Soleil Antoine

I am a passionate communications professional with a strong commitment to providing outstanding client support, increasing brand awareness, and producing value-added deliverables. With my 3 years of experience, I have demonstrated exceptional writing, editing, organization and people management skills. I am passionate about storytelling and utilizing my skills to convey a brand's message to the world. 

Media Relations Coordinator - Wallspop Marketing & Communications (04/2024-Present)

• Creating and coordinating PR quarterly campaigns
• Conducting media outreach and strategic planning
• Writing and distributing press releases, blog posts and newsletters 
• Storytelling and informing the public of an organization's mission, policies and practices 
• Developing symbiotic relationships with media outlets, journalists, bloggers and influencers to garner publicity for an organization

Account Coordinator - Technica Communications (02/2023-05/2023)

• Coordinated client accounts for an award-winning green technology and sustainability PR firm.
• Played a key support role in crafting communications for clients, media research, media monitoring and media list building.
• Worked on content marketing ideation and drafting thought leadership pieces, pitches and press releases for clients.
• Provided company administrative support including managing calendars, sending client communication emails, dictating and organizing meeting notes, and managing filing systems.
• Compiled a weekly “Best Articles” list for all clients to inform them of relevant renewable energy/green technology innovations and news.
• Conducted research for clients regarding speaking opportunities, award opportunities, conventions, and interviews in order to spread the message of their business and gain media exposure. 
• Crafted interview briefing notes and detailed event schedules for clients such as Lumin, Tigo and Buildings IOT.
• Managed coverage reports of company statistics and tech-industry news using numerous platforms (CoverageBook, Cision, HARO, Qwoted, Meltwater, Muck Rack). 
• Utilized tools to track and report company-wide and client-specific progress. 
• Updated media lists and managed an annual reporting document.
• Communicated cross-functionally with key departments to address clients’ needs via email and Slack. 

Public Relations Intern - Liz Lapidus PR (08/2020-12/2020)

• Performed a wide range of account support activities for an award-winning strategic communications and public relations firm. 
• Worked with the founder and client teams to assist in all processes involved in delivering strategic communications to clients.
• Curated and updated media lists; aggregated news clips and distributed to clients daily.
• Drafted press materials and maintained media libraries, servers, fact sheets and media alerts.
• Conducted research for local, regional and national publications.
• Regularly provided newsletters, press releases and blog posts for the company website and clients.
• Gathered daily news highlights covering numerous topics, including general pop culture news, film and television news, Georgia film news, and esports news.

Journalism Intern - Worldcrunch (01/2020-03/2020)

• Worked as an intern for a well-known, international, mass media company, providing research, translations, and proof-reading for international news articles and well-known journalists.
  • Collaborated with worldwide media sources such as: Die Welt, Les Echos and Kommersant.
  • Assisted with image research and video production projects; provided social media captions for the company’s Instagram and Twitter accounts. 

Administrative Student Assistant - Georgia State University Recreation Center (07/2018-12/2019)

• Greeted and admitted students, faculty and staff at the service counter. 
  • Assisted students with membership account problems.
  • Answered and transferred calls for staff and faculty.
  • Scheduled meetings, organized calendars and assisted with any daily administrative office tasks.
  • Filing, copying, scanning and printing documents. 

Erasmus University Rotterdam - Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2021-2022)

• Master of Arts: Media & Creative Industries 

Georgia State University - Atlanta, Georgia (2017-2021)

• Bachelor of Arts: Journalism/Public Relations