Meghan Thompson

1815 W 18th St Cedar Falls, IA 50613 319-269-4910

thompmav@uni.edu | http://meghanthompsoportfolio.weebly.com

Education
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations, May 2018

Des Moines Area Community College, Boone, IA

Associate of Arts, May 2015
o 3.5 GPA
o Deans List

Experience
ARK Public Relations Tampa, FL
Internship June 2017-August 2017
Designed and drafted landing pages for specific businesses to send out.
Designed and drafted official press releases for ARKs clients.
Worked side-by-side with CEO, Andrea Kurjah, with going to networking events and meetings.
Assisted with coming up with ideas to post on all ARK social media accounts.

University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA

Internship February 2016-September 2016
Helped with ideas for weekly features that were used for the University newspaper and website.
Pitch ideas for the weekly news stories.
Collected, analyzed, and reported statistics to Athletics, MVC, and the NCAA.

Team Enterprises Cedar Falls, IA

Promotion Specialist May 2014-October 2014
Developed a pitch in order to draw in customers to take surveys about their experience with U.S.
Cellular and also those who did not use U.S. Cellular.
Conversed with over 100 people daily talking with them about their phone service, and also gave away
prizes.

Leadership and Training

DesMoines Area Community College Softball Team Boone, IA
Catcher/First Base August 2013-May 2015
Managed having over 20+ hours of practices/games and maintained success in my academics.
Traveled across the United States to play in several tournaments.
Participated in volunteering in Shop with a Cop where we would buy Christmas presents for
underprivileged families.
Mentored younger scholar-athletes in our Big Buddy/Little Buddy organization.
Team And Individual Honors
Selected as First Team All-Academic for 2014 and 2015.
Represented DMACC at two national championships where we placed third and fourth.

a. Other Experiences
Server, Whiskey Road, Cedar Falls September 2016-Present
Cashier, Fareway Food Stores, Evansdale October 2011-May 2015
Lifeguard/Instructor, Cedar Falls Aquatic Center, Cedar Falls May 2010-August 2012

b. Technical Skills
Advanced training in InDesign, Social Media Management, SEO/SMO, and SalesForce CRM
 Extensive experience in connecting fans to sports teams through promotions and social media.