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