Aaron @aaronjzeiler

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Zeiler aaronjzeiler@gmail.com

Experience
University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida
Graduate Hall Director January to June 2018
• Supervised four different buildings, nine resident assistants and more than 300 residents over two semesters
• Facilitated weekly staff and individual meetings with resident assistants as well as frequent meetings with
the living learning community stakeholders
• Managed purchase requests and a budget of up to $1,800 for four buildings over the course of six months
• Responded to crisis situations using the appropriate protocol during weeklong 24-hour on-call shifts
• Performed regular evaluation and recognition of my staff’s performance including disciplinary meetings
Resident Assistant August 2014 to December 2017
• Created an inclusive, community-oriented floor for 146 different residents over four years
• Resolved crises, roommate conflicts and conduct issues in a timely and professional manner
• Organized area-wide programs about intentional wellness for the Murphree Area living learning community
• Volunteered for the UF Tobacco-Free Task Force as a living learning community representative
Florida Hospital | Ormond Beach, Florida
Communication Intern January to May 2017
• Compiled information for daily newsletters and weekly training guides for five Florida Hospital campuses
• Wrote press releases and media briefs for events, support groups and hospital news using AP style
• Assembled a survey for internal publics using SurveyMonkey
frank | Gainesville, Florida
Social Media Director November 2015 to May 2016
• Developed the frank 2016 social media strategy with a focus on Facebook and Twitter
• Managed a team of 12 people to coordinate an editorial calendar and carry out the strategic plan
• Used Parse.ly, Twitter Analytics and Facebook Insights to analyze impressions and engagement
• Increased Twitter followers by 30 percent in 90 days
Social Media Contributor November 2015 to May 2017
• Crafted graphics for social media using Canva, Photoshop and Illustrator
• Drafted and Edited social content for spelling, grammar and AP style, maintaining the frank voice
• Wrote posts for the frank website and shared daily frank finds
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids | Washington, D.C.
Karel Fellow June to August 2015
• Participated in the Karel Fellowship – a hands-on summer program designed to inspire undergraduate
students to change passion into social change through communications
• Drafted content for press releases, blog posts, Facebook and Twitter using AP style
• Compiled tobacco advertisements and monitored Google News to find content for blog posts
• Used Cision to create media lists of journalists interested in public health
Education
UF College of Journalism and Communications | Gainesville, Florida
Master of Arts in Mass Communication - August 2018
Master’s Certificate in Global Strategic Communication - May 2017
Bachelor of Science in Public Relations, summa cum laude - May 2017