About Me.
Originally from San Diego, California, Lauren is a transplant Texan who has been here for nearly 14 years. Lauren is an alumna of Texas State University, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Digital Media Innovation (DMI) with a minor in Media Studies.
Currently, Lauren is the Publicity and Recruitment Coordinator for Texas State University's Department of Theatre and Dance and a freelance contractor for the Northeast Independent School District (NEISD).
Education
2017-2020
Bachelor of Science
Texas State University
Lauren graduated amidst the pandemic in 2020. Despite attending her last semester online, Lauren graduated early in three years with a 4.0 GPA and multiple academic and leadership honors. Lauren worked at the on-campus radio station and was a member of numerous honor and leadership societies.
Experience
2021- Present
Texas State's Department of Theatre & Dance Publicity & Recruitment Coordinator
Through press releases, graphic design, social media, and other community outreach, Lauren annually promotes the 8-10 shows that Texas State Theatre and Dance puts on. Lauren successfully transitioned the department to a new website design and continues to keep it up to date. Lauren works closely with each program's faculty to meet their recruiting needs. Primarily she focuses on coordinating auditions and callbacks for the BFA Acting and Musical Theatre programs.
2020- Present
Independent Vendor at North East Independent School District || Publicity Specialist for Ronald Reagan Theatre
Lauren works closely with the Directors and Booster Club to promote the 5-8 shows that Reagan Stage puts on each year. She creates posters, programs, and other graphic materials and takes photos of each production for archival purposes.
2021- 2021
KCSIC & HireKC's Social Media Specialist
Lauren was responsible for maintaining the dual social media accounts of the nonprofit. She created numerous posts and campaigns to reach the hiring gap of young adults in the Kansas City area. Additionally, she assisted in facilitating the foundation's websites by updating and creating pages. Lauren worked with the nonprofit until its closure in May 2021.
2020-2021
TAAP Public Safety, SAF, Secur
Public Relation Specialist
Lauren was responsible for maintaining the social media accounts of these upstart companies. She created numerous posts and campaigns to reach potential clients. Additionally, she assisted in the creation of brand guidelines and websites for these endeavors.
2018-2020
KTSW 89.9 -FM Web Content
Lauren started at the radio station as a Content Contributor and Editor. Weekly she wrote and edited weekly articles for AP style, punctuation, grammar, and usage. After only a semester, she became Assistant Web Content Manager before becoming Web Content Manager in her final year of college. Lauren served as Web Content Manager from 2019 to her graduation in May 2020. She was responsible for managing and maintaining the KTSW blog, training volunteer staff members, writing articles, editing content across departments, scheduling posts, and performing administrative tasks for the station.
Skills
social media management
digital marketing
public speaking
communication
journalistic writing
graphic design
creative writing
html & css
microsoft office
adobe creative suite
wordpress
wix
ap style
blogging
content creation
content management
video production
web design
public relations
videography
photography
proofreading
branding
analytics
Activities & Honors
NEXUS @ TXST Musical Theatre Pre-College Intensive Administrative & Publicity Liaison
Summer 2023
Texas State Theatre Summer Camp Panelist & Photographer
Summer 2022 & 2023
Performance & Production Branding Guest Speaker
Fall 2022
Committee member for KTSW Alumni Luncheon
Fall 2022
Kappa Tau Alpha
Spring 2020- Present
Fine Arts and Mass Communication Council of Scholars
Spring 2019 & Spring 2020
Panelist at CBI Conference
Fall 2019
Phi Kappa Phi
Fall 2019- Present
Texas State University Honors College
Fall 2018- Spring 2020
KTSW Best Promo Video
Fall 2018 & Spring 2019
National Society of Leadership and Success
Fall 2018- Present
KTSW Web Content Rookie of the Month
Fall 2018
KTSW Best Web Content Article
Fall 2018
KTSW Champion of the Month
Fall 2018
School of Journalism & Mass Communication Dean's List
Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020