ELLEN COHN
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College Address: Box 9632, 33 Harry Agganis Way, Boston, MA 02215
Home Address: 2290 Skyfarm Drive, Hillsborough, CA 94010
EDUCATION
BOSTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION
Candidate for Bachelor of Science
Concentration in Public Relations
Minor at College of Arts and Sciences in Political Science and Business Law
Boston, MA
May 2012
WORK EXPERIENCE
CONE, LLC
Boston, MA
Brand Marketing Intern
January 2011 - Present
 Focused on strategic corporate philanthropic giving designed to achieve social and business objectives
 Drafted multi-media presentations, media lists, press releases, pitch letters and case studies
 Extensively researched new business clients, special event venues and competing products
 Assisted in brainstorming sessions and client calls for the American Cancer Society and Yoplait
SCHNEIDER ASSOCIATES PUBLIC RELATIONS
Boston, MA
Public Relations and Marketing Intern
September - December 2010
 Constructed media lists, research lists, media coverage mock-ups and clip reports
 Drafted pitch letters, news releases, Twitter updates and blog posts for events and new products
 Engaged in brainstorm sessions to accomplish goals of Baskin Robbins, Golf Town and B&G
EDELMAN PUBLIC RELATIONS
Los Angeles, CA
Public Relations Intern
June – August 2010
 Conducted extensive research and tracked public feedback for Starbucks, Warner Bros., ebay and Shell Oil
 Composed and edited Starbucks beverage fact sheets and global contracts
 Participated in brainstorming sessions to develop ideas for promoting Starbucks and new business clients
 Pitched Starbucks special events to major news outlets (NY Times, WSJ, Chicago Tribune)
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
STUDENT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AT BU
Boston, MA
Communications Committee Member
September 2010 - Present
 Engaged in weekly brainstorms to promote student-alumni relationships and alumni network
 Wrote special event news releases and edited short promotional video commercials for special events
 Solely manage @BUSAA Twitter to interact and strengthen connections between students and alumni
PUBLIC RELATIONS STUDENT SOCIETY OF AMERICA (PRSSA) AT BU
Boston, MA
PR Advanced: Be The Change Conference
September 2010 - Present
Media Relations and Social Media Coordinator
 Composed news releases, pitch letters and emails to PR, Boston and BU publications
 Managed social media sites, moderated Tweetchats and Twitter contests @PRAdvanced
Unleashed PR Agency
Account Executive for Angora Café
 Developed promotional materials and managed social media for Angora Café’s products and events
HILLEL RELIGIOUS LIFE COUNCIL AT BU
Boston, MA
Reform Representative
January 2008 - Present
 Participated in weekly brainstorms to create and publicize religious holidays and special events
 Designed and led personalized weekly musical and educational Shabbat services
 Managed social media sites to strengthen membership and engage religious leaders, @BU_Hillel
TECHNOLOGY PROFICIENCIES
 CisionPoint, Vocus, Factiva, Quantcast, Compete, SEO, TVEyes, Twitter, Wordpress, PR Newswire
 Microsoft Office, PhotoShop, iMovie, iPhoto, PC and Mac