assist
Account
Executive
in
managing
client
accounts
- Schedule
social
media
posts
- Research
branding
and
marketing
opportunities
for
clients
June-
Aug.
2014
Prime
Publishing
Editorial
Intern
Northbrook,
IL
- Created
online
articles,
blogged
and
updated
Pinterest
- Presented
trending
data
and
buzzword
analysis
in
weekly
meeting
- Increased
opens
and
clicks
for
weekly
newsletter
based
on
research
conducted
over
6-week
period
- Created
summary
report
of
research
and
tested
ideas
June-
Aug.
2014
P.S.
Communications
Intern
Clarendon
Hills,
IL
- Wrote
press
releases
and
used
Cision
to
distribute
to
target
outlets
- Edited
client
web
site
for
SEO
- Contacted
local
media
outlets
to
promote
Swim
Across
America
CLASSROOM
EXPERIENCE
Fall
2015
Fall
2014
Corporate
Publishing
- Created
ad
and
social
media
campaign
for
mock
company
and
3-part
ad
campaign
for
18-year-old
voters.
Media
Writing
- Worked
with
local
food
bank
to
interview
clients
and
sent
out
stories
in
newsletters
to
donors
- Went
to
on-campus
events
and
wrote
news
stories
on
deadline
LEADERSHIP
Aug.
2014
Present
Jan.-
Aug.
2014
PRSSA
Vice
President
- Disseminate
information
about
PRSA
Associate
Membership
for
graduating
PRSSA
members
- Assist
president
in
meeting
preparation,
appointment
of
directors
and
assist
as
advisor
to
those
directors
- Serve
as
head
of
blog
committee,
contact
members
with
weekly
story
topics
PRSSA
Secretary
- Represented
Elon
chapter
as
Delegate
at
PRSSA
2014
National
Assembly
- Handled
chapter
correspondence
through
emails
that
announced
events
and
opportunities
WORK
EXPERIENCE
Current
Jan.
2013-
May
2014
Nanny
15-20
hr/week
Elon
University
Bookstore
Sales
Associate
10
hr/week
RELEVANT
SKILLS
MAC
and
PC
Operating
systems,
InDesign,
Cision,
Google
AdWords
and
Wordpress
