OC PR alumna Kaitlyn Willis hired by Nashville PR agency Reed PR

Oklahoma Christian University alumna Kaitlyn Willis was recently hired by Reed Public Relations. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Reed PR is a public relations and marketing company that works with clients all over the country.

Reed PR proudly announced the addition of Willis.

“After graduating from OC in the winter, she moved to Nashville to join the PR world,” the firm said. “We can't wait to see how Kaitlyn will learn and grow with our team! We suggest you ask her about her new puppy.”

Willis was an event planning director for OC’s student-run PR firm, Eagle PR. Eagle PR’s faculty adviser and Associate Professor of Communication Josh Watson spoke about Willis’s success.

“Kaitlyn was such a great part of the Eagle PR team at OC,” he said. “She had media relations success her first semester, and she really shined managing events, going above and beyond others. She is so encouraging, and I know she’ll be such a great addition to the Reed PR team in Nashville.” 

In the last few years, Reed PR was hired by McDonald’s as the public relations agency of record for over 300 McDonald’s restaurants that comprise the Bluegrass Operators Association and the Greater Tennessee Valley Operators Association. Reed PR used social media, media relations, influencer relations and community outreach for its McDonadl’s campaign.

Reed PR is led by accomplished Nashville public relations executive Lauren Reed, a former president of the Nashville chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.