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Nimra Haroon

Nimra Haroon

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Social Impact + Communications Director | Integrated Marketing | Corporate Social Responsibility | ADCOLOR® FUTURE + WWPR Emerging Leader

  • Education

    • University of Houston

      2012 - 2017
      Bachelor of Arts - BA Communications — Advertising Magna Cum Laude

      Activities and Societies: American Advertising Federation - University of Houston (Vice President, Secretary); American Advertising Federation - Houston, Association of Fundraising Professionals - U.Houston (External Communications Officer), UH Energy Ambassador, Valenti School Ambassador, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance, Nonprofit Leadership Student Association Bachelor of Arts in Communications-AdvertisingMinors: Energy and Sustainability; Nonprofit Management; Spanish. Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP): Earned certificate in Nonprofit Management and a credential through the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance (NLA).

    • Georgetown University

      2018 - 2020
      Master of Professional Studies Integrated Marketing Communications

      Georgetown’s Master of Professional Studies in Integrated Marketing Communications immerses students at the intersection of strategy and creativity. Students study the full breadth of communications disciplines—including advertising, direct marketing, social media, and word-of-mouth marketing—and learn how to synthesize them into cohesive brand experiences.

  • Experience

    • World Affairs Council of Greater Houston

      Aug 2013 - Jan 2014
      Communications Intern

      I managed all news, updates, and calendar of events content for GlobalHouston.org, WACoH's news source for international events and programs. I also assisted with administrative tasks such as filing and preparing materials for the daily evening events and functions.

    • United4Change Center

      Aug 2013 - Jun 2014
      Corporate and Social Responsibility Researcher and Writer

      I developed project management practices to help individuals, nonprofits, corporations, and businesses establish sustainable initiatives. I also was a leader in a research trip to Bolivia to develop educational curriculum for impoverished women in mining communities and organized discussion panels based on United Nations' 8 Millennium Development Goals.

    • Houston Public Media

      Jan 2014 - Jun 2014
      NewsLab Intern

      My responsibilities: wrote, edited, and recorded news stories by conducting personal interviews in Houston; uploaded stories on the NewsLab website; assisted other reporters with stories; kept track of daily press releases; managed production equipment.

    • Houston History Magazine

      Aug 2014 - May 2016
      Editorial Intern

      Houston History, a triannual magazine published by the Center for Public History at the University of Houston, is the voice of history and culture throughout the Houston area. It aims to provide Houstonians with the opportunity to learn about all aspects of Houston’s history. The articles published will seek to educate and entertain while exploring important aspects of Houston’s history and culture.My responsibilities: writing and editing articles for the tri-annual publication, reviewing and creating oral histories for University of Houston's Special Collections and archives, researching historical topics for magazine articles, and managing social media and website platforms.Published article "Houston's Graffiti Culture" in Spring 2015 issue; featured on "Houston Matters" radio talk show on 88.7 Houston Public Media/NPR; presented at the Houston History Alliance 2015 Annual Conference. Show less

    • American Association of Advertising Agencies

      Mar 2016 - Aug 2016
      MAIP Fellow

      By combining real-world work experience, training and development, and networking opportunities within the industry, Multicultural Advertising Internship Program (MAIP) participants gain a valuable professional credential to better position themselves in the marketplace. Simultaneously, the program offers advertising agencies the opportunity to access top talent and strengthens the 4A’s efforts to enhance the workforce diversity of our industry.In addition to a full-time paid internship, MAIP fellows participate in a series of agency sponsored professional development workshops and seminars, which provide a deeper dive into the various advertising and media disciplines. The workshops also grant fellows the opportunity to learn more about the host agency’s culture through networking with agency professionals post-workshop and agency tours.MAIP allows students to work at prestigious advertising agencies on various accounts, interact with advertising professionals on a daily basis, while gaining valuable professional credentials. Students are selected for the annual 22 week fellowship program (12 weeks of virtual online training and a 10 week agency internship experience). Show less

    • Team One

      Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
      Project Mangement Intern

      Client: LexusTeam One is a full-service marketing communications agency headquartered in Los Angeles, California, specializing in launching remarkable work for premium, luxury and aspirational brands. Team One has a proven ability to turn challenger brands into market and industry leaders, and to create brand platforms that differentiate its clients from their competition while delivering against key business goals.My responsibilities: developing a comprehensive Millennials-targeted advertising campaign for Lexus; creating, pitching, and implementing agency online community bulletin board with 15 other interns and apprentices; shadowing mentor and touching all phases of a project, not limited to account management, media, creative execution, and production; receiving 50+ technical, project management, and agency protocol trainings; pitching experiential marketing concepts for athletic venues nationally; and copydeck management for Lexus.com and Lexus Drivers Website. Placed at internship through 4A's Multicultural Advertising Internship Program (MAIP) 2016. Show less

