Aileen Devlin Email & Phone Number

United States

Virginia, United States

Gloucester Point, Va

-Document ocean and marine science research of fellowship recipients, scientists, extension members, and public and private stakeholders. -Create captions, metadata, keywords for photographs. Edit photographs and 4K videography content.-Organize and archive content on external drive and web-based servers.-Create and publish compelling stories advancing coastal sciences through multimedia marketing.-Build on a Flickr photographic database of public domain stock imagery consisting of over 10K images and massing over 2.2M views.-Promote content and build digital brand recognition through website, digital marketing, and social media platforms.-Create bold videos tailored to social media channels including motion graphics, animations, graphic elements, and standout fonts to attract new audiences. -Build and layout website stories, keep website audiences engaged with weekly updated and new content.-Train and mentor science communications multimedia interns.-Provide science communication and other professional development skills for Sea Grant cohort members.-Leader in the National Sea Grant network on utilizing ArcGIS Storymaps to communicate complex science into interactive storytelling.-Presented the importance of science communication and visual storytelling to communicators, non-communicators, and lay people through online webinars, classroom guest-speaking, community-wide science events. -Professional development training with UAV Coach drone pilot training workshop.-Title IX ad-hoc committee working towards creating a safe environment for fellows, scientists, event attendees, and employees.-Professional headshots for new fellows, employees, and extension members. -Produced a 30 page briefing book for NOAA on-site review of entire Virginia Sea Grant program over the previous four year omnibus.

Newport News, V.A.

-Captured the human experience in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area with a 55,000-85,000 daily readership.-On-call to document all news beats including: breaking news, sports, environment, science, political, education, entertainment, health, investigative, business, environmental portraiture.-Built strong, trustworthy, and transformative relationships with subjects and interviewees. -Under quick-turnaround deadlines: shot, edited, and produced high-resolution 1-3 minute videos to amplify online and website user engagement.-Pushed content through social media and other digital marketing channels.-Maintained consistent visual content on Daily Press website, updating photo galleries and videos to online stories and collections.-Trained and mentored recently-graduated college photography and multimedia storytelling students through summer internship program.-Edited, captioned and submitted photographic content to Associated Press for breaking news coverage under strict deadline.-Wrote multiple 400-500 word feature stories to accompany photographic essays and projects.-Provided security clearance to photograph presidential events and other high-profile campaigns.

Greenville, North Carolina Area

-Documented the steady progress of a small, local business. -Photographed art exhibitions, receptions, and document artwork.-Set up art exhibitions and volunteer during community events.-Created unique hand-made goods and personal printed photographs for retail purposes.

Greenville, North Carolina Area

-Provided photographic documentation for a community readership of 19,00-22,000 in Eastern, North Carolina.-Edited and wrote A.P. style captions for photographs.-Learned and assumed videography and multimedia responsibilities.-Edited, captioned, and submitted photographic content to Associated Press with breaking news coverage under strict deadline.-Content creator including cover photographs for three different magazines printed by parent publishing company.-Leadership roles included managing the photography schedule, hiring, and training freelance photographers.

Working for the East Carolinian, I photographed a variety of current events, portraits, sports, and headline news, giving me the opportunity to publish images with a local, student ran newspaper.

The Visual Arts Chair consisted of assisting the gallery curator of Mendenhall's Upstairs Gallery. I booked artists, put up and took down art work, ordered for catered receptions, promotional jobs for the gallery, also helped with large student oriented events.