AE Student Union at Boston University<\/a>, and my own personal Twitter and Facebook accounts.\u00a0 My job has also given me the opportunity to gain more knowledge about social media!\u00a0 I\u2019m proud to say that the official American Eagle Co. Twitter account, @american_eagle, recently tweeted back at me after I wrote about one of the AE Student Union events!\u00a0 I felt like such a celebrity!<\/p>\nThe AE reps at BU are always holding giveaways on campus, like the \u201cNew Year, New You\u201d event that happened this January at the Fitness and Recreation Center and the \u201cAerie Undie Gram Giveaway\u201d we had for Valentine\u2019s Day! <\/span>We\u2019re also busy now planning a ton of upcoming events, like the \u201cBreak Away Spring Break Giveaway\u201d (where we\u2019ll be giving away colorful sunglasses and t-shirts) and the \u201cBreak into Spring Campus Hunt\u201d (where we\u2019ll be hiding tons of gifts all around campus for lucky individuals to find)! <\/span>I love working at these events and getting the opportunity to meet all kinds of BU students!<\/span><\/p>\nMy favorite part of my job, however, is getting free AE gear!\u00a0 I\u2019ve received comfy American Eagle scarves, flip flops, water bottles, Frisbees, coupons, gift cards and more! \u00a0I have to say it\u2019s a pretty nice deal!![\"Lauren](\"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2012\/02\/Lauren-2.jpg\")
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But it\u2019s not all fun and games!\u00a0 The campus representatives are also responsible for creating and executing a marketing plan.\u00a0 Although this can be difficult, learning about what it takes to make a marketing plan is an important skill that will definitely help me in my future career!\u00a0 This opportunity has given me the chance to get real event planning, marketing, advertising and promotional experience.\u00a0 The time commitment hasn\u2019t been too overwhelming so far, and this job looks great on my resume too!\u00a0 I definitely suggest that students, especially those majoring in Public Relations, Advertising or Mass Communication, look into getting campus representative positions!\u00a0 You can go to the BU Career Link<\/a> or the Job Board Listing on Student Link<\/a> to check for any new opportunities!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello everyone!\u00a0 I\u2019m so excited to be a new COM ambassador and I can\u2019t wait to share my thoughts and experiences with all of you!\u00a0 My time at BU has been amazing so far, and I\u2019ve truly enjoyed every minute!\u00a0 What\u2019s so exciting about this school is that there are always job and internship opportunities, … Continue reading Lauren: The Perks of Being a Rep<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4057,7275],"tags":[7462,7463,7461,3560],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=366"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":380,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366\/revisions\/380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Hello everyone!\u00a0 I\u2019m so excited to be a new COM ambassador and I can\u2019t wait to share my thoughts and experiences with all of you!\u00a0 My time at BU has been amazing so far, and I\u2019ve truly enjoyed every minute!\u00a0 What\u2019s so exciting about this school is that there are always job and internship opportunities, not only within the BU community, but throughout Boston as well!\u00a0 Recently, I\u2019ve had the chance to serve as a BU Campus Rep for American Eagle Outfitters, and I\u2019ve discovered just how much fun I can have while gaining real, hands-on experience with advertising and promotions!<\/p>\n![\"Lauren\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2012\/02\/Lauren1.jpg\")
Marketing Connection AE Student Union program and I\u2019m mainly responsible for helping to plan and attend all the free giveaways that we have around campus.\u00a0 Part of my job also involves promoting these upcoming events through the program\u2019s Facebook page,