Gillian Casey gilliancasey.

com

20156 Darlington Drive Montgomery Village, MD 20886 /in/gilliancasey

(240) 418-7302
gillianscasey@gmail.com @gcaseyphotography

Education
B.A. Communication: University of Maryland, College Park, MD Expected May 2019
Public Relations track 4.0 GPA
Honors College: Honors Humanities Living and Learning Program
Minors: Pursuing general business and declared art history

Professional Experience
Photographer for the Honors College College Park, MD February 2016 Present
Photographs Honors College networking events, panels, staff and functions
Prepares more than 100 images each month for use on the Honors College website, social media sites
and print publications

Supervisor Trainer at Smokey Glen Farm Gaithersburg, MD May 2012 Present

Individually manages up to twenty employees and works with event planners to ensure events
up to 2,000 guests run smoothly to the customers satisfaction
Acts as management by training other employees to supervise events and direct staff

Honors Humanities Social Media Intern College Park, MD September 2016 March 2017
Increased followers by 51% on Instagram and 25% on Twitter
Regularly created and managed content for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
Researched best online outreach practices for social media to create a social media plan

Related Experience
Executive Board Member of UMD PRSSA April 2016 Present
Works with other board members to create and hold networking and professional development events
Connects with UMD alumni and other practitioners to help create events for members

President-elect for Undergraduate Communication Association March 2016 Present

Updates and maintains official website by creating and refining content
Collaborates with subcommittees to plan the annual Big Data & Communication event
Promotes events and opportunities through social media such as Facebook and Twitter

Portrait Photographer and Entrepreneur at GCaseyPhotography March 2015 Present

Develops images for clients by producing creative and innovative photos
Maintains professional photography Instagram and website (www.gilliancasey.com)
Research
Honors Humanities Keystone Research Project September 2015 Present
Brainstormed, developed and pursued a thesis on the multifaceted tensions between England and
Ireland and the resulting communication tactics of the Irish people
Analyzed direct and indirect qualitative indications of English influence on Irelands communication

Skills
Adobe: InDesign, Lightroom, Photoshop; AP Style; Facebook; HTML; Instagram; Microsoft Office; Photography;
Pinterest; Twitter; WordPress

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