Nick Smith is a recent graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. He graduated in May, 2009 with a bachelor of arts in public relations and a related area of study in business.
Smith's past professional experience includes an internship with the Better Business Bureau serving Central, Northern, and Western Arizona, an internship with David and Sam PR, and an internship with TTI Floor Care America. As an intern at the BBB, he gained a good understanding of how to practice coorporate communications; working closely with the Director of the Marketing and Communications Department. At David and Sam PR, he was exposed to the agency side of public relations; assisting with campaigns for a number of clients that pracitced in a wide scope of industries. And at TTI Floor Care America, he gained a strong fundamental understanding of the principles of sales; engaging consumers at Phoenix area retailers.
His experience in the Cronkite School also served to promote and contribute to the skills he used in his internships. As a student in Public Realtions Campaigns during the spring semester of 2009, he worked closely with an internship program to design an awareness campaign that focused on establishing a Web 2.0 presence and generating recognition. In Writing for Public Realtions, he focused on a similar campaign for a clothing company based in Lake Tahoe, Califronia. Finally, in Online Media, Smith learned how to build an online presence using new media tools such as blogging.
This past experience provided Smith with a strong foundation to start his career in the world of Public Relations.