resume Caitlin Hekkila
Education:
Syracuse University
BA Communications and Writing 2009
Experience:
Community Manager
OpenSky
August 2011-Present
Building and creating a community for e-commerce site OpenSky.com, a personalized, individualized way to shop.
Account Executive
Mother Nature & Partners
July 2010 – August 2011
Managing social media accounts for clients, writing and pitching press releases, creating and maintaining relationships with bloggers and other press, creating marketing materials, and offering creative brand strategy.
Marketing Coordinator
Scholastic
April 2010 – July 2010
Coordinated communication with outside PR firm and internal / external stakeholders, oversaw award submission process, supported sales efforts, contributed to social media efforts on Scholastic's blog, Twitter, and Facebook.
Social Media Manager
Besen & Associates
August 2009 – April 2010
Created blog “Blogging with Besen Retail” for real estate firm with thousands of hits and followers, changing the face of the company, wrote and edited blog posts focusing on spaces for lease, New York City retail trends, and neighborhood happenings.
blog Becoming Brooklyn: Leaving Manhattan for the borough over the bridge
After living in Manhattan in a closet-sized, pigeon infested, shoebox-esque apartment for the past year, I had an epiphany that I had to act on immediately; I belong in Brooklyn. As soon as my seemingly endless lease expired, I fled over the bridge to Brooklyn Heights. Here, I share with you my experience leaving the Manhattan life and becoming Brooklyn.
www.becomingbklyn.com
