Kelsey Bolger

EDUCATION

Master of Arts in Writing and Rhetoric, Professional Writing Concentration | May 2018
DePaul University Chicago, IL
GPA: 3.88

Bachelor of Arts in Writing, Rhetoric, & Communication | May 2016
Transylvania University Lexington, KY
GPA: 3.76 Dean’s list 2 terms
Member of Omicron Delta Kappa Senior Academic Honorary
Member of Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Academic Honorary

EXPERIENCE

Audio Authority | Digital Media Specialist | October 2019- Present

Write and design documents including manuals, brochures, and press releases
Maintain and update all website copy
Launch, write, and maintain all social media campaigns
Take photos and design graphics, editing using Adobe Creative Suite

Scholastica | Technical Editorial Assistant | November 2018- October 2019

Proofread, edited, and formatted academic articles for online use
Communicated with authors and editors to approve articles for publication
Documented errors/bugs for the technical team
Wrote and reorganized the company playbook

Concordia Language Villages – Mori no Ike | Business Manager | June- July 2018

Managed all purchase and expenditure records in Excel
Provided administrative support to the Dean
Coordinated communication between the camp and Concordia offices
Used conversational Japanese daily

DePaul University | Graduate Assistant | 2016- 2018

Helped develop department’s web content strategy
Created Style and Usage guide for department
Wrote web content for WordPress, Facebook, and Instagram
Created WordPress site for academic writing honorary Pi Epsilon Pi
Transcribed interviews of research subjects
Created graphics in LucidPress for social media content
Managed graduate assistant schedules, office space, and quarterly events

Boehl, Stopher, and Graves Law Firm | File Clerk, | 2015- 2016

Responsible for organizing and filing all correspondence lawyers received
Made trips to various law firms in Kentucky on behalf of the firm
Used case management software “Trialworks” to catalogue legal documents

Smiley Pete Publishing | Intern | Summer 2014

Wrote journalistic pieces on a weekly basis
Assisted in designing the “weekly wire” an email summary of each issue sent out to subscribers
Conducted interviews with various members of the Lexington community

PROJECTS

Editorial Style Guide, St. Martin de Porres House of Hope | 2017

Acted as the main correspondent between the organization and our team
Conducted a content audit of the partner organization’s social media presence
Wrote the introduction, hashtags, formatting/structure of social media posts, and formatting/structure of videos section of the final style guide

Content Strategy Report, Greater Chicago Chapter of the Scleroderma Foundation (GCCSF) | 2017

Worked with a team of technical writing students to improve GCC SF’s online presence
Created an editorial calendar for GCC SF using Google Calendar
Wrote web content strategy recommendations for GCC SF social media
Met with the team to create a final web content strategy report in Lucidpress

WordPress Website for Pi Epsilon Pi | http://piepsilonpi.org/

A WordPress Website I designed and created for the Academic Writing Honorary, Pi Epsilon Pi.

Capturing the Burren: A WordPress Travel Blog | https://intheburren.wordpress.com/

A travel blog I created with a team of three other students to capture our time in Ireland using photography and short stories.

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Writing Digital Content | 2018

Document Design | 2017

Technical Writing | 2017

Editing | 2017

Writing for Non-Profits | 2015

Writing and Digital Media | 2014

SKILLS