Jemalyn Anne Griffin is an Associate Professor of Practice in Advertising and Public Relations at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications, where she has been teaching since 2018.

Griffin serves as the Executive Director of Jacht Agency, a student-run, full-service advertising and public relations agency. In this role since 2019, she oversees client relations, business and strategy development, and account management, while also developing the agency's Executive Leadership Program.

She also holds the position of Advertising and Public Relations (ADPR) Major Chair, where she organizes faculty meetings, represents the faculty on the College Executive Committee, and manages accreditation visits for the public relations programs.

From 2020 to 2023, Griffin served as Co-Director of the Experience Lab, directing strategic priorities for experiential learning programs within the college. She also directed Buoy, a student-run agency, from 2020 to 2022, and served as Interim Graduate Chair from 2019 to 2020.

Griffin teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate-level courses focused on social media, branding, digital content, analytics, strategic writing and strategy development. She has developed new courses focusing on social influence and personal branding.

Prior to joining UNL, Griffin served as Director of Content and Digital Marketing at Harvard University’s Division of Continuing Education (DCE), managing online marketing and advertising efforts, overseeing a multi-million dollar budget, and leading content, web development, and social media teams. 

Griffin’s work in public relations for a few of the largest non-profit organizations in San Diego and New York City, including Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and New-York Historical Society, gives her dynamic perspective on social media, brand management, marketing production services, and digital storytelling.

Griffin graduated with her B.A. in Public Relations from San Diego State University and her M.A. in Integrated Media Communications from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.