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EXPERIENCE EDUCATION

Deputy Press Secretary of Digital Media BFA Photography and Art History, GPA:3.95
O ffi c e o f t h e G o v e r n o r o f I l l i n o i s | A u g 1 6 - P r e s e n t University of Illinois | Aug 2012 - May 2016

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s o c i a l m ed ia a ccou nts , ga ining ov e r 2 . 1 millio n University o f llino is, and to p 3% o f class o f 2 0 1 6 .
F a c eb o o k v ie ws .
Earned Hig h D istinctio n o n Ho no rs Th esis i n A rt
I n c r ea s ed Fa ce book v id e o v ie we r ship by 587% Histo ry
a n d p a g e l ike s by 9 , 0 0 0 .
2016 Outstanding Senio r in Art Histo ry
P l a n s a n d wr ite s d a il y a nd we e kl y s tr a te gic so cial
University o f Illino is James Sch o lar
m ed i a p l an.
D eans List 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Tr a v el s w i th Gov e r nor to e v e nts to ca ptu re video
a n d p h o t o gr a phy f or socia l m e d ia a nd a s sists Kath leen Genis M emo rial Sch o larsh ip fo r Art
F a c eb o o k Liv e e v e nts . Histo ry , 2015
Lo is M arie Orr Sch o larsh ip, 2013, 2014
Strategic Resources Intern Ph i Kappa Ph i Ho no r So ciety
State Farm | May - Aug 2016
Institut Amricain Universitaire
Ma n a ged inte r na l a nd e x te r na l we bsite s ,
Aix-en-Provence, France | Spring 2015
F a c eb o o k a nd T witte r f or the Re s e a ch a nd
D ev el o p m e nt C e nte r .
P l a n n ed and coor d ina te d su mme r inte r n cole du Louvre; Museum Management
s h o w c a s e a t C or por a te He a d q u a r te r s.
P r o d u c ed , wr ote a nd d e s igne d a we e kl y Paris, France | Summer 2014
c o m p a n y - wid e inte r na l ne ws l e tte r pr omo ting
t h e R D C and its r e s e a r ch pr oje cts. Cuban American Relations Course
A s s i s t ed i n v id e o, me d ia a nd photogr a ph y
p r o d u c t i o n f or the ce nte r . Havana, Cuba | Winter 2016
E d i t ed n e ws s tor ie s a nd a s s is te d P u bl ic Affairs in
m i g r a t i o n of a l l ne ws s tor ie s to ne w pl a tf o rm. Museum Education Internship Course
W r o t e t w o ne ws s tor ie s a nd pr od u ce d
a c c o m p a n ying v id e o f or the Sta te Fa r m Krannert Art Museum | Spring 2014
N ew s r o o m.
Created and taug h t lesso n plans in th e Kran n ert
Director of Marketing Art M useum fo r lo cal elementary sch o o ls.
Learned best practices in M useum educati o n fo r
Protein Essentials, LLC | May - Aug 2015 patro ns o f all ag es.
D es i gn ed ne w pr od u ct pa cka ging, initia ting Planned and o rg anized co mmunity events fo r
c o m p a n y r e br a nd ing r e s u l ting in a 2 0 0 % th e museum, and created marketing mate ri als
i n c r ea s e in s a l e s in one q u a r te r . fo r th e museum.
Cr ea t ed and m a inta ine d P r ote in E ss e ntials
w eb s i t e a nd bl og, a nd cr e a te d conte nt f or so cial Invite-Only Course in Studio Photography
m ed i a a c cou nts.
University of Illinois | Spring 2016
I n c r ea s ed ta r ge t SE O impr e s s ions by 6 0 %
t h r o u g h c opy a nd l inking, whil e d e cr e a sing
w eb s i t e bou nce r a te . Ph o to g raph y co urse mo deled after real world
I m p r o v ed pr od u ct r a nkings on e com me r ce co mmercial ph o to g raph y studio s.
w eb s i t es su ch a s A ma z on. com, a nd d e v e lo ped R ecreated pro fessio nal ph o to g raph s; match i n g
n ew m a r ke ting s tr a te gie s. lig h ting , pro pping , sty ling , make up, set an d
mo dels. No ph o to sh o p is allo wed.
Accounting and Compliance Intern R o tated team ro le between D irecto r, Sty list,
D ig ital Tech nician and Assistant.
TJM Brokerage | Summers 2010, 2011,2014
Wo rked in small teams to co mplete bo th
pre- pro ductio n and th e sh o o ts.
Senior Snowboard Instructor
Williams Ski Haus | Winter 2008 - 2012

EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLICATIONS SKILLS

BFA Exhibition | Krannert Art Museum Photoshop After Effects
Cham p ai gn, IL , 2016
Illustrator Lightroom
phX: A Photography Show | Firestone Building
InDesign HootSuite
Cham p ai gn, IL , 2016

Here and Now | Link Gallery Premiere Google Docs

Cham p ai gn, IL , 2016 Bridge WordPress

Chicago Newcomer, poem

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