Jessica Brownell
Western Michigan University Undergraduate student
jessica.p.brownell@wmich.edu
(847)924-5001
Practical Experience- HPHE 4199
-Developed a thorough knowledge of EVENTup products and services
-Learned the fundamentals of marketing and sales in a startup company, such as relationship management and data management
-Sourced venues for event planners per their clients requirements
-Utilized Salesforce.com to implement custom event, venue, and account information
-Enhanced social media by creating Buzzfeed articles about different venues on the EVENTup site
-Created listings on EVENTup.com for different venues nationwide
-Managed social media handles
-Collaborated with sales representatives
-Blogged for company website
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https://eventup.com/venue/morgans-on-fulton/
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https://eventup.com/venue/west-loop-event-space/
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EventUp
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Free Range Office
-Drafted social media posts for Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and newsletters
-Drafted newsletters and email blasts for community engagement in mail chimp.
-Wrote blogs focused on Coworking, meetings and events
-Helped plan international Coworking week activities
-Sourcing products for welcome kit to new members
-Created a calendar timeline for marketing activities and execute assigned material
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http://www.freerangeoffice.com/single-post/2016/08/11/How-to-Host-a-Successful-Event
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http://www.freerangeoffice.com/single-post/2016/07/29/Tips-to-Increase-Productivity
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I chose to do my internship experience at two companies in downtown Chicago. The first was at a company called EventUp. EventUp is an event venue database that assistes in connecting clients with spaces to hold events. The other was at Free Range Office which was a co-working/ event space.




