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Managing logistics for internal or external event support. Identifying reporting needs and developing content and cadence of reports and database updates.Working with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to plan custom event offerings.Measuring success against program goals to revise and improve events, driving continuous improvement of offerings.Coordinating with Marketing, Revenue, Content, and Product teams to create, sell, and market custom event offerings.Streamlining virtual event offerings by strategically integrating them into the larger marketing and community plans.Creating email and other communications for the purpose of outreach, presenter logistics, attendee onboarding, etc.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Reviewing, managing, and maintaining student records for 250+ international students for compliance with USCIS regulations.Assisting students with questions related to course registration, visa status and/or cultural adjustment.Educating and counseling international students on rights and responsibilities as F-1 visa holders.Operations planning and execution, budgeting, and scheduling.Managing part-time staff: scheduling, development, interdepartmental project delegation.In-depth reporting to keep student files, enrollments, and future plans accessible, organized, and clear.

Chicago, Il

Periodically writing, editing, and proofreading for various clients, websites, and publications.

Chicago, Il

Tailoring guests’ experiences for excellence in a James Beard Award-winning cocktail bar.Managing staff: weekly scheduling, daily assistance and supervision, payroll, conflict resolution.Regular budgeting (weekly, monthly, quarterly) for labor, product, and maintenance.Design and implementation of regular educational programs for staff and classes for the public.In-house copywriting of menus, newsletters, and other communications.

La Baule-Escoublac, France

Teaching conversation at levels from ages 15 to 20, high school and early college.Creating lesson plans for classes and for individual students.Teaching advanced literature (Shakespeare, Woolf, Eliot, etc.).

Chicago, Il

Tutoring writing both in-center and in private homes.Teaching reading to primarily dyslexic children using Kaplan’s specialized SpellRead curriculum.Tutoring mathematics and reading wherever else necessary.

Chicago, Il

Creating and writing content for various clients, specifically Motorola, Converse, and FirstData, among others.Working with a small team of designers and strategists to find the ideal strategies for each client/campaign.Proofreading all other content to be associated with any materials.Working in a variety of forms: consumer-facing materials like brochures and posters, business-facing documents for in-store marketing, and information architecture for clients' websites.