    • Houston Arts Alliance

      Aug 2016 - Mar 2017
      Communications Intern

      Projects: Voices of the Spirit, Bayou Trails, Super Bowl LI, Houston Arts BlogThe Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) is the city’s designated, local arts and culture agency. It provides grants to arts, culture, and community organizations and individual artists; commissions, conserves and promotes public art and enlivening public spaces; helps arts and culture organizations develop business acumen; engages neighborhoods and civic partners to advance equity in and access to arts and culture; furthers the arts and culture field through research; funds, in part, cultural tourism initiatives; and endeavors to expand the overall creative economy.My responsibilities: copywriting, proof reading, content generation, on-site support at public events (City Council outreach events, art fairs, Civic Art + Design events, Folklife + Civic Engagement programs), media relations, community outreach, digital mapping, blogging, audience surveying and digital marketing. Show less

    • The Black Sheep Agency, LLC

      Sept 2016 - Dec 2016
      Agency Intern

      Clients: bthere mobile app, The Butterfly Project, Vecino Healthcare, Avenue 360The Black Sheep Agency works with companies and causes to shift perspectives and transform conversations. Black Sheep changes minds and accelerates impact. With a focus on strategy, community outreach, public relations, social media, and guerilla marketing, Black Sheep connects brands with their audiences and tells stories. My responsibilities: follower building for clients' social audiences, blog and content writing, media clipping and monitoring, brand management research. Show less

    • GMMB

      Mar 2018 - May 2019
      Media Relations Specialist / Assistant Account Executive

      Clients: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ibis Reproductive Health, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation; Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.For decades, GMMB has trail-blazed cause communications and advertising, serving nonprofits, political candidates and mission-driven clients through effective campaigns, most notoriously serving as the lead ad agency for Obama’s 2008 and 2012 campaigns. We’re an agency on a mission: to cause the effect. The world our clients and partners fight for is the world we want to live in. My responsibilities: developing and maintaining client and project documents, timelines, calendars, meeting notes and conference call reports; assisting account team with drafting press releases, media monitoring, community outreach and research across multiple clients;scheduling and coordinating client, internal, and vendor meetings and conference calls; managing client billing process in conjunction with account leads and accounting department; leveraging earned media tactics to gain clients positive media exposure. Show less

    • ATD Fourth World

      May 2019 - Jul 2019
      Campaign Strategist, Global Immersion Course @ Georgetown University

      Client: Joseph Wresinski Archives and Research CentreThe Joseph Wresinski Archives and Research Centre supports all the ATD teams around the world as they record the experiences of people living in extreme poverty and their actions alongside them. The Centre aims to give the fight against extreme poverty and exclusion the tools which Joseph Wresinski wanted.My responsibilities: Conducted primary and secondary research and formulated insights and a campaign strategy; Designed and presented campaign on revitalization of the Joseph Wresinski Archives and Research Centre in Baillet and Pierrelaye, France; Recommended marketing engagement tactics to the international ATD Fourth World team and researchers. Show less

    • Center for Social Impact Communication

      Aug 2019 - Dec 2019
      Cause Consultant

      Clients: Palisades Village; Chaia TacosWorked collaboratively to implement a socially impactful campaign for PalisadesVillage senior caretaking and Chaia Tacos in Washington DC; Cultivated strategic plan, drafted budget and scope of work, created a business development plan, conducted stakeholder interviews and gathered insights; Analyzed landscape and insights to guide messaging development and tactics.

    • Doctory

      Jan 2020 - Jun 2020
      Brand and Marketing Consultant

      Developing holistic marketing and communications strategy, media plan and tactical recommendations for telemedicine healthcare startup in Pakistan; Conducting research: telemedicine, healthcare and media landscape audit on Pakistani diaspora, interviewing and creating surveys; responding to COVID-19; Formulating insights from research and crafting aligned messaging for use.

    • Mission Partners, Benefit LLC

      Mar 2021 - now

      Guiding purpose-driven organizations forward with an emphasis on justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, by supporting teams in harnessing the power of communications to building more informed, connected and empathetic messaging, campaigns and organizations.

