Transmedia Group Hires Monika Amar as Director Social Media

French speaking, debonair and enthusiastic about life, Monika Amar is the ultimate exponent of joie de vivre. She is always determined to succeed and thoroughly creative. Amar has thrived within the realm of public relations for the past 8 years. Starting off in musical theatre performance and television production, Amar discovered her ability to engage and captivate an audience with her lively personality, winning more than 10 theatre competition titles in four years. Moving on to compete in various Model United Nations conferences, Amar won “Most Likely to Work for the United Nations” in 2010 and thus geared her life toward the international public sector.

Amar graduated with honors from Florida State University, where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in International Affairs and Modern Languages with a minor in Communication. Amar speaks both French and Spanish, has traveled to more than 15 countries and has lived in Spain, France and Monaco.

During her time in college, Amar led teams in community service efforts on a local and state level, worked at a university radio station and held two notable editorial internships. Amar has dozens of professional publications from working as an editorial intern in the Office of News and Research at Florida State, where she interviewed prominent researchers for feature articles and worked as press on behalf of the university for local events. During her senior year of college, Amar interned at the prestigious Vogue Magazine in New York City, where she worked in the Fashion and Arts & Culture Departments with world renowned editors, writers and designers to create the monthly publication.

Detail-oriented and innovative, Amar’s background includes event coordination and management, Internet marketing, advertising and promotional campaign development, community and media relations, public speaking, multicultural relations and musical theatre performance. A Gilman International and George Snow Scholarship recipient, Amar is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Association for Women in Communications.