Austin Brunner

Austin Brunner has a diverse work experience spanning various industries. Austin currently works at Haworth as a Social Media Manager, where they are responsible for creating content for the company's intranet site, managing a weekly newsletter, and producing an internal podcast. In addition to their current role, Austin has also served as a Member Communications Specialist at Haworth.

Prior to their time at Haworth, Austin worked as a Head Coach for the Middle School Tennis Team at Byron Center Public Schools.

Austin's media career includes roles as a Producer at both WOOD TV8 and WIVB/WNLO-TV (LIN TV Corp), where they were responsible for producing news shows. Austin also worked as a Morning News Producer at KAUZ and as a Board Operator at Clear Channel Communications.

Austin has experience in journalism as well, having worked as a Producer at WILX-TV, where they produced news shows and engaged with viewers through social media. Austin also served as an Intern at WOOD-TV 8, where they assisted the newsroom staff.

During their time at Grand Valley State University, Austin was the News Director for the student-run online radio station, WCKS - The Whale. In this role, they collected news, wrote and recorded newscasts, and managed the website's content.

Overall, Austin Brunner's work experience showcases their skills in social media management, communications, journalism, and media production.

Austin Brunner completed their education at Grand Valley State University, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Broadcast Journalism from 2008 to 2012. Additionally, they attended Harper Creek High School from 2004 to 2008 but did not receive a degree or specify a field of study. In terms of certifications, they obtained a certification in Social Media Marketing from Cornell University in March 2023.