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SCU Presentation

Advice from a Graduate

About Me

Agency Life

Day in the life at MCA

  • Social media
  • Writing/editing company blogs; posting them on MCA blog site
  • Writing press releases
  • Researching information for articles
  • Coverage analysis/tracking client articles in the news
  • Maintaining lists/making sure they are up to date
  • Trade show/event support
  • Briefing books
  • Pitching editors
  • Communications Major / International Business Minor

  • PR Capstone with Professor Barr

  • Founding member of the Santa Clara University PRSSA Chapter

  • Internship @ end of junior year with MCA Public Relations

  • Hired full-time after graduation in 2013
  • Get involved!

  • Take classes YOU are interested in

  • Networking is something you should work at (and is really important)

  • Pursue your passion

Opportunity for YOU

  • A little bit about MCA ...
  • We've been around for more than 30 years
  • Boutique, high-tech PR agency
  • Focus on deep-tech B2B
  • Global reach with clients in US, Asia & Europe
  • Working in an agency
  • Faster pace, more variety
  • Multiple companies/clients
  • Supporting voice to reinforce internal contact team
  • Opportunity to work with different account teams and tap various members' skills
  • Recommend for starting PR position

Interested in getting first-hand PR experience?

Volunteer with MCA at Display Week, the premier gathering of system integrators, designers, consumers, scientists, engineers and manufacturers in the field of electronic information displays.

Responsibilities include:

  • Registration desk support
  • Social Media
  • Write blog posts about the conference (recaps, interesting perspectives)
  • Help decide what could be done differently for next year

What they don't tell you...

  • Classes are nothing like the real world

  • Its OK to not know what you want to do

  • Uncertainty is normal
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