Laura B. Kinson
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Laura B. Kinson is a recent Marketing Communications graduate of Emerson College in Boston, MA. She made the cross-country move to Los Angeles, CA in June of 2011 and hasn’t stopped counting palm trees since. Laura is a fearless project manager by day and enthralled with the art of social media by night.
Her favorite food is poached eggs on toast.
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- Fearless Project Manager by Day, Social Media Enthusiast by NightMarketing and Advertising | Greater Los Angeles Area, USSummary
Recent experience in social media creation and implementation for entertainment brands, digital outreach and communications, large-scale event planning, and media relations.
Matriculated marketing communication major, management minor.
Emphatic social media user and early-adopter (avid Tweeter and Foursquare addict)Specialties: Dexterous in Mac and PC hardware and software. Proficient in iWork suite, MS Office, basic HTML, Twitter, Facebook, Wordpress, YouTube, and Google platforms.
Conversational Spanish.Experience- Mar 2013 - PresentSocial Media Coordinator / Live Nation
- Apr 2012 - Mar 2013Account Manager / A.D.D. Marketing
Acted as main point of contact to all social media and digital accounts.
Consulted on street/interactive campaigns.
Trafficked brand media buys, implemented social media strategies, and advised on marketing recommendations.
- Aug 2011 - Apr 2012Social Media Operations / Attention Span Media LLC
Contributed to and explored audience development and engagement strategies in the social media realm.
Facilitated on-brand messaging for entertainment brands including Hulu, Cambio, Sonic, and Ovation TV.
- Jul 2011 - Apr 2012Talent Assistant / Exclusive Artists Management
Assisted senior agents in booking, scheduling, and developing and maintaining publicity contacts.
Managed beauty contacts and credit programs for roster of 55 artists and over 75 assistants in L.A. and New York.
- Jan 2010 - Jun 2011Social Media Consultant / Finale Dessert Company
Assumed social media promotion duties with management.
Designed collateral and produced and updated Twitter and Facebook accounts.
- Jan 2011 - May 2011Director of Events / The Ad Club
Facilitated vendor relations and negotiations for over 50 corporate events per year in the greater Boston area.
Determined and managed budget for each event.
- Aug 2010 - Dec 2010Resident Assistant / Emerson College
Acted as liaison between students and program faculty ensuring student concerns were addressed and peer conflicts were resolved.
Enforced and upheld rules and regulations as established by Emerson College.
Performed clerical/reception duties at the Emerson College Los Angeles Center.
- Aug 2010 - Dec 2010Digital & Brand Communications Intern / PMK*BNC
Conceptualized social media campaigns for projects on brand and personality accounts.
Assisted on media relations projects for a number of lifestyle brand accounts.
Updated media lists, crafted pitches, conducted media outreach, and provided up to date research.
Participated in client calls, brainstorming sessions, and company events.
- Jul 2009 - Sept 2010Marketing and Social Media Consultant / WellAware
Counseled start-up business on basic marketing and public relations techniques including company backgrounder, pitch letters, press releases, and creative and strategic planning.
Assisted in establishing brand in local sector and advising management in marketing approaches, specifically social media.
- Oct 2009 - Apr 2010Emerson Recognition and Achievement Awards Committee Chair / Emerson College
Coordinated the efforts of a 14-person committee to plan, implement, and evaluate a successful event.
Facilitated weekly committee meetings; represented committee to Student Government including budget request proposal.
Provided all necessary tools to committee members to adeptly execute an effective event serving over 300 students and 50 faculty members.
- Apr 2009 - Oct 2009Family Weekend Business Manager / Emerson College
· Maintained accurate and up-to-date budget and committee meeting minutes
· Tracked registration, compiled relevant data, assisted in event planning, branding and marketing, and
coordinated necessary logistics for entire weekend event serving over 450 families
Education-
2007 - 2011Emerson CollegeBS in Marketing Communication, Management
Activities: Zeta Phi Eta Alpha Chapter, Fashion Society, EmComm, Residence Hall Association -
2003 - 2007St. Paul's School
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- Photo: Running marathons means I get to eat like this. #winner #gofarinfargo (at Randy’s Donuts) http://t.co/GClL6ps0jz
- @MarkMcCune @kylecmoore well that's pretty cool.
- Up in the air #latervine https://t.co/B9ctKRMtfJ
- Home again #50by25 (@ Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) - @lax_official w/ 224 others) http://t.co/wbuiupCiSW
- Appropriate plane reading thanks to @AmericanAir. #fargomarathon #gofarinFargo http://t.co/TtwJAiAhEF
- @MarkMcCune I have an extra battery but of course I forgot it for this trip :-/
- Third day in a row I've annihilated my phone battery before 2pm. #travelstruggles #ioverusemytechnology
- Photo: In Chicago for the hottest of minutes. #Vinny (at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD)) http://t.co/8dHu5qtRh3
- For anyone traveling to #Fargo / #NorthDakota, the @FargoMoorhead and @NorthDakota accounts are BEYOND helpful! Check them out! #tourism
- Photo: Obligatory “I’m in the air” shot. #latergram http://t.co/DoHBSYXTxi
- Thanks fer de goood tiiimes #Fargo. Dontcha knoow, I'll be back! #gofarinFargo #50by25 http://t.co/viw5fg7pXu
- RT @j_Kerlin: And the best sign of the day goes to Brent Johnson! Congratulations sir #FargoMarathon http://t.co/vHk5K5bIqs
- While I was running a gazillion miles, @kasey_lately sent me this. So supportive. #crosscountrywifeys #gofarinFargo http://t.co/f4EYF3YXL3
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Checkins
- Fresh & Easy7021 Hollywood Blvd
- Vendome Liquor10600 Riverside Dr
- Randy's Donuts805 W Manchester Blvd
- Encounter Restaurant209 World Way
- Handlebar2311 W North Ave
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)10,000 West O'Hare
- Fargo Hector International Airport (FAR)2801 32nd Ave N
- Marriott Courtyard-Moorhead1080 28th Ave S
- Fargo-Moorhead Visitor Center2001 44th St S
- Fargodome1800 University Dr N
- Marriott Courtyard-Moorhead1080 28th Ave S
- Marriott Courtyard-Moorhead1080 28th Ave S
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)10,000 West O'Hare
- Vista Theater4473 Sunset Dr.
