Staff Spotlight
Audrey Flanagan, Marketing Intern
Our new friend, Audrey Flanagan, has joined the City Mission team for an 8-week marketing internship in our Development department! Specifically, she is helping us market for our eight City Mission Thrift Stores. We are excited to introduce her to you!
Audrey grew up in Imperial, PA. She is very close with her family and loves spending time with them, especially traveling and going to sporting events with her parents and her sister. She graduated from Oakland Catholic High School, where she was a rower on the Crew team and a member of the Student Council Executive Board. Currently, she’s enrolled at the University of Notre Dame, following in her older sister’s footsteps. She’ll be entering her Junior year in August and is pursuing a degree in Marketing from Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.
Audrey was really into science and engineering when she was in high school, but she wanted to pursue a career in something more people-oriented, so she found marketing. “I love that it’s about understanding people and how they think and what motivates them,” she said, about what drew her to marketing. “And I also really like that it’s creative and that it’s always changing.”
Audrey is specifically interested in Sports Marketing, and she also has a big dream of one day becoming a Sports Agent.
“I love the atmosphere at sporting events,” she said, explaining her love for sports. “So many people coming together to all watch the same thing at the same time…even if they’re on two different sides. And I think it’s really cool that so much goes on behind the scenes to make it happen. I want to learn more about that.”
Audrey has already gained loads of experience in sports media and sports marketing from her work opportunities at Notre Dame, working with Fighting Irish Media and interning with the Steelers last summer. When City Mission’s Internship opportunity showed up in her inbox, she felt compelled to respond.
“I had a lot of sports marketing experience at Notre Dame, and I wanted to try something different,” she said, “to learn another side of marketing.”
“My favorite thing about working at the Mission is that there’s so much good happening here,” Audrey said. “It’s not just a regular marketing job where you’re trying to get somebody to buy something. Lives are being changed. And all the people here really care about what they’re doing too. It’s really great to be a part of it.”
During her brief time here at City Mission, she has already proven to be a very capable employee, a very hard worker, and a very quick learner. She listens well, communicates clearly, and approaches challenging projects with confidence. Thank you, Audrey, for everything you are doing for City Mission!
Fast Facts about Audrey…
Favorite Sport
Football
Favorite Sports Team
Steelers
Favorite Ice Cream
Cookies and Cream
Favorite Music
Taylor Swift
Favorite Movie
“I always fall asleep inmovies. I’m a terrible movieperson. But Soul Surfer is probably myfavorite.”
Favorite Food
Seafood or Pasta
Favorite Restaurant
The Melting Pot – “It’s a fondueplace. It’s so good. And it’s interactive. It’s my go-to for Birthday dinners.”
Favorite Vacation Spots
Turks and Caicos
Chincoteague Island, VA