Meg Omecene is the Senior Manager of Corporate Communications at Visa. Some of her past roles have included Director of Communications at Miss Universe Organization and Associate Strategist for Endeavor Global Marketing (now 160over90). She recently won the PRSA Silver Anvil Award of Excellence. She graduated from Ohio University in 2016 with a Journalism, Strategic Communications degree. While at Ohio, she was a part of NSAC.
Erica Stonehill is the Social Media Operations Manager, Global Marketing & Corporate Communications at Visa. Some of her past positions have included being a Social Strategist at Razorfish (Ram Trucks, Samsung, Patron Sprits & USAA accounts), and a Content Specialist at GoDaddy. She graduated from Ohio University in 2017 with a degree in Journalism, Strategic Communications. At Ohio, she was on the Scripps PRSSA executive board twice and Co-Director of Dance Marathon for Bobcathon.
Key Takeaways
- Limit your job search by picking an industry to focus on in cities you want to live in.
- Agency is a great place to start to learn concrete tasks, working quickly under pressure and a variety of skills. These can often be the most accessible jobs right out of college.
- Both Meg and Erica prefer working on the client side now.
- There are a lot of jobs under the PR umbrella.
- Don’t forget about B2B jobs.
- With social media, things are always changing.
- Keep up with social media trends and what is in the news.
- When at an internship, google your questions before going to your boss. Ask important questions, show up on time and ask to jump into specific projects.
- Cherish your time in college.
- Negotiate your salary when you get a position! It is much harder to do so once you are already in the job.
- Have salary transparency with your coworkers and friends.
- Don’t put too much pressure on yourself.