      • Communications Director

        Jan 2025 - now

      • Account Manager

        Mar 2021 - Dec 2024

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certificate of Achievement

      Institute fo Advertising Ethics
      Oct 2019

    • Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP)

      Nonprofit Leadership Alliance
      Jun 2017
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Nimra Haroon
      ColorComm Inaugural Fellow ColorComm Jul 2017 ColorComm Fellowship is an exclusive program committed to cultivating the next generation of leaders in the communications, public relations, advertising, marketing, and media industries. This program sponsors young multicultural women to attend the ColorComm Conference, to join ColorComm Network, discussions with industry thought leaders, and to have professional mentorship and training by MSLGroup. I had the opportunity to participate in and experience ColorComm’s 4th Annual… Show more ColorComm Fellowship is an exclusive program committed to cultivating the next generation of leaders in the communications, public relations, advertising, marketing, and media industries. This program sponsors young multicultural women to attend the ColorComm Conference, to join ColorComm Network, discussions with industry thought leaders, and to have professional mentorship and training by MSLGroup. I had the opportunity to participate in and experience ColorComm’s 4th Annual Conference with eight other young women July 26-28, 2017 at the Ritz Carlton, Key Biscayne. The Conference was attended by over 400 communication leaders from across the country. The event was keynoted by Whoopi Goldberg and included dynamic speakers. Presented at the keynote luncheon and won an all-expenses paid trip to CC's 5th Annual Conference.http://adage.com/article/agency-news/agency-cultural-trends-tanzanian-teens/310027/ Show less
    • Awarded to Nimra Haroon
      Most Promising Multicultural Student 2017 American Advertising Federation Feb 2017 The AAF's Most Promising Multicultural Students program connects the advertising industry with the nation’s top multicultural college seniors. This premier event provides opportunities to recruit fresh talent to further prepare the advertising industry’s best young prospects and to help the advertising and media workforce better reflect the diversity of today's society. The program not only honors the students, but enhances their knowledge and understanding of the advertising industry by… Show more The AAF's Most Promising Multicultural Students program connects the advertising industry with the nation’s top multicultural college seniors. This premier event provides opportunities to recruit fresh talent to further prepare the advertising industry’s best young prospects and to help the advertising and media workforce better reflect the diversity of today's society. The program not only honors the students, but enhances their knowledge and understanding of the advertising industry by offering networking, interviewing and industry immersion opportunities with advertising professionals, marketing and media professionals.http://www.aaf.org/AAFMemberR/Awards_and_Events/Awards/Most_Promising_Multicultural_Students/Class_of_2017.aspx Show less
    • Awarded to Nimra Haroon
      Jack J. Valenti School of Communication Alumni Association Scholarship Jack J. Valenti School of Communication Scholarship Aug 2016 The mission of the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication Alumni Association is to provide a continuing relationship between the Valenti School of Communications and its former students by connecting its alumni through a variety of network and social events. In addition, the association continues to support students pursuing a career in the Communications field by helping them receive the funds they need to complete their studies at the University of Houston.
    • Awarded to Nimra Haroon
      Multicultural Advertising Internship Program (MAIP) Fellow American Association of Advertising Agencies Jun 2016 By combining real-world work experience, training and development, and networking opportunities within the industry, Multicultural Advertising Internship Program (MAIP) participants gain a valuable professional credential to better position themselves in the marketplace. Simultaneously, the program offers advertising agencies the opportunity to access top talent and strengthens the 4A’s efforts to enhance the workforce diversity of our industry.In addition to a full-time paid… Show more By combining real-world work experience, training and development, and networking opportunities within the industry, Multicultural Advertising Internship Program (MAIP) participants gain a valuable professional credential to better position themselves in the marketplace. Simultaneously, the program offers advertising agencies the opportunity to access top talent and strengthens the 4A’s efforts to enhance the workforce diversity of our industry.In addition to a full-time paid internship, MAIP fellows participate in a series of agency sponsored professional development workshops and seminars, which provide a deeper dive into the various advertising and media disciplines. The workshops also grant fellows the opportunity to learn more about the host agency’s culture through networking with agency professionals post-workshop and agency tours.MAIP sources top talent from over 3,800 colleges, universities, and portfolio schools nationwide through low to high level engagement practices. Applicants are screened, interviewed and selected by industry recruitment professionals.MAIP allows students to work at prestigious advertising agencies on various accounts, interact with advertising professionals on a daily basis, while gaining valuable professional credentials. Students are selected for the annual 22 week fellowship program (12 weeks of virtual online training and a 10 week agency internship experience). Show less
    • Awarded to Nimra Haroon
