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Sandra Reichman

Public Relations Professional | Event Planner/Manager | Journalist | Social Media Marketer

Summary

I am a vibrant, vivacious and outgoing woman who's number one skill is making lemonade out of sour lemons! I have worked in both the news industry and in the PR world for 12 years and I am seeking new opportunities in public relations.

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Media Placements

PR Writing Samples

Web Exclusive Stories

Interests

Videography, photography, video editing, photo editing, writing, public relations, journalism, figure skating, traveling

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Work experience

20192020
Miami-Dade County
  • Served as a Miami-Dade County Emergency Operations Center Public Information Officer (PIO) for COVID-19, answering numerous daily requests for the news media on deadline assisting with interviews, reopening plans and testing sites
  • Created the Miami-Dade County Census 2020 Social Media Strategy and Communications Plan for the mayor's office distribution
  • Revamped the Miami-Dade County Census 2020 event system improving organization, the material pick-up process, event displays and execution which was adopted for more than 250 county events
  • Wrote original content for the Miami-Dade County Regulatory and Economic Development (RER) website
  • Increased the Miami-Dade County Twitter RER followership by more than 400 with mainly organic posts
  • Managed the Miami-Dade County RER Twitter platform and created original content for all divisions inclusive the Office of Consumer Protection which followed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Guidelines for messaging
  • Created paid/organic social media campaigns for Earth Day and a series of mobility studies to reach specific target audiences
  • Wrote Census 2020 posts for the main Miami-Dade County social media channels which reach more than 100,000 followers daily
  • Developed the 2020 Census Population Pop Quiz – an interactive game to help create Census awareness across the county

Kip Hunter Marketing

20182019
  • Helped secure national media placements for travel client worth millions of dollars in ad value
  • Coordinated local and national media placements for travel, hospitality, restaurant, confectionary, entertainment and nonprofit clients
  • Wrote press releases, media alerts and talking points for clients on a daily basis
  • Reviewed PR team and social media team content prior to client submission
  • Helped supervise junior PR team and help guide them regarding firm procedures, internal communications and media outreach
  • Created firm-wide procedures to ensure more productivity and firm efficiency

Senior Account Executive/Event Manager/Social Media Specialist

20122018
BoardroomPR
  • Planned/managed events from start to finish with 25-800 guests resulting in millions of dollars in sales for real estate clients
  • Brought the Miami real estate market into the national spotlight by coordinating multiple live shots with CNBC
  • Developed and facilitated a national media tour for the president of Associated Builders and Contractors East Florida, featuring coverage on The Early Show (CBS Network), CBS Evening News, Bloomberg, The Washington Post and NPR
  • Increased client's ROI by negotiating sponsorships, handling insurance needs and vendor contracts
  • Managed overall event budget and expenses for all client events
  • Secured permits from any city/government jurisdictions when required for event execution
  • Hired & managed food & beverage, entertainment, valet, traffic control, sound, music, décor and PR teams
  • Tracked analytics, evaluated data, adjusted ad spends and created customized month-end reports
  • Served as account lead for seven clients, guiding them through media training and PR strategy to emphasize brand message and key talking points

Media Manager

20112012
Synaptic Digital
  • Provided counsel to client teams on story ideas for SMTs, RMTs and B-Roll feeds
  • Served as the sole media manager developing newsworthy story ideas for the General Motors account

Media Specialist

20102011
MBooth
  • Coordinated media placements on the local and national level for various clients in the travel, consumer and wine & spirits industries
  • Developed innovative ways to integrate brands into a multitude of media outlets

Assignment Editor/web Producer

20092010
WTNH
  • Dispatched crews and managed live trucks for many of the station’s newscasts
  • Reported/posted multimedia stories to WTNH.com including web exclusive content

Producer / Fill-in Anchor / Reporter

20082009
WKTV
  • Produced/wrote the two hour morning show and filled in for reporters and anchors
  • Edited VOs and VOSOTs on a daily basis on the station’s linear system

Ice Skating Instructor / Coach

19972004
Wonderland of Ice
  • Taught group and private lessons including figure skating, power skating and hockey

Education

Master of Science

20062007
Quinnipiac University

Journalism

Bachelor of Arts

20022006
University of Rhode Island

Journalism

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