Alumni Spotlight: Claire Ellender

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Vince Thompson March 6, 2026, 5 MIN READ

In the summer of 2014 after graduating from Clemson University, I participated in the MELT internship program. While participating in the internship, I had the opportunity to work on The Coca-Cola Company account, assisting in learning about and managing the ESPN College GameDay program.

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Alumni Spotlight: Claire Ellender

In the summer of 2014 after graduating from Clemson University, I participated in the MELT internship program. While participating in the internship, I had the opportunity to work on The Coca-Cola Company account, assisting in learning about and managing the ESPN College GameDay program. At the end of the summer I joined the MELT team full-time as an Account Executive and helped manage the Coca-Cola account on various properties including, ESPN College Game Day, Final Four, and The Olympic Games. After a four year career at MELT, I moved over to work for The Coca-Cola Company as a Creative Activation Manager, working with sports teams and regional assets on the East Coast. Advice I would like to give to current MELT U students are to never stop learning, never settle, and always ask for more assignments and projects to work on.