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Sarah Kidwell has experience in consumer marketing, corporate communications, change management, and public relations. She has interned at Weber Shandwick, Hill + Knowlton Strategies, CSL Behring, and the University of Illinois Technology Entrepreneur Center. Her responsibilities included creating social media and press materials, tracking brands, developing reports, securing media placements, conducting research, and managing communication for outreach projects. She graduated from the University of Illinois with a BA in Communication and a Spanish minor.

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Resume Kidwell 2016

Sarah Kidwell has experience in consumer marketing, corporate communications, change management, and public relations. She has interned at Weber Shandwick, Hill + Knowlton Strategies, CSL Behring, and the University of Illinois Technology Entrepreneur Center. Her responsibilities included creating social media and press materials, tracking brands, developing reports, securing media placements, conducting research, and managing communication for outreach projects. She graduated from the University of Illinois with a BA in Communication and a Spanish minor.

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SARAH KIDWELL

815 W. Bradley Place, Apt. B3, Chicago, IL 60613 | [email protected] | +1 (815) 592-6691

Experience
Weber Shandwick
Consumer Marketing Intern
Creates social media copy and press materials
Tracks brands in traditional and social media
Develops social media trend reports for client updates
Builds relevant media lists and uploads them to Publicaster for client communications

Chicago, IL
Feb. 2016 Present

Hill + Knowlton Strategies


Corporate Communications Fellow
Delivered email pitches to secure media placements for multiple clients
Created daily media coverage reports for clients using Vocus, Cision, Factiva and Compete
Conducted in-depth research to identify target media and build robust media lists
Proactively worked with team supervisors to establish goals and track project deadlines

Chicago, IL
May 2015 Feb. 2016

CSL Behring: Global Lifesaving Biotherapies


Kankakee, IL
Change Management Intern
June 2014 Aug. 2014
Managed a team of students as the Communication Director for the interns community outreach project;
organized/created marketing material for school supply drive that collected over $3,500 in two weeks
Audited manufacturer and supplier lists to identify gaps and improve company efficiencies
University of Illinois Technology Entrepreneur Center
Public Relations/ Journalism Intern
Acted as a brand ambassador for TEC by engaging with students and campus professionals in person,
via social media and through e-mail to promote entrepreneurship social events on a weekly basis
Promoted campus-wide events on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter

Champaign, IL
June 2013 May 2014

Campus Involvement
UIUC Department of Communication
Champaign, IL
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Jan. 2014 June 2014
Conducted in depth online research to locate identify target military contacts across the United States
Organized relevant contacts into a master media list and pitched the study to target military professionals on a daily basis to
promote the surveys and encourage participation from military couples
Illini Media Company
Champaign, IL
Contributing Writer
Sep. 2012 May 2013
Regularly produced journalistic pieces for Buzz Magazine including a feature story on the Champaign mayor
Alpha Phi Sorority
Active Member
Promoted philanthropy events to benefit the Alpha Phi Foundation for
heart disease research and the Kristy Burgner Foundation for kidney cancer research

Champaign, IL
Sep. 2011 May 2015

Education
University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign
Bachelor of Arts in Communication
Spanish Minor
Certificate in Public Relations

Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Vocus PR Suite, Compete and Cision

Graduation Date: May 17, 2015

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