Corey Mikels

Education

• Darla Moore School of Business
  • Master of Business Administration - MBA 2020 – 2022
• University of South Carolina-Columbia
  • Bachelor’s Degree, Marketing/Marketing Management, PR & Advertising 2014 – 2018
• Northwestern High School
  • High School 2010 – 2014

Experience

• Darla Moore School of Business

  • Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement 2020 – Present

• Directs and oversees the Darla Moore School of Business Student Alumni and Young Alumni Boards events and initiatives.

• Supports the student mentoring program and the online alumni network.

• Travels and builds relationships with the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business alumni network.

• Robert Half

  • Senior Recruiter Feb 2019 – Feb 2020
  • Creative Recruiter Jul 2018 – Feb 2020

Creative Recruiter with The Creative Group, which specializes in placing interactive, design and marketing talent with a variety of firms on a project, contract-to-hire and full-time basis. Headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., TCG has offices in major markets across the United States and in Canada.

• Balfour
  • Marketing Intern Aug 2017 – May 2018

Working jointly for My Carolina Alumni Association and Balfour to promote and market the official University of South Carolina ring.

• Endorse and create new promotional strategies, including in person and online marketing campaigns, to sell the official Carolina ring to students and alumni.
• Plan, oversee, and work Ring Weeks on campus.

• Manage and direct both Ring Ceremonies as well as the ring distribution after the ceremonies.

• University of South Carolina

  • Marketing And Sales Intern May 2017 – May 2018

Promote and sell My Carolina Student Network memberships to freshmen and transfer students during summer orientation.

• Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A.
  • Office Assistant Sep 2015 – Dec 2016

Maintained the office area by organizing meeting rooms, filing documents, and assisting with mail distribution.

• Upheld 10 conference rooms for client meetings contributing to positive customer experience.
• Oversaw the delivery of over 100 legal documents weekly ensuring efficient and timely distribution.
• Decreased company expenditures by 20% by implementing a new organization protocol and filing system.