Megan Rauf

Organized, self-starter seeking a career in coroporate public relations or

crisis communications.

WORK EXPERIENCE
AARP - Columbia, SC
Communications and Advocacy Intern, January 2016 - May 2016
Planned social media content calendar for 10 months
Managed state blog and wrote legislative blog posts based on AARP company
priorities
Worked with Advocacy Department to lobby for AARP caregiving priorities in
South Carolina Capitol State House
Organized 50 volunteers for grassroots political campaign, Take A Stand
Coordinated volunteer breakfast through traditional public relations efforts
University 101 Co-Instructor - Columbia, SC
Peer Leader July 2015- Present
Co-taught a course of 20 students that provided first year students with resources and skills to be successful at the University
Helped students grow their personal, professional and academic skills to their
full potential while adopting to a new environment
Created weekly lesson plans to follow university curriculum
MedThink Science Communications Raleigh, NC
New Business Intern June 2015 - August 2015
Worked on RFP and pitch teams to present 3 scope of work presentations to
potential clients
Created organizational processes for proposals, case studies and new business
resource materials
Participated in and contributed to company rebranding initiatives
Ignite Social Media Cary, NC
Intern May 2014 - January 2015
Contributed to development of Instagram focused social media marketing strategy for a client focusing on child hunger
Worked closely with community managers on social media monitoring for various types of clients
Helped facilitate planning process internally for short term social media project
Organized the office building appointments as well as tracking supply, demand,
and expenses
Alpha Delta Pi, Beta Epsilon Chapter Columbia, SC
Public Relations Chair December 2013 - December 2014
Maintained all social media channels including Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook and website
Wrote 12 monthly reports to be published in The Adelphean magazine
Led a social media and advertising team of 5 for annual philanthropy event A
Taste of Columbia

CONTACT INFORMATION
Email: raufmegan@gmail.com
Phone: (919) 943 - 2630
Website: raufm.weebly.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-rauf-09494685

EDUCATION
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Public Relations Candidate
May 2016 Graudation
Capstone Scholar
Deans List; 2012, 2013,
2014, 2015
Presidents List; 2013,
2014, 2015
Dubrovnik Libertas
International University
Dubrovnik, Croatia
January 2015 - May 2015
Studied abroad for four
months in Dubrovnik, Croatia
focusing on how international
relations and diplomacy shape
the dimensions of international
business
Learned how to communicate despite language barriers
and how to learn through listening and observing

SKILLS

Adobe InDesign
Sprinklr
Microsoft Office
Salesforce
Google Drive
Wordpress
Website Design
Event Planning

RELEVANT WORK
Portfolio:
www.raufm.weebly.com
Legislative Blogs:
1. http://states.aarp.
org/100172-2/
2. http://states.aarp.org/
additional-funding-requested-for-caretakers-in-sc/
Social Media Blog:
1. http://www.ignitesocialmedia.com/social-media-promotion/supporting-clients-supporting-kids/