Chelsea Martinez


Communications, Marketing, & Academic Advising Specialist, B.A. in Communication – Integrated Marketing

Communications, Marketing, & Academic Advising Specialist

B.A. in Communication – Integrated Marketing

chelsea.martinez@wichita.edu

316-978-5950

Administrative Component 
This component focuses on coordinating activities and resources to ensure an effective management of the project. This includes managing and maintaining an efficient system of internal controls such as computerized budget systems, purchasing processes, program inventory, human resource processes and student assistant supervision.

Communications & Marketing Component
This component focuses on creating strategic and efficient marketing and publicity tactics to build strong relations with the Wichita State faculty, staff, students, and community. The communications and marketing of SSS is a collaborative effort to inform the WSU public of our departmental mission and promote the free services we offer to first-generation and income-eligible students and students of disability status through print and digital media, campus events, orientations, meetings, and social media.

This includes working closely with other campus departments to give them tools and resources about our services and student eligibility requirements. The partnership and information sharing amongst departments helps publicize services offered by the program to eligible participants and the campus community and initiates student referrals.

Advising Component 
This component emphases advising active SSS participants in academics, graduate school advice, Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application assistance, comprehensive and personalized degree planning, and financial and economic literacy. This includes scheduling monthly advising appointments with a caseload of students during the Fall and Spring semesters and documenting each advising session in an online database for record-keeping and program evaluation.

About Chelsea 
Mrs. Chelsea Martinez graduated from Wichita State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with an emphasis on Integrated Marketing in 2017. She has more than six years of experience in the banking industry where she was did everything from teller line work to loan origination. She also has experience working as a freelance social media management specialist managing multiple client accounts and strategically producing industry-leading social media content