Resume

Resume

Samuel Nickerson

(202)-779-6398 | samhnickerson@gmail.com | www.linkedin.com/in/samuelnickerson

 https://samnickerson.com/ | Boston, MA, 02215

Education

Boston University, College of Communication                                                                                 Sept. 2022 - Expected May 2025

Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations

Relevant Coursework: Digital Media and PR, Media Strategies and Management, Business Fundamentals of PR, PR in Nonprofit Settings, Governmental Affairs. GPA: 3.4. Dean’s List Recipient (x2).

 Lehigh University, College of Arts and Sciences                                                                                                    Sept. 2021 - May 2022

GPA: 3.7. Dean’s List Recipient (x2).

Relevant Experience 

PRLab: Boston University, Boston, MA                                                                                                                               Jan. 2025 - Present 

Account Supervisor

  • Supervising the PRSA Boston account and leading a team of account executives in carrying out the scope of work.

  • Facilitating client communication, offering actionable feedback, and approving all deliverables before submission to the client.

 Account Executive                                                                                                                                                               Sept. 2024 - Dec. 2024

  • Collaborated with fellow account executives to execute PR activities and carry out a PR plan for our client, Jorge A. Sierra & Associates.

  • Managed client’s social media accounts, designed graphics and captions to post, and kept track of social media analytics.

  • Developed content that garnered over 30,000 views and reached 4,000 different accounts.

Boston University Undergraduate Admissions, Boston, MA                                                                                 Sept. 2024 - Present

Recruitment and Selection Admissions Coordinator

  • Recruit a diverse and well-rounded group of students to serve as admissions ambassadors, representing BU’s undergraduate student body.

  • Utilize targeted marketing strategies to generate interest in the program, read all applications, coordinate the interview process, and select around 30 students from a pool of roughly 150 applicants each semester.

Newsmaker Marketing, Remote                                                                                                                                      Sept. 2024 - Dec. 2024

Public Relations Intern 

  • Clients included Shields Health, Cyclyx, Babson College Alumni, John Tobin Presents, Castle of our Skins, Czerlonka Event Design and Management, LunchDates, and others. 

  • Built media lists, researched editorial calendars, and wrote press releases and pitches for clients.

  • Conducted over 50 news scans to identify articles relevant to clients, pointed out any client coverage, and noted opportunities to pitch to journalists.

  • Developed social media content, including Instagram posts, reels, and graphics for Newsmaker Marketing’s account as well as those of clients.

ICON Corporate Events, Sydney, NSW, Australia                                                                                               Mar. 2024 - May 2024 

Event Management Intern 

  • Conducted research to identify potential sponsors for events and compiled data into spreadsheets.    

  • Performed community outreach by distributing over 5,000 flyers to advertise events.

  • Contributed to the coordination and execution of an event for the Mind Connections Foundation, an Australian mental health clinic.

Leadership/Awards

Boston University’s PRLab – Account excellence award October 2024.

Boston University’s Chapter of Sigma Chi – Represented chapter as our social chairman during fall 2023. Received chapter’s first brother of the semester award December 2023. Single-handedly planned and executed chapter’s first ‘date party’, a formal event for over 100 guests at a venue in downtown Boston in November 2023. 

 Boston University Admissions – Member of student communications team. Served as a tour guide, tour guide evaluator, student admissions representative, and student speaker. Transfer student panelist (x5). Received student admissions excellence award June 2024.

Skills

Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, Basecamp, Meltwater, and Canva.