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Casey J.

Skeens
RELEVANT SKILLS
Strategic Communications Digital Content Management Web Publishing and Wordpress CMS, HTML5, CSS jQuery and Javascript Multimedia Production Photoshop, InDesign Social Media Outreach Program Coordination Public Relations Event Management Digital Marketing

casey@caseyjskeens.com Twitter: @caseyjskeens (847) 502-0737 808 5th St. NE, Apt. 2, Washington, DC 20002 linkedin.com/in/caseyjskeens

WORK AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE


Communications Assistant The German Marshall Fund January 2013 - Present Worked with Communications dept on strategic communications, program coordination, research, writing, and editing press releases. Modified GMFs website as a secondary webmaster using HTML5, CSS, jQuery, and Javascript; collