Grace DeBoer, M.S.
PR, Media, Comms Professional
Phone:
(978) 471-8662
Email:
Address:
Greater Boston Area, MA
Education
Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Master of Science, Advanced Media Management
• Graduate School Master’s Prize Recipient
Bachelor of Science, Public Relations with a minor in Sociology
• Dean’s list • Orange Success Scholar • Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
July 2024 - June 2025
August 2020 - May 2024
Skills
Proficient in:
• Associated Press Writing Style • Google Drive, Slides, Forms, Docs • Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Office • Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, X, LinkedIn • PESO • Canva • Presentational speaking
• Copywriting
Experienced in:
• Adobe Premiere Pro, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign • HTML, CSS, PHP programming and markup languages • Artificial Intelligence chatbots & prompting • Wordpress • Figma • Shopify • Trello • Asana
• Slack • Constant Contact • Sked • GWI • WIX • Client relations • Customer service • Risk management
Certifications & Awards
Professional Experience
October 2024 - January 2025
July 2024 - May 2025
January 2023 - April 2023
September 2022 - May 2024
Newhouse CES Fellow - The Palmer Group, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Selected as 1 of 6 students to support CES 2025 coverage alongside Shelly Palmer • Researched companies and innovations featured at the Consumer Electronics Show • Coordinated client tours and private CES events for The Palmer Group • Captured and edited digital content for Palmer Group and Newhouse School platforms
Social Media Intern - Ajenda Public Relations, Orange County, CA (Remote)
• Created weekly Instagram content for 4–7 hospitality and restaurant brands • Designed memes and evergreen assets using Canva for long-term client use • Wrote social copy and optimized captions with hashtag and timing research • Scheduled content calendars and tracked post performance with Sked
Brand Intern - KMI Brands, London, UK
• Wrote brand blog posts and ad copy for KMI and client product lines • Conducted research on trademarks and competitor positioning in the beauty space • Managed logistics for product photoshoots and influencer mailings • Edited, proofed, and updated creative content for marketing campaigns
Account Supervisor - Hill Communications, Syracuse, NY
• Led a team of four for the Newhouse PR Department’s student-run account • Rebranded and redesigned the website for Burnham Park Association • Wrote, edited, and posted social content for Newhouse’s journalism program • Acted as primary client liaison and conducted campaign strategy check-ins
Projects
March 2025 - April 2025
OpenAI ChatGPT Lab, Remote
• Selected for OpenAI’s nationwide ChatGPT Lab program, collaborating with students to explore effective AI-driven communication strategies and learn from one another about how to best use ChatGPT
September 2024 - December 2024
Edelman & Newhouse Private Equity Firm AI Corporate Narrative Evaluator, Syracuse, NY
• Teamed up with six students and two faculty advisors to develop an AI-driven evaluation process for Edelman Smithfield’s private equity clients’ corporate narratives • Researched and collected data on clients’ owned media • Engineered AI-driven chatbots to automate corporate narrative evaluation for Edelman Smithfield • Presented findings to Edelman team at NYC office
January 2024 - April 2024
Public Relations Senior Capstone Higher Education Distinguished Partnership Award, Syracuse, NY
• Collaborated with three PR peers on our senior capstone project for the U.S. Fire Administration and FEMA • Awarded the Higher Education Distinguished Partnership Award in October 2024 “Through demonstration of going above and beyond during the Fire is Everyone’s Fight® Higher Education Marketing Program”
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