Gillian Casey gilliancasey.

com

Washington, D.C. area /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: General Business and Art History

Professional Experience
Press Intern at The Kennedy Center — Washington, D.C. January 2018 – Present
— Collaborates with programmers to research, create and edit press releases, facilitate interviews, build
tailored media lists to distribute press materials and both track and compile coverage daily
— Assists drafting, editing, finalizing and archiving playbills for Millennium Stage performances
Supervisor Trainer at Smokey Glen Farm — Gaithersburg, MD May 2012 – Present
— Individually manages as many as 20 employees to set up and run events of up to 2,000 guests
— Acts as management by training other employees to supervise events and direct staff
Public Relations Intern at Maroon PR — Columbia, MD May 2017 – August 2017
— Targeted key markets by using CisionPoint to build media lists for seven hospitality and nonprofit
clients including The Greene Turtle, Roy Rogers, Medieval Times and House of Ruth Maryland
— Drafted and edited press materials such as media alerts, press releases and pitches
— Pitched local and national television, radio, print and online media to secure coverage for clients
Honors Humanities Social Media Intern — College Park, MD September 2016 – February 2017
— Grew followers by 51% on Instagram and 25% on Twitter by regularly creating and managing content
— Researched outreach practices for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to create a social media plan
— Increased online presence to help garner a 5% increase in acceptance rates from 2016 to 2017

Related Experience
President of the UMD Undergraduate Communication Association (UCA) May 2017 – Present
— Enforces the mission statement and goals of UCA by ensuring cohesion among committees
— Creates the agenda and runs bi-weekly executive board meetings
— Brainstorms, develops and promotes events and opportunities for communication majors
Vice President of UMD PRSSA May 2017 – Present
— Works with executive board members to hold networking and professional development events
— Connects with UMD alumni and other practitioners to help establish contacts for members
Portrait Photographer and Entrepreneur at GCaseyPhotography March 2015 – Present
— Shoots and edits images for a variety of clients by producing creative and innovative photos
— Maintains professional photography Instagram and website (www.gilliancasey.com)
Research
Honors Humanities Keystone Research Project September 2015 – May 2017
— Conceptualized, 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 Ireland’s communication

Skills Adobe: InDesign, Photoshop; AP Style; CisionPoint; Microsoft Office; Photography; WordPress