https://www.caitlinmbrooks.com/

Fostering and communicating the Illinois graduate student experience.Content creation and curation for social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram), e-newsletters (GradLinks, GradMENTOR, and Postdoc Post), web (grad.illinois.edu), and our blog (Grad Life - go.illinois.edu/gradlife). Writing, editing, and strategic planning.

• Write, edit, and distribute press releases and story ideas to press contacts in four counties• Collaborate with a team of ten Extension Educators to create and execute marketing strategies for large and small scale programs• Streamline publicity policies and practices by creating best practice guidelines and useful tools• Promote available programs and resources on radio and television news outlets, social media platforms, and paid advertising avenues• Design visual branding for statewide Extension campaigns

Manage the publication process for all papers in 6 Knowledge Communities:• Assign peer reviewers based on academic background and research interests• Communicate with authors to resolve inquiries and clarify publishing procedures• Typeset, compile, and publish individual articles and complete issuesCreate journal and book covers for printed volumes.Design publicity materials for conferences and book launches.Represented the Publishing department and provided support at:• The Tenth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability (Split, Croatia)• The Fourth International Conference on Sport and Society (Chicago, Illinois)• Aging and Society: Third Interdisciplinary Conference (Chicago, Illinois)

• Coordinated and executed numerous Office of Sustainability events, including small-scale and campus wide functions • Managed and mentored a staff of ten project-based undergraduate interns• Tabled at university-wide educational events and community environmental fairs to disseminate information to the public in fun and engaging ways.• Served on the Social Justice Working Group, a voluntary committee that plans lectures and other events centered around social justice issues including fair trade and civil rights• Continued to perform Communications and Outreach tasks

• Developed the office’s communications network to disseminate information to students, faculty, staff and community members• Recruited and organized new volunteers for office events and programs.• Generated content for the office’s official Web site • Compiled and distributed monthly newsletter to more than 600 readers• Wrote more than 150 articles about faculty research topics, facilities upgrades, and events• Managed the office’s social media presence