Ashlyn Brammeier
11503 St. Rt. 177
Okawville IL 62271
                               
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  Education

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville       2013
Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication and Minor in Marketing

Relevant Work Experience
United Way of Greater St. Louis, Illinois region, May 14- August 9,  2012    Wood River, IL
Communications Intern: Assists Communications Associate in the implementation of marketing and public relations plans and programs for the Illinois Region including all publications and mass media messaging.

• Assist in writing and sending United Way press releases, advisories and “person of interest” stories to local media.
• Manage story budget for “person of interest” stories by contacting, interviewing and writing the stories for The Telegraph in Alton, IL.
• Assist in providing E-Communications Associate web updates on behalf of: Southwest Illinois Division, Tri-Cities Area Division, and Illinois Division of United Way of Greater St. Louis.
• Participate in weekly United Way of Greater St. Louis marketing team meetings where team updates and brainstorm sessions are presented.
• Work with other staff to plan and produce special events, coordinate the activities of volunteer committees, and counsel United Way member organizations on marketing and public relations issues.
• Design, write and produce materials for United Way publications and the mass media.

Red Robin, May 2012- Current                                  Edwardsville, IL 
Waitress: Responsible for providing a quality dining experience for restaurant patrons.

• Engage patrons in a professional, friendly, and efficient manner to take food and drink orders to relay to the kitchen in a clear manner.
• Work with other staff to help mitigate and clear up any potential disruptions in the dining experience, specifically correcting order miscommunications in a timely matter.
• Calculate and provide an accurate bill of service for the customer.

Original Springs Hotel, May 2011- April 2012           Okawville, IL
Waitress: Responsible for providing a quality dining experience for restaurant patrons.

• Engaged patrons in a professional, friendly, and efficient manner to take food and drink orders to relay to the kitchen in a clear manner.
• Worked with other staff to help mitigate and clear up any potential disruptions in the dining experience, specifically correcting order miscommunications in a timely matter.
• Calculated and provided an accurate bill of service for the customer.
• Assisted in gift shop product maintenance and sales.

Good Samaritan Hospital, November 2011 – December 2011          Mt. Vernon,IL
Public Relations Job Shadow: shadowed members of the public relations department to learn health care public relations practices.                                                                                          

• Participated in the planning and implementation of the fall expo. Specifically by helping to process paperwork based on each patient and welcoming patients to the expo.
• Met with hospital staff including department heads and doctors to learn different communications styles and techniques.
• Assisted in the maintenance of the hospital website by providing timely updates.

                                                                                                             
Professional Skills
Adobe Suite: InDesign, Photoshop
Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point

Professional Affiliations 

Public Relations Student Society Of America   Sept. 2011- Current

• Write articles for (newsletter) that are distributed in the Spring and Fall
• Serves on Speech Communication Newsletter Editorial Board