ABOUT ME

MY STORY

Emily McCarthy is passionate about law, politics, and communications.

Emily grew up in San Francisco, CA where she attended K-12 grades and found her love for politics and law. Currently she is studying political science and public relations & strategic communications at American University in Washington DC where she will be a senior. Emily is currently interning at ConnectedSF a political non-profit based out of SF that focuses on informed citizenry for a better San Francisco.

In her free time she loves to bake gluten-free treats, explore nature, read, and spend time with her friends and cat. In the future Emily hopes to be a lawyer working with the legal team at a public relations firm. Emily hopes to use her skills to help people in need, while still being able to do the things that she loves to do.

Want to work with Emily? She would love to! Reach out to connect.

Intern at ConnectedSF

  • Collaborating with nonprofit founders to raise local awareness of the community oriented nonprofit

  • Managing communications between ConnectedSF and local high schools to organize canvasing groups

  • Assisting nonprofit founders with digital communications

  • Increasing digital presence to help gain new members

Resume

Barista at Nino’s Bakery

  • Delivering excellent customer service and prompt food and beverage delivery

  • Collaborating with coworkers to ensure timely delivery of orders and excellent customer satisfaction

Media & Public Relations Specialist for Music is First!

  • Assisting nonprofit founders in the daily operations including managing initial inquiries from the public, providing grant research support and curating social content to increase engagement and followers

  • Supporting the company's growth by maintaining frequent communications with current and potential partners and funders, providing assistance with grant applications and proactively

  • Managing communications, supported grant applications and curated social media content to increase engagement and funding

  • Converting longer form content (blog posts, articles, grant proposals etc.) to micro-content suitable for social media posting to increase engagement and awareness of organizational accomplishments and work

Barista at Blank Street

  • Quickly make quality coffee with latte art for customers in order to create the best coffee experience

  • Working with coworkers to seamless get through shifts

  • Utilizing the POS effectively in order to efficiently take orders

  • Using customer service skills in order to keep the atmosphere positive

Barista at Reborn Coffee, INC.

  • Working to provide the best costumer service possible

  • Communicating with customers about their specific coffee needs

  • Making coffee quickly and efficiently while still focusing on quality

College Experience Expert for VIDSIG

  • Aiding prospective college students in their college search by providing useful information about the social and academic life at American University

Poll Worker for The City and County of San Francisco

  • Worked to allow citizens to practice their right to vote

  • Set up and broke down the polls for different local and federal elections

  • Stayed on site all day in order to help people use the vote counting machine, fill out ballots, drop off ballots, and register to vote

  • Worked alongside the Department of Elections in order to prevent voter fraud and keep all ballots safe and accounted for

Let's work together

Let's work together