Brooke Wellington

​University of South Carolina Student Success Center Peer Consultant

August 2016 - Present

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• Provide support for students through one-on-one consultations that address success strategies related to time management, study skills, motivation and goal-setting, etc.

• Demonstrate listening and critical thinking skills to address student concerns and problems and share valuable insight and personal success strategies from own experience.

• Attend all weekly staff meetings.

• Promote Student Success Center Services by answering incoming calls as they pertain to our services, referring students to services as appropriate, scheduling SSC appointments for students, and communicating with faculty/staff, advisors, USC campus partners about SSC services.

• Completed weekly College Reading & Learning Association Certified Cohort Trainings to provide higher quality consultations.

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Atlanta Ballet Public Relations Intern

May 2017 - August 2017

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• Acted as a member of the marketing team to oversee brand image and communications for Atlanta Ballet.

• Helped facilitate the development, implementation, and management of special events and promotions.

• Analyzed sales and marketing data to create comprehensive graphs and tables to display a correlation between the two for the Chief Marketing Officer to be presented to the Board of Trustees.

• Collaborated with Public Relations Manager to:

  • Developed story ideas and pitch angles for performances, events, and dancers to increase positive media coverage.

  • Monitor daily media coverage.

  • Draft and edit public relations collateral materials including bios, press releases, calendar listings, media alerts and background information documents.

  • Completely updated Atlanta Ballet media list/VIP database to ensure target audience is repeatedly reached.

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Creative Juice LLC Social Media / Communications Intern

May 2016 - August 2016

• Managed all of Creative Juice's social media, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Snapchat, Periscope, LinkedIn, and Google+, as well as a client's social media.

• Increased Instagram followers by 70% and Twitter followers by 50% and greatly increased our engagement on all previously listed social media platforms.

• Wrote and posted over 10 blogs with targeted metadata tags for search engine optimization purposes using WordPress and LinkedIn for clients and Creative Juice’s online blog section.

• Created compelling web copy for Creative Juice and clients.

• Collaborated with Creative Director to set up and monitor Facebook advertisements for various campaigns.

• Created content for a hour-long webinar on branding and a guide to SEO.

• Connected with prominent podcasters to find guest speaking opportunities to promote Creative Juice's Creative Director.

• Helped create and send email campaigns through MailChimp.

• Stayed on top of industry and social media trends.

Life Guard

​June 2012 - August 2015 (Summers)

• Maintained continuous surveillance of people in pool.

• Spotted hazards or potential hazards and took measures to prevent accidents.

• Controlled and reported unruly behavior and evicted individuals not adhering to behavior protocols.

• Maintained the pool and clubhouse areas.

• Trained in first aid, CPR, and performing rescues in the event of drowning or swimming accidents.

• Performed pool chemical checks to ensure safety and hygiene and maintained accurate records of pool use and chemical levels.

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