{"id":15424,"date":"2026-01-26T13:36:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T18:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/?p=15424"},"modified":"2026-03-11T13:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:59:12","slug":"trending-now-social-media-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/events\/2026\/01\/26\/trending-now-social-media-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"Trending Now: Women in Social Media Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Trending Now: Women in Social Media Panel<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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April 16 at 4:00pm
Galanti Lounge in the Robert L. Carothers Library<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Social media is more than a platform; it\u2019s a profession. Learn how industry experts use content, branding, and strategy to build meaningful careers. Together, the Career Center for Experiential Education (CCEE) <\/a>and the Harrington School Social Media Agency<\/a> present a panel discussion on leveraging social media and content creation to build a rewarding career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Panelists include :<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Amy Righter ’15, the Marketing Lead, Social & Brand Partnerships for Taskrabbit<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Amy Righter is the Marketing Lead for Social & Brand Partnerships at Taskrabbit, where she built the brand\u2019s social and influencer programs from scratch. With a career spanning over a decade, Amy specializes in the high-impact intersection of content strategy and creator partnerships. Before joining Taskrabbit, she honed her skills in the fast-paced worlds of sports marketing with the Boston Bruins and agency life for brands like Dunkin\u2019. Today, she oversees the strategic integration of social media content, influencer strategy, and high-impact marketing partnerships.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Catherine Scott ’14, the Social Media and Marketing Manager for URI<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Catherine Scott is the Social Media and Marketing Manager at the University of Rhode Island, where she leads the university\u2019s social presence with a strategic focus on community building, storytelling, and student experience. She works closely with colleges, departments, and student teams to create social-first content that strengthens belonging and celebrates the achievements of the URI community. She is also a proud URI alumna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brittney Darcy ’21, the marketing manager for Moore House Design<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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With over seven years of industry experience, Brittney Darcy leads brand marketing through a multifaceted creative lens, bridging strategic insight, narrative storytelling, and refined editorial aesthetics to shape how design is seen and experienced. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, her work spans brand development, creative strategy, PR, and visual direction, with a focus on building thoughtful, culturally resonant brand identities. She shapes brand visibility through editorial storytelling, strategic partnerships, and art-directed experiences, creating moments that translate seamlessly across platforms and into the real world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ashley Bard, the Content Marketing & Studio Manager for Newport Mansions<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Ashley Bard is an award-winning creative director with 20 years of experience across beauty, culture, and celebrity-driven media. She previously served as Marketing Director at Good Dye Young and has directed campaigns for Puma, Sephora, Bonnaroo, and Disney. She currently leads content and creative at The Newport Mansions, overseeing digital storytelling and video production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Social media is more than a platform; it\u2019s a profession. Learn how industry experts use content, branding, and strategy to build meaningful careers. Together, the Career Center for Experiential Education (CCEE) and the Harrington School of Communication and Media present a panel discussion on leveraging social media and content creation to build a rewarding career. Panelists include The Nitro Bar, Newport Mansions, Task Rabbit, URI, and Moore House Design<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3771,"featured_media":15580,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-spotlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3771"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15424"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15584,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15424\/revisions\/15584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}