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Kelsey's work combines: Journalism, Business, and Communicating / Sharing Stories
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Organizational Communication, General
Arizona State University
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Director of Communications:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Advertising
Graduate Degree: Organizational Communication, General
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Thought I wanted to major in psychology.
2.
Decided I really love the art of communication and pairing that with telling a story.
3.
Changed my major to Communications with a minor in Business.
4.
Got an internship at a boutique PR agency AND an advertising agency.
5.
Graduated college and continued working full-time at the PR agency.
6.
Decided I needed/wanted to move back to California.
7.
Became a server in Laguna Beach because I couldn't find a job.
8.
Found Column Five and was hired as a Content Strategist. 2.5 years later I am Dir. of Communications.