top of page

For the PDF version, click here.

ava portney

Experience

​

 

Media Relations Intern | RooneyPartners

May 2025 - August 2025 | New York City, NY

• Created, updated, and maintained over 10 coverage reports, 4 media lists, 4 coverage trackers, and 5 media briefing booklets
• Collaborated with digital team for evergreen social media assets, audio clipping, social media advertisement strategy, and copywriting

• Used tools like Meltwater, SparkToro, and Google News for media monitoring and digital analytics insights
• Conducted research on journalists and media outlets; pitch relevant stories for clients

​

Public Relations Leadership Intern | Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public & Community Service

August 2023 - Present | Syracuse, NY

• Lead social media communication on Instagram and LinkedIn to connect with students, faculty, and community partners

• Grew Instagram followers 70% in one year; creatively direct post series; track metrics on Microsoft Excel

• Manage website through WordPress; update/add information; write and post articles; redesigned website in summer of 2024
• Led the planning of 30th Anniversary Celebration in spring of 2025; plan company events; build media lists; contact outreach; generate event and media ideas 

​

President | Syracuse University Volunteer Organization

August 2023 - Present | Syracuse, NY

• Oversee 800+ member organization

• Lead the planning for on-campus bed building volunteer event in collaboration with nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace 

• Successfully fundraise over $25,000 in under 3 months to build 100 beds

• Reach out to and collaborate with student organizations, local nonprofits, and university programs for event programming and fundraising efforts

​

Public Relations Intern | Pat Hogan for Syracuse Mayor
October 2024 - May 2025 | Syracuse, NY
• Led digital campaign and PR strategy for Pat Hogan’s 2025 Syracuse Mayoral Campaign
• Planned and built his entire website linked here; utilized SEO; considered user experience in design
•Created and managed content for LinkedIn; managed campaign email; fundraised through ActBlue

​

Corporate Affairs Intern, DEI Communications | 

Bristol Myers Squibb

June 2023-August 2023 | Lawrenceville, NJ

• Worked under DEI and ESG experts with strategy development; learned company DEI commitment strategy

• Managed internal communication: email outreach, weekly newsletters, meeting minutes, event planning

• Assisted external communication: ESG annual report writing, meetings with external advertising agencies, storytell science writing

Contact

avaportney10@gmail.com

LinkedIn

​

Education

Syracuse University - May 2026

S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
B.S.: Magazine, News and Digital Journalism

​

College of Visual and Performing Arts
Minor: Visual Culture

​

​​

Skills

Writing Styles:
MLA, APA, AP
Writing Types:
Print and Broadcast, Reporting, Magazine, Data Analysis

Adobe Creative Cloud

Microsoft Office

Socials:
LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok

Media Monitoring:

Meltwater, SparkToro, Google News

Additional:
Graphic Design, Website Building, Web Coding, SEO, Fundraising
Languages:
English (Fluent), Korean (Intermediate), Spanish (Intermediate)

​

Honors

1870 Scholar, 2022
Branham Scholar, 2022
Invest in SUccess Scholar, 2022

Dean’s List, Fall 2022- Fall 2025

International Baccalaureate Diploma Recipient, 2022

A.C. Flora First Fifty Years Foundation Scholar, 2022

© 2025 by Ava Portney

bottom of page