Shannon Kelly

Address: 1040 Spring Street, Apt J Madison, WI 53715

Email: sekelly2@wisc.edu

Phone: (262) 497-9724Skype: shannon.kelly321Nationality: United States

A versatile and enthusiastic Journalism and Mass Communications major with skills and experience in reporting, editing, public relations and new media seeking an internship in the fields of Publishing or Journalism. Aiming to apply passion for editing and creating media to real-world experience in the media field in a large, vibrant city like London. Dedicated and excited to learn, hoping to make an impact on the media landscape and dive into a field that I want to explore more thoroughly.

EDUCATION

Sept. 2011 – Present University of Wisconsin-MadisonBachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication

with a Concentration in Strategic Communications

Certificate in LGBT Studieso Courses include: Mass Communication Practices,

Principles of Strategic Communication, Locality of Language, Critical Internet Studies

o Dean’s List – 4/4 semesters

o Honors in the Liberal Arts Candidate

o Overall GPA: 3.86, Journalism GPA: 4.0

Sept. 2007 – June 2011 Jerome I. Case High Schoolo Graduated 4th in a class of >500 (top 1%)

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

May 2013 – Aug. 2013 Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center, Madison, WICommunity Relations Intern

Independently wrote and distributed press releases, articles, blog posts and informational brochures for a large convention center using Adobe InDesign and other software

Managed social media accounts and saw a 50% increase in Twitter followers, a 30% increase in Facebook engagement and a 150% increase in Instagram activity

Performed administrative tasks and participated in event planning and management for public events with crowds up to 3,000

Worked full-time in a professional office environment and frequently worked independently to create written copy for various departments

Sept. 2011 – Present The Daily Cardinal (University Newspaper), Madison, WI

Features Editor (May 2013 – Present) Generate ideas and collaborate with writers to create longer investigative and human

interest stories for a newspaper with a daily circulation of 10,000 Proofread and line edit all features stories to adhere to Associated Press style Write 1-2 long form features per month including research, interviews, investigation

and multiple rounds of edits and proofreadingColumnist and news reporter (Sept. 2011 – Present)

Researched, wrote and published over 100 news stories including news briefs, investigative pieces, and long-form features stories

Published a biweekly humor and human interest column for four months

Aug. 2012 – Present UW Dept. of Engineering Professional Development, Madison, WIMarketing and Communications

Write 10-15 press releases and 200-300 course catalog listings every week and create promotional materials for courses using Adobe InDesign, Publisher and other software

Update and manage department website using HTML and CSS Proofread and copyedit all website copy for about 40 page updates per week

May 2011 – Aug. 2011 Meetings & Incentives, Racine, WIOutreach Intern

Maintained customer and event databases with up-to-date information and statistics Organized office files and correspondence for multiple departments

KEY SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Software and IT –Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Indesign, Dreamweaver), Audacity, CSS, Final Cut Pro, iMovie, HTML, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Social Media – Blogger, Facebook, Flickr, FourSquare, Google+, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Tumblr, Twitter, WordPress

Winner of the National Merit Scholarship and Wisconsin Academic Excellence Award Member of Editorial Staff for The Daily Cardinal that won “Best All-Around Daily Student

Newspaper” from the Society of Professional Journalists in 2013 (Region 6) The Daily Cardinal clippings: https://db.tt/dint8khH

INTERESTS

Association for Women in Communications – Network with communications industry professionals and help organize fundraising events and outreach to promote women’s presence in the communications field

Public Relations Student Society of America – Collaborate with other students interested in public relations and communications fields on projects and events

Blogging – run a media criticism blog with >5,000 subscribers Reading and writing – favorite book: Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman Tennis – participated in high school competitively and continue to play recreationally