Brady Akers

Past

• Group Outreach Manager at ViewMyLife
• Intern at Schenkein
• Programs Intern at CAMPUSPEAK

• Public Relations Intern at WellPoint
• Account Coordinator at Cardinal Communications
• Executive Coordinator at Alliance World Coffees

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Education

• Ball State University

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Connections

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Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Websites

• My Company

Brady Akers’s Experience

• Group Outreach Manager

  ViewMyLife

  (Internet industry)

  October 2007 — September 2008 (1 year)

  • Managing projects to increase membership and ease of usability, including collegiate course challenge, student brand manager
  • Driving site traffic through new media efforts on brogs, social networks and with other online influencers
  • Developing relationships with third party content providers for monetization and increased user value

• Intern

  Schenkein

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

  January 2007 — May 2007 (5 months)

  • Created company’s first database of national bloggers for future use in digital media outreach
  • Participated in introducing digital media capabilities to various clients
  • Created viral video contest campaign for client resulting in 20 submissions and thousands of impressions

• Programs Intern

  CAMPUSPEAK

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 2006 — December 2006 (5 months)

  • Designed seven comprehensive grassroots marketing pieces distributed to thousands of contacts at universities nationwide, saving the company more than $1,000

• Public Relations Intern

  WellPoint

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; WLP; Insurance industry)

  May 2006 — August 2006 (4 months)

  • Increased readership of email newsletter by 70 percent to 17,000 through various marketing efforts
  • Wrote 100 physician recruitment letters and major media news releases for pilot $10,000 program
  • Headed visual communications for internal awareness campaign for more than 20,000 regional employees
  • Wrote materials for crisis communication situation concerning more than 15,000 members

• Account Coordinator

  Cardinal Communications

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  August 2005 — May 2006 (10 months)

  • Improved local country club’s annual income by $500,000 with in-depth five year plan that included strategic growth, improving efficiency and other marketing tactics

• Executive Coordinator

  Alliance World Coffees

  (Consumer Goods industry)

  January 2006 — May 2006 (5 months)

  • Managed team of four members to accomplish goals set by company
  • Created strategic plan encompassing company expansion, grand opening event, company branding and brand identity

Brady Akers’s Education

• Ball State University

  BA , Public Relations , 2002 — 2006

  Activities and Societies:

  PRSSA, Cardinal Communications, Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, Interfraternity Council

Additional Information

Brady Akers’s Websites:

• My Company

Brady Akers’s Groups:

Zeta Beta Tau- Zeta Phi, Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity

•    Ball State University Alumni Association (Official)
•    Zeta Beta Tau
•    ViewMyLife
•    WellPoint & Anthem Professionals

Brady Akers’s Honors:

• President, Interfraternity Council, Ball State University, Spring 2005-Spring 2006
• President, Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity, Ball State University, Spring 2006
• Collaborative Author, 20 Something Manifesto, Published 2008
• Ball State Senior Star for Public Relations, Spring 2006
• Phil Goodwin Award for Excellence in Campus Leadership, 2005

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