Blake Gruber

Hi, my name is Blake Gruber, I'm a digital interactive marketing professional.

Studying rhetoric and sociology, my interests lie in communications and the way people interact. My study of economics has kept me focused on the business world and ultimately led me to interactive digital marketing and web strategy

Strategic Communications Intern (Analyst Relations) at PGi

July 2011 - September 2011

-Corporate blogging and social media content production -Market analysis and research -Analyst white-paper sumarizing -Competitor research -Communication with external PR and content partners

TA and Research Assistant for Professor Kelley-Romano at Bates College

May 2010 - December 2010

-Assisted in grading and organization for rhetoric classes -Provided writing help for rhetoric students -Assisted in scholarly research for Prof. Kelley-Romano

Advertising Intern at MUH-TAY-ZIK | HOF-FER

June 2010 - August 2010

-Research and analysis on client's fields and competitors -Involvement in internal and client meetings -Social media development -Assisted in commercial shoots.

Campus Manager at Belltower Books

August 2009 - December 2009

-Started branch of Belltower Book Buyback at Bates Campus -Managed service, bank accounts, and advertising as a contract worker -Sales experience competing with college bookstore

Strategic Communications Intern (Social Strategy) at PGi

November 2011

-Corporate blogging and social media management -Metrics and analysis of web properties with Omniture -Implementation of management and web tracking tools -Best practices and suggestions via analytics

Bates College

2008 – 2013

Bachelor of Arts

Choate Rosemary Hall

2006 – 2008

High School Diploma

Vail Christian High School

2003 – 2005

Marketing, Writing, Web Design, SEO