      Advertising Education Foundation of Houston Scholarship Advertising Education Foundation of Houston May 2016 Advertising Education Foundation Houston (AEFH) awards scholarships to college sophomores, juniors and seniors pursuing undergraduate or post graduate degrees in advertising, communications, interactive marketing, journalism, radio/TV, commercial art, public relations or related fields. Students attending colleges and universities located in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas, the four states in which AAF-District 10 is located, are eligible to apply. However, preference is given to… Show more Advertising Education Foundation Houston (AEFH) awards scholarships to college sophomores, juniors and seniors pursuing undergraduate or post graduate degrees in advertising, communications, interactive marketing, journalism, radio/TV, commercial art, public relations or related fields. Students attending colleges and universities located in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas, the four states in which AAF-District 10 is located, are eligible to apply. However, preference is given to students who indicate a desire to join the Houston communications or integrated marketing community after graduation. Show less
    • Awarded to Nimra Haroon
      Alpha Delta Sigma Honor Society American Advertising Federation May 2016 Alpha Delta Sigma Honor Society (ADS) is a national honor society sponsored by the American Advertising Federation that recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement in advertising studies. ADS is the only national, professional advertising honorary society in American higher education.To be eligible for the Alpha Delta Sigma honor society, a student must:Be a dues-paying member of one of the AAF's college chaptersHave achieved Senior status on or before the nomination due… Show more Alpha Delta Sigma Honor Society (ADS) is a national honor society sponsored by the American Advertising Federation that recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement in advertising studies. ADS is the only national, professional advertising honorary society in American higher education.To be eligible for the Alpha Delta Sigma honor society, a student must:Be a dues-paying member of one of the AAF's college chaptersHave achieved Senior status on or before the nomination due date and have completed at least two Senior- or Junior-level advertising coursesHave a minimum GPA of 3.25 (on a 4.0 scale) overall AND in all advertising or related studies Show less
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      Conrad Hilton Scholarship Jack J. Valenti School of Communication Apr 2016
    • Awarded to Nimra Haroon
      Muhammad Ali Jinnah Scholarship Muhammad Ali Jinnah Scholarship Fund Sep 2015 The Jinnah Endowment Scholarship is intended for full-time students who are in good standing with the University. Applicants must have and must maintain a GPA of 2.5 or greater. Undergraduate students applying must have completed a minimum of 24 credit hours at UH and graduate students applying must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours at UH. Applicants must submit a 400-word essay in Urdu on the life of M.A. Jinnah. Essay must be researched, created and written by the scholarship… Show more The Jinnah Endowment Scholarship is intended for full-time students who are in good standing with the University. Applicants must have and must maintain a GPA of 2.5 or greater. Undergraduate students applying must have completed a minimum of 24 credit hours at UH and graduate students applying must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours at UH. Applicants must submit a 400-word essay in Urdu on the life of M.A. Jinnah. Essay must be researched, created and written by the scholarship applicant. Show less
    • Awarded to Nimra Haroon
      UH Energy Ambassador Scholarship UH Energy Aug 2015 UH Energy selects a diverse group of student leaders majoring in an energy-related field to be the student faces of energy on campus. They work with UH Energy to plan, promote and organize events around campus. The Energy Ambassador program is open to energetic student leaders who are passionate about UH Energy. Those selected will meet leaders in the energy industry and gain professional experience and skills that will help them grow in their career. The scholarship was provided to UH Energy… Show more UH Energy selects a diverse group of student leaders majoring in an energy-related field to be the student faces of energy on campus. They work with UH Energy to plan, promote and organize events around campus. The Energy Ambassador program is open to energetic student leaders who are passionate about UH Energy. Those selected will meet leaders in the energy industry and gain professional experience and skills that will help them grow in their career. The scholarship was provided to UH Energy Ambassadors carrying a one-year term. Show less
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      CLASS Scholarship University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences May 2015
    • Awarded to Nimra Haroon
      International Education Fee Scholarship University of Houston Office of Learning Abroad Apr 2015 The scholarship provided a fully funded study abroad experience through the Kukulcan Exchange Program to Cuernavaca, Mexico for five weeks.
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      Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Scholar Program Houston Endowment May 2012 Houston Endowment invests in a wide range of initiatives to provide individuals, especially those from low-income backgrounds, the opportunity to thrive. Central to its mission is the belief that education is a key pathway to opportunity.In pursuit of that mission, the Foundation awards $16,000 Jones Scholarships to area high school students, investing in some of our community’s most promising future leaders. Jones Scholars, named for Houston Endowment founders Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs… Show more Houston Endowment invests in a wide range of initiatives to provide individuals, especially those from low-income backgrounds, the opportunity to thrive. Central to its mission is the belief that education is a key pathway to opportunity.In pursuit of that mission, the Foundation awards $16,000 Jones Scholarships to area high school students, investing in some of our community’s most promising future leaders. Jones Scholars, named for Houston Endowment founders Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones, receive financial support toward a baccalaureate degree. Show less