Meghan McCormick

Current

Social Media Strategist & Content Editor- http://www.army.mil at MPRI
Social Networking Content Manager at L-3 Communications

Past

Booking Intern, Washington, D.C. at Live Nation
Taylor Down Under Marketing Coordinator at James Madison University
Universal Republic Records Promotions Intern at Universal Music Group

University Information Ambassador at James Madison University
Research Extern at PRSourceCode

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Education

James Madison University

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Public Relations and Communications

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Meghan McCormick’s Summary

Meghan is a Social Media strategist who is passionate about doing work with a significant impact. She grew-up traveling the world as a part of a military family and loved every minute of it. Her first childhood memory was being chased by wild dogs on the island of Guam and she remembers seeing snow on the “Big Island” of Hawai’i on top of Mount Kilauea (Imagine that: Snow in Hawaii, on top of a volcano!).

Having moved nearly every three years of her life and been thrown into several diverse environments, Meghan has refined her ability to meet, talk to, and get along with just about anyone and strives to maintain a global perspective regarding her outlook on life.

Being a product of Gen-Y means Meghan’s always connected. When she’s not getting lost in her various blog subscriptions on Google Reader, tweeting on Twitter (http://twitter.com/meghankathleen) or writing about figuring out her professional life on her blog (http://meghankathleen.wordpress.com), Meghan is surfing the internet for great music, new artists, and great concerts in her area.

Despite always being connected, Meghan values authentic and genuine communication. She believes that it is a vital skill for just about everyone and the key to any relationship, personal or business.

Building relationships and networking off-line is extremely important for Meghan, and she’s always up for grabbing coffee to chat about society, music, social media, technology or brainstorming words that rhyme with “silver”.

That being said, please feel free to contact Meghan via e-mail at mccormmk@gmail.com

Meghan McCormick’s Specialties:

Public speaking, organization/group facilitation, leadership development, moderate InDesign and basic Photoshop

Meghan McCormick’s Experience

Social Media Strategist & Content Editor- http://www.army.mil

MPRI

(Public Company; Military industry)

November 2008 — Present (9 months)

MPRI provides Web solutions for the Army's official homepage, http://www.Army.mil.

As a social media strategist and content editor for the Army's official homepage, my duties include the following:

Planed and implemented a daily social media line up that coincides with Army.mil news stories

Updated, monitored and maintained an official presence on the Army's Twitter account (www.twitter.com/USArmy)

Gathered and uploaded field photography from Public Affairs Officers (PAO) to the Army's official Flickr account (www.flickr.com/soldiersmediacenter)

Maintained a current presence of timely Army news stories, photos, and videos on NowPublic (http://www.nowpublic.com/usarmy) and CNN's iReport (http://www.ireport.com/people/USArmy)

Wrote bi-weekly internal community blog posts for PAO's with tips and insight relating to social media and www.Army.mil

Monitored Army/Soldier blogs and worked with Web team editors to included them in the Army's daily strategic communication newsletter, STAND-TO (http://www.army.mil/standto)

Provide guidance and support to contractors, soldiers, and other's looking to learn more and understand social media
Social Networking Content Manager

L-3 Communications

(Public Company; LLL; Defense & Space industry)

2008 — Present (1 year)
Booking Intern, Washington, D.C.

Live Nation

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; LYV; Entertainment industry)

May 2008 — September 2008 (5 months)

http://www.livenation.com

Live Nation is the future of the music business. With the most live concerts, music venues and festivals in the world and the most comprehensive concert search engine on the web, Live Nation is revolutionizing the music industry: onstage and online.

As the booking intern for Live Nation in Washington, D.C., I was responsible for a variety of tasks, which included updating company avails calendars for five venues in the Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Virginia regions.

In addition to updating calendars, I was responsible for proofreading, editing, and preparing contracts between artists management agencies (WMA, CAA, ICM, etc.) and Live Nation talent buyers.

While in the office, I provided detailed and thorough office support to regional Vice President and Booking Coordinator.
Taylor Down Under Marketing Coordinator

James Madison University

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

August 2007 — May 2008 (10 months)

http://www.jmu.edu/taylordownunder

Taylor Down Under is home to James Madison University's student center. Each week, Taylor Down Under host's live performances of local and touring acts, poetry readings, and other student focused events. During the week, Taylor Down Under is filled with students lounging, studying, or shooting pool.

As the Marketing Coordinator, I was responsible for creating informational and creative event posters and fliers. These fliers were either created by hand, or on the computer using Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, or Adobe Photoshop.

On days when I was not doing marketing related work, I provided customer service to over 200 students during each four hour shift. The services provided range from general university information to providing equipment for Billiards.

Working at Taylor Down Under taught the importance of discipline with self-directed work and helped me finance my textbooks.
Universal Republic Records Promotions Intern

Universal Music Group

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; V; Music industry)

June 2007 — August 2007 (3 months)

http://www.universalrepublic.com

Universal Republic Records is a label under the Universal Music Group umbrella. As a promotions intern, I managed and maintained Facebook and MySpace pages for seven artists on a daily basis, including Amy Winehouse (winner of 5 Grammy's in 2008) and The Shop Boyz (Grammy nominated & top selling ringtone of 2007).

Additionally, I researched and analyzed Billboard charts, iTunes charts, and Nielsen SoundScan ratings on a weekly basis for weekly company reports that were distributed via e-mail throughout the company. I organized artist's expenses and invoices weekly, and created a detailed excel spread sheet to keep track of this data.

One of the best parts about this experience was collaborating with the team of interns to expedite various marketing and promotions campaigns.
University Information Ambassador

James Madison University

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

August 2005 — May 2007 (1 year 10 months)

http://www.jmu.edu/ucenter/uinfo

As a University Information Ambassador at Sonner Hall, I had heavy interaction with prospective students and their parents. For many of them, it was their first time visiting James Madison University, and I was their first impression of a current student.

I helped visitors to:
-Schedule campus tours
-Arrange meetings with counselors in the Office of Admissions and professors in various academic departments
-Obtain literature for specific programs at JMU
-Find local hotel accomodations and dining locations

Additionally, I was responsible for keeping the information database current (JMU JOE INFO http://joeinfo.jmu.edu). This required me to mindful and observant of new and changing information.

Working as a University Information Ambassador at Sonner Hall taught me how to work with strangers and how to meet their needs. Also, it helped me to realize the importance of keeping information current and up to date.
Research Extern

PRSourceCode

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

June 2006 — August 2006 (3 months)

http://prsourcecode.com/

PRSourceCode is a content service provider serving journalism, conference, industry accolade, and public relations professionals within the information technology community. By disseminating opportunities through PRSourceCode, journalists, conference planners, and award coordinators have more time to focus on their core competencies.

As a Research Extern at PRSourceCode, I managed and researched a database of 800+ IT industry awards and speaking opportunities.

In order to compile information for these awards and opportunities, I corresponded with event planners and company executives via e-mail and telephone. After compiling important information, I wrote detailed descriptions of the events and awards to uploaded to the Speaking and Awards Forum and e-mailed to subscribers.