Simone Smugar
Public Relations Coordinator at The Kimmel Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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I am seeking the unique opportunity to marry my expertise in media relations and digital communications, my experience in graphic design, and my passion for cultural vitality to support a knowledge-sharing, not-for-profit institution in a communications, public relations and human-services based position. I am pursuing a full-time role in a synergistic environment to cultivate, implement and coordinate successful campaigns with hopes to enhance the quality of public life.
Experience
2015
May
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Present
Public Relations Coordinator
The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts / Philadelphia, PA
- Draft, edit and distribute media alerts and press releases for Broadway and Kimmel Center Presents programming.
- Organize and build comprehensive databases for press contacts, media outlets and clippings.
- Track and report on all media coverage, including creation and dissemination of a weekly interoffice newsletter.
- Create and implement company-wide press / marketing calendar inclusive of all events and dates for press contact.
2014
Aug
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2015
Feb
Project Coordinator
Digitas Health / Aramark / Quest Diagnostics / Philadelphia, PA
- Contracted for three closed, project-based positionsto implement campaign-centric processes to improve productivity, gainadditional funding and recruit program members.
- Participated in budget, project planning andscheduling and client relation meetings to reach the assigned goal.
- Provided administrative support to clients and teammembers by organizing calendars, scheduling and preparing for meetings,controlling client communications and distributing interdepartmental projectbriefs.
2013
Sep
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2014
Jun
Account Coordinator
Comcast / Philadelphia, PA
- Sole management of over fifteen TV network accounts including promotional planning, launching of new programs and tracking performance and collecting trend data.
- Sole creation and implementation of an innovative process to acquire, submit and upload updated images for all Comcast products and digital platforms.
- Assisted account managers with day-to-day network relations, social media content management, presentation design, digital communication and project scheduling.
- Collaborated with clients to develop and execute Samsung Smart TV application.
2012
Aug
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2013
Sep
Project Coordinator
Annodyne
- Managed project timelines and schedules for morethan twenty associates.
- Negotiated and placed advertisements for Universityof Pennsylvania medical studies.
- Single-handedly coordinated social media accountsfor Annodyne INC and their clients.
- Maximized office productivity via implementation ofnew and dynamic procedures.
- Communicated clients’ vision from inception tocreative, operation and technology teams.
- Participatedin daily client communication, account coordination, marketing and productdevelopment.
Education
2012
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
2008
Upper Dublin High School
