Mikayla Ponder
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Work Experience
● Freestyle Creative: Strategic Marketing Intern (Summer 2024), Strategic Marketing Fellow (Fall 2024)
Client and Competitor Secondary Research, Marketing Strategy, Copywriting for Social Posts, Scheduling posts with Sprout Social, and Agency + Client meetings
Type of clients: Oklahoma Tourism, Healthcare, and Finances
● Lindsey + Asp: Account Lead for Top Jobs (Fall 2023 - May 2024), Account Lead for OU Law
(Spring 2025)
Team Management: Team of 6 members.
Send emails to client and visitors
Event Planning and Managing: One event, 10 agency guests, and over 25 students
● Campus Tour Guide: Summer 2023 - Spring 2024
Greeting and guiding visitors across campus
Customer Management
Promoting the campus and encouraging potential students to apply
● Habakkuk Medical Services: Summer 2020, Summer Intern, Inventory Management
Research
● Trybe (Health, Life, Wellness): Summer 2020, Summer Intern, Advertising & Marketing Projects
Photography
Social Posts for Health Businesses in OKC
Awards
● National Student Advertising Competition Finalist, January 2024 - May 2024
Worked with classmates on a Tide campaign targeting Gen Z
Won Gold ADDY award
● President’s Honor Roll, 4 semesters
● Dean’s Honor Roll, 6 semesters
College Involvement
● National Student Advertising Competition, Tide 2024 & AT&T 2025, Developed entire campaigns for each with a small team of classmates.
● Vice Chair of Community Engagement of a Campus Activities Council’s Scandals (May 2023- March 2024)
Promoting Committee Moral
Retreat Planning and Managing
Brainstorming fun ideas and gifts with committee
● Student Guide Leader for Freshman Camp (August 2023)
Leading a group of Freshmen during Freshman Camp Education
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
May 2025
Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication Advertising major, Psychology minor
Study Abroad: Arezzo, Italy (June 2022)