Sara East

Sara East has a wealth of experience in marketing and communications, having worked in the field since 2006. Sara began their career as a Public Relations Intern at Switchback PR + Marketing, where they wrote over 20 press releases and produced media pieces for local bands, restaurants, and events. In 2007, they became a Graphic Designer at Healthy Beginnings Magazine, where they increased magazine distribution from 400 to more than 900 locations. In 2009, they were a Marketing Intern at Big Brothers Big Sisters, where they created and designed marketing collateral such as newsletters, event pieces, advertisements, flyers, annual and monthly reports, e-mail newsletters, etc. In 2010, they joined The Glenn Group as a Public Relations Account Coordinator, where they provided public relations support to a variety of clients and secured national media coverage for them. From 2016-2020, they were Self-Employed as a Freelance Writer, contributing SEO content, research pieces, blog articles, press releases, and website content for a variety of clients. During this time, they also worked as a Digital/Content Marketing Specialist at University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC), where they oversaw the digital and content marketing strategy and increased readership to the USAC blog by 150%. In 2020, they joined University of Nevada, Reno as a Communications Specialist, and in 2021 they became a Marketing Manager at SendCutSend.com.

Sara East completed their high school education at George Whittell High School from 2000 to 2004. Sara then attended the University of Nevada, Reno and graduated in 2009 with a degree in Journalism, specializing in Advertising, Public Relations, and Spanish. In 2020, they obtained a Google Ads Certification from Google.