Interactive Marketer at Vivid Ascent
Greater Chicago Area
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- Interactive Marketer at Vivid Ascent
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- Intern at Wheatley & Timmons
- Marketing and Public Relations Intern at Pomerantz Career Center
- President, University of Iowa Chapter at Public Relations Student Society of America
- CampusU Marketing and Public Relations Intern at Universal Pictures
- Founder and Public Relations Director at Sigma Alpha Pi, Society of Success and Leadership
- Public Relations Intern at Sarah Hall Productions, Inc.
- Public Relations Intern at The WiderNet Project
- Firm Director, University of Iowa Chapter at Public Relations Student Society of America
- Education
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- University of Iowa
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Tegan Marie Zimmerman’s Summary
Tegan is a recent graduate from the University of Iowa, where she earned a BA in Communication Studies with Distinction in Journalism from the University in May 2009.
As an undergrad, Tegan became interested in public relations and was involved in various organizations including the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), serving as the President and Firm Director, and the National Society of Success and Leadership, serving as the Public Relations Director, among many others.
She also had the opportunity to intern with Universal Pictures for two years as a Campus Rep and marketing intern. In 2008, Tegan spent the summer in New York City as an intern for Sarah Hall Productions, a boutique public relations agency.
Throughout her multiple internships, Tegan has learned the basic in's and out's of public relations and client management, multiple media landscapes, and the importance of hard work. In her free time, she enjoys reading, spending time with her family and friends, exploring social media, and attending Young Professional events in Chicago.
Tegan is a results-driven and determined individual looking forward to what lies ahead. She is excited to create meaningful relationships with clients and colleagues while growing as a professional.
You can connect with Tegan on Twitter @teganzimmerman or via email, teganmariezimmerman@gmail.com. She can also be contacted on her web site, http://teganzimmerman.weebly.com.
Tegan Marie Zimmerman’s Specialties:
Utilizing various social media outlets, basic web page creation, video production, media relations, pitching, branding, copy writing, new business, client management, design, Cision Media Source, and creative thinking.
Tegan Marie Zimmerman’s Experience
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Interactive Marketer
Vivid Ascent
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
October 2009 — Present (2 months)
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Intern
Wheatley & Timmons
(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)
May 2009 — September 2009 (5 months)
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Marketing and Public Relations Intern
Pomerantz Career Center
(Higher Education industry)
August 2008 — May 2009 (10 months)
• Collaborated with Director of Marketing and Public Relations to brainstorm and implement marketing plans for Pomerantz Career Center
• Managed all Career Center social media efforts including Facebook and spearheaded the Career Center Twitter account
• Generated press releases about Career Center events and wrote the monthly student and employer newsletters
• Constructed and executed marketing/promotional plans for Pomerantz Career Center future events
• Oversaw Peer Advisor Recruitment campaign, resulting in the most applicants since the creation of the program -
President, University of Iowa Chapter
Public Relations Student Society of America
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
May 2008 — May 2009 (1 year 1 month)
• Established chapter goals and objectives and constantly reevaluated them throughout the year, resulting in double the amount of members
• Oversaw all officers and led a student organization of 150 members
• Wrote a proposal to the Communications Department resulting in the first ever PRSSA grant to attend the 2008 PRSSA National Conference
• Coordinated and held all chapter events and maintained a knowledge of PRSSA procedures and ethics on a national/district/chapter level -
CampusU Marketing and Public Relations Intern
Universal Pictures
(Public Company; GE; Entertainment industry)
December 2007 — May 2009 (1 year 6 months)
• Invented a unique, grassroots marketing campaign tailored to the University of Iowa Campus for all movies and DVD releases
• Brainstormed campaigns and established relationships with student groups to further promotion
• Hosted and formulated pre-screening events of upcoming movies for students at off-campus movie theatres
• Acquired and maintained relationships with local theatres and media -
Founder and Public Relations Director
Sigma Alpha Pi, Society of Success and Leadership
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
December 2007 — May 2009 (1 year 6 months)
• Founded local chapter of student organization to promote leadership and engagement among students
• Formulated a publicity plan that attracted 145 members the first semester of organization activation on campus
• Created recognition and branding for the society on campus through strategic communication materials -
Public Relations Intern
Sarah Hall Productions, Inc.
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
May 2008 — August 2008 (4 months)
• Conceptualized story ideas for clients and pitched them to national media outlets
• Wrote monthly publicity reports for clients and written press material for new clients
• Developed and updated media lists using Cision MediaSource
• Created clip reports and congratulation notes for client placements
• Participated in research for new business opportunities and client presentations -
Public Relations Intern
The WiderNet Project
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
September 2007 — June 2008 (10 months)
• Generated press releases to inform the media on new events and accomplishments
• Compiled press kits to send to interested partners
• Reorganized entire publicity database to increase productivity
• Wrote the monthly newsletter and distributed it to partners and others in the field
• Revised and formulated the WiderNet website to better project organization goals
• Pitched stories to local and national media outlets to gain publicity -
Firm Director, University of Iowa Chapter
Public Relations Student Society of America
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
May 2007 — May 2008 (1 year 1 month)
• Guided a 40 person student-run firm, ”Ideal Communications”
• Collaborated and established three clients for the firm to work for, resulting in partnerships through 2009
• Developed a tailored publicity plan for every client and saw through their campaigns
Tegan Marie Zimmerman’s Education
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University of Iowa
Bachelor's , Communication Studies and Journalism , 2005 — 2009
- Activities and Societies:
- Dance Marathon, Family Representative: 2008- 2009
Chi Omega, Public Relations Committee: 2006 - 2009
Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Member: 2007- 2009
Public Relations Student Society of America, Official Member: 2005- 2009
Dance Marathon Newsletter, Journalist: 2007-2008
Dance Marathon, Dancer: 2005-2008
Campus Activities Board, Public Relations Committee: 2006- 2008
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Tegan Marie Zimmerman’s Interests:
Horseback riding, snowboarding, reading, blogging, being active, and family.
Tegan Marie Zimmerman’s Groups:
PRSA Young Professionals
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PRSSA
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University of Iowa Alumni Association Network -
PRSA Chicago Young Professionals Network
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Social Media Recruiting Group
Tegan Marie Zimmerman’s Honors:
• 2009 Graduate of the Career Leadership Academy: Studied and applied leadership theories over the course of 4 semesters
• 2009 Chi Omega Founder's Society Award: Granted to members with top grades in the chapter
• 2008 Lambda Pi Eta Scholar: highest honor awarded to top students in Communication Studies by the National Communication Association
• 2008 Career and Leadership Panelist: chosen to mentor students and provide advice on how to become involved on campus and develop leadership skills
• Featured in “Iowa Journalist” about experiences and leadership in public relations
• University of Iowa Dean’s List: Five semesters
Tegan Marie Zimmerman’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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