University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

School for International Training

UNC School of Media and Journalism

Platform Partnerships at Stripe

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Stripe

Platform Partnerships

Facebook

Account Management, Venture Capital Program

Account Manager, Retail

Business Development

- Built organizational strategies to measure requirements for B Corp Certification to meet the highest standard of verified social and environmental performance and build public transparency within Venture Capital and Private Equity
-  Developed preliminary Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM) Reports for prospective investment proposals
-  Supported brand strategy and  product line innovation to management of client, Leesa Sleep
-  Responsible for brand communication for new product development and partnership strategy for a mission-driven skincare company in incubation phase

One Better Ventures

Brand Strategy and Marketing Associate

Early-stage venture fund and studio crafting the next generation of consumer businesses.

Incubated: Rae Wellness

Brand Analyst

- Represented four start-up companies in the technology, fashion, lifestyle and mobile banking industries such as InStitchu, Qapital and Mother Dirt
-  Drafted Proposal for solar energy equipment supplier, Semtive, resulted in signing a new client.
-  Developed “Intern Night Out” event for client InStitchu and managed on sight media outlets such as NBCUniversal
-  Drafted press materials including news releases, media alerts and pitch letters for media outlets such as TechCrunch, GQ Magazine, and Cheddar.

Odessa PR

Communications and Strategy Intern

- Managed corporate partnership requests through traditional media to raise money for clean, safe drinking water to those in need.
-  Developed pitch decks and provided tactical support to brand partners to manage on brand messaging and integrate our giving platform into company objectives and corporate business models.
-  Conducted research for current and prospective brand partners to integrate our giving platform with company objectives for companies such as Nautica, Winc, Casper, Emergen-C, WeWork, Away and Red Nose Day
-  Managed cross-departmental communication about specific partners, donations, and project reporting.

charity: water

Brand Partnerships

- Managed all aspects of communications projects for Senior Key Relationships Officer and maintained cross-departmental donor database, researched new and existing leads
-  Managed information and Virtual Reality operation pertaining to major donors and events

Key Relationships Intern

- One of four recruits in Class of 2018 for Division I Women’s Rowing Team.
-  Earned ACC Honor Roll, athletic scholarship and spot in Varsity 8+, team’s top boat.
-  Balanced 20+ hours per week of training and competition with rigorous academic schedule.
-  Practiced and utilize effective team building skills.
-  Member of 2016 ACC Crew of the Week.

Bryn Melanson