- Whole Foods Market6350 W 3rd St
- Pazzo Gelato1910 W Sunset Blvd
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Running marathons means I get to eat like this. #winner #gofarinfargo (at Randy’s Donuts)
In Chicago for the hottest of minutes. #Vinny (at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD))
So overwhelmed at how much #Boston support was at the @fargo_marathon. #bostonstrong #gofarinfargo (at Fargodome)
1. There will be several days that you daydream about stepping in front of a city bus. Don’t. It will not be beautiful. It will not be brave. It will be selfish. It will be broken. Your mother will cry.
2. Don’t write for him. Write for you. Write for others like you. Write so the girl that thinks about stepping in front of public transportation doesn’t. Don’t be selfish.
3. When you will yourself to sleep and it doesn’t come- get up. It doesn’t matter that it’s 3 am. There will be other 3 am’s. Take a shower. Take two. Wash him out of your hair. Write a poem. Read the same book you’ve read 202 times again. The 203rd time might tell you something different. Don’t stay in bed- you will think about the bus again.
4. Don’t kiss him because he’s broken. Don’t kiss him because his laughter never reaches his eyes. Don’t try and fix him. Fix yourself first. Be selfish. He can’t save you.
5. Date yourself. Take yourself out to eat. Don’t share your popcorn at the movies with anyone. Stroll around an art museum alone. Fall in love with canvases. Fall in love with yourself.
6. Dress up and wear red lipstick and get drunk with your friends. They’re the ones that will pick you up. Don’t kiss him. Or him. Don’t fall asleep on strange couches with strange boys. When his hand slides up your dress walk away. Hit him. Don’t kiss him. He can’t save you.
7. Get another tattoo. Get five more. Get another hole in your ear. Don’t listen to your dad. You will still be able to get a job. Did you really want to be employed by someone like your father? Haven’t you had enough of judgmental old white men anyway? Get fuck you tattooed in tiny letters on your hip.
8. When you feel the yearning for a new city- start over. Take 200 bucks and a three suitcases. Work anywhere that will have you. Meet strange people and forget your name. Call yourself Ruby. No one will know the difference. Remember to call your mother. Don’t be selfish. Come home when you find yourself in the strangers and the small one bedroom apartment.
9. Don’t whisper evil things into your own ear. Other people are going to shout them at you. Be your own hero. Keep a sword on your key ring.
10. Don’t step in front of a city bus. It will not be beautiful. Live. Stay up all night with a boy that promises you everything and means it. Live. See shitty local bands with a friend. Wear a different band’s t-shirt. No one will care. Live. Have a baby girl with tiny fingers and tiny toes someday. Pour love into her until it’s overflowing. Live. Wake up. Staying in bed all day is not poetic.
Live. Live.
Live.
Do you hear that? It’s me. It’s your life. Wake up.
(via jazzylittledrops)
Good life guidelines in that one.
.@robbiemcewen has been home in Ireland for a week. So we had to throw a pretty epic welcome back to America desk party. (at Live Nation Labs)
This may be my favorite List item so far. Homemade donuts!! #365in365 #theList cc @stellaplato @amydavidson @bchabrow
It’s my boss’ birthday. So naturally we decked her desk out in luau theme. (at Live Nation Labs)
I run whenever things aren’t going my way. It never fails. … Running defies destruction. To run is to live. Running nourishes our muscles and nurtures our minds. It induces clarity of thought, vitality of physiology, and tranquility of emotion. It demands complete unity of body and spirit, it requires your legs, your lungs, your heart, your mind, but rewards all those parts too. It’s in this harmonious holism that we come to understand our true identities, our authentic selves. The universe’s uncertainty is distilled into a singularity: We exist in and of the moment. In the midst of entropy, serene bliss. In the midst of confusion, clarity. Surrounded by constraints, we are freed. Running creates.
- Weekend Recap
SATURDAY
-ditched at yoga — an exercise in centering
-catchup/ketchup lunch
-hang, run, hike, runyon
-a coughing 1 year-old
SUNDAY
-Heartbeat House is my church
-run, hike, Griffith, search and rescue, 16 miles of hills
-new shoes
-late to dinner, dinner went late
-lactic hangs and upside-down Fargo intention-setting
-sharp-edged couch makes for quips
- Why Dove's "Real Beauty Sketches" Video Makes Me Uncomfortable... and Kind of Makes Me Angry
So this video started going around my facebook today, with about a dozen of my female friends sharing the link with comments like, and “Everyone needs to see this”, and “All girls should watch this,” and “This made me cry.” And I’m not trying to shame those girls! I definitely understand why they would do so. And I don’t want to be a killjoy. But as I clicked the link and started watching the video, I started to feel a slight sense of discomfort. I couldn’t put my finger on why that was, exactly, but it continued throughout the whole thing. After watching the video several more times, I have some thoughts…
Someone put words to my thoughts.
Ladies. You don’t have to be beautiful to be meaningful.
- Melting… #np
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