DEPT COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR
The George-Anne Media Group, the largest student Multi-Media and Journalism Organization at Georgia Southern University
Now, this was a fun role.
At Georgia Southern University, The George-Anne Media Group is a controversial organization.
Surface glance, it is simply a student-led and read multimedia newsgroup. But at the heart of it, we were getting to the bottom of stories that maybe, say, the University Communications and Marketing Department wouldn’t be too fond of exposing.
How do I know this? Well, I coincidently had just completed a semester interning at that department prior to becoming the communications coordinator at GAMG.
It is for this very reason, that I enjoyed being a part of GAMG as a news correspondent and also as the communication coordinator.
It is important to tell the story, exactly how it is. And, that is exactly what GAMG did and still does. The public deserves the right to plain-speaking and authentic information. Topics ranging from racial injustice, female student safety, suicide, shootings, and alcohol use, to club ongoings and student opinion, were covered.
The fun part, you ask? My role was to keep up with the ongoings of each division that made up this unique organization. I made sure everyone involved in each division including sports, magazine, inclusion group, editorial, films, newspaper, news, and newsroom were connected.
How did I do this, you ask? I coordinated, planned, and put on events AND made sure each division was on the same page and inclusive to ongoings. I was responsible for communicating with division executives to gather information needed to update social media, upkeep contact lists, and create/send out email newsletters on Constant Contact. These newsletters kept each division and the organization’s alumni in touch with news, accomplishments, and success rates. Each newsletter I created was custom to that season, with brand elements, and required me to search through archives, finalize dates and timelines, and conduct interviews when spotlighting current members and alumni.
This organization was a rewarding part of my college career. I attribute a lot of my reporting, research, writing, and people skills to this time and look back at it fondly.
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Alumni Newsletter 9.10.21
Here, you can find my first endeavor as Corporate Communications Coordinator at The George-Anne Media Group. I am honored to have had the responsibility of creating this newsletter for previous staff. Given this went out on September 10, 2021, I chose to highlight those who were reporting during the occurrence of the September 11, 2001 terrorists attacks. It is nearly impossible to try and find the right words to describe this tragedy that serves as an unforgettable and generational moment for those who witnessed it. I only found it appropriate to record first-hand stories from those who witnessed it and reported on it first-hand.
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Staff Newsletter 9.17.21
I also create a weekly staff newsletter for The George-Anne Media Group. Here is my first one. I was still learning within the program, Constant Contact, so it’s not perfect!
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Staff Newsletter 9.24.21
Here is my second creation for a staff newsletter for The George-Anne Media Group! I improved the layout and order of the content so it flows nicer!
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Staff Newsletter 10.1.21
It’s fall finally! As I am learning how to tweak designs within Constant Contact, my new favorite thing is to create a theme.
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Staff Newsletter 10.22.21
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Alumni Newsletter 10.29.21
This month’s edition is based around The Reflector Magazine, Georgia Southern University’s premier lifestyle magazine and it's newest edition released on Tuesday, October 26!. I was able to go into the digital commons at GSU and find past editions. From those, I pulled names of editors and interviewed as many people as I could find that would respond. This newsletter is a blast from the past and look back on hard work done by previous student editors.
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Staff Newsletter 10.19.21
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Staff Newsletter 10.15.21
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Staff Newsletter 1/14/22
Starting 2022 off right with a new clean and minimalist design. I definitly made it a goal to come up with organizing the information so that the reader’s eyes knew where to look next, minimizing busy/distracting design.
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Alumni Newsletter
Sticking with clean/minimalist design- I made this newsletter for GAMG’s alumni. This newsletter was important fo encouraging donations/backing/fundraising.
