Simge Okut

The Brewer Group 

Interactive Marketing and Media Associate                  June 2014 - Present

 

• Work with clients in the Education and Cultural Exchange sector

• Manage Twitter, Facebook and blog pages of The Jack Brewer Foundation

• Communicate with the Global Ambassadors

 

 

Office of Information Technology                                   

Communications Intern

May 2014 - Present

 

• Create new strategies for OIT’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts outlining specific goals and objectives

• Contribute to content and edit grammar on OIT websites

• Assit with planning and scheduling events of OIT clients

 

 

Student Unions and Activities

Minneapolis Events Chair

March 2014 - Present

 

• Responsible for selecting, planning, and carrying out university-wide events with budgets up to $30,000

• Promote events via posters, social media, and guerilla marketing

• Communicate with agents to initiate activities around campus

 

 

Office of U.S Representative Keith Ellison  

Congressional Intern   

January 2014 – May 2014

 

• Assisted the congressional staff in communicating with the constituents and noted comments via phone and mail

• Worked with the Community Representative to plan the 5th Congressional Arts Competition

• Participated in events and meetings along with the congressional staff and the congressman himself. 

 

 

Minnesota Public Interest Research Group  

Media Communications Intern   

September 2013 – December 2013

 

• Wrote for the MPIRG Blog about the continuing events and projects

• Assisted with media communications

• Controlled MPIRG’s Facebook page and increased likes by 10.6%

 

 

International Student Scholar Services

Small World Coffee Hour Board Member

September 2013 - December 2013

 

• Planned bi-weekly events with other international students organizations to promote cultural awareness

• Controlled the teams Facebook page and increased likes by 36.5%

• Made sure that everything was going as scheduled during the event

 

 

Eastern Anatolia Development Agency  

Planning, Programming and Coordination Intern        June 2012 - July 2012

 

• Planned activities and created the budget for Turkey’s second children’s museum project to help develop East Turkey

• Worked on the details of the fiscal year report

• Attended weekly meetings to brainstorm ideas for new developments

 

 

University Honors Program - National Park Service

Research Initiative Intern

February 2012 - May 2012

 

• Initiated a sister River Program with universities in Turkey to build international connections 

• Utilized research skills to compare other University River Programs and to improve University of Minnesota River Program

• Suggested activities based on the results of conducted research