Kate Daly Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Freelance photojournalist and writer for Chicago Sun-Times, specializing in festivals, events, and concerts throughout the Chicago area.

Greater Chicago Area

Editor and photographer at Substream Magazine-Responsible for producing quality images and articles that best reflect the publication-Create proper captions, slugs, and tags for all articles

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

Created 360 degree spins of photographs for client websites and portfoliosClients included Oneida, Grainger, Siemens, Delphi, and TopcoBuilt and maintained proprietary hardware, including tearing down and rebuilding over 25 machines in the company’s new 35,000 sq. ft warehouseCreated style guides as an initial outline for both the client and photographer, which included shooting products and communicating with the client on a daily basisEdited and delivered thousands of images to various clients through Adobe Photoshop and Bridge

Greater Chicago Area

● Managed the office and staff while autonomously working on independent projects○ Oversaw all communications interns, conducted exit interviews, and contacted potential new interns for hire● Wrote press releases and articles while contacting members of the media to have this work published○ Created the Financial State of the States report, a 136-page comprehensive guide to each state’s financial situation● Managed our company’s social media pages (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube) and created weekly analytics for the company and our PR firm○ Trained the current Communications and Digital Marketing Coordinator in social media as well as SEO and Google Analytics

Greater Chicago Area

-Wrote and curated the quarterly release document, a 200+ page guide on Bswift’s newest software updates-Supervised team members in editing, formatting, and constructing the release document-Created a comprehensive guide to Medicare and all Medicare-related benefit plans-Assisted product managers on the Medicare team via site testing, occasional enhancements, and explanation of creative and technical documentation-Consulted on creative projects from product management, sales and client services-Lead user interface improvement projects to increase efficiency and practicality-Created marketing documents for sales teams to aid in selling Bswift products to clients-Hosted internal and external client web conferences to demonstrate new features on the site

Chicago

-Taught 6-8th grade Language Arts during the acting teacher’s maternity leave-Created an end-of-semester project based on the literature the students read-Aided students in developing an argument and advised them on ideas for the final project-Graded and critiqued homework, papers, quizzes, and tests and handed back information to students in a timely manner

Greater Chicago Area

-Developed an entire Language Arts spring quarter curriculum due to a sudden faculty departure-Created lesson plans, projects, creative writing assignments, and tests based on the theme ‘Social Justice and Change’-Catered various assignments to students’ proficiency levels and IEPs-Created academic recovery plans for failing students and those at risk of being suspended or expelled-Collaborated with faculty to research and implement the best study strategies for struggling students-Established a check-in system with at-risk students to measure progress and identify areas of improvement

Greater Chicago Area

• Coordinator for the In Room Dining department of the Elysian- take orders, maintain positive guest relationships, working one-on-one with sous chefs to ensure positive guest experience• Team leader-higher position than other coordinators• Acting manager when manager is out of office• Trainer of new employees• "Expert" of the department-knowledgeable in all food and wine, as well as hotel operations

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), English/Language Arts Teacher Education

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi National Honors Received my Type 09 license as well as my substitute teaching license (Type 39)

Bachelor'S Degree, Creative Writing

Minored in Theatre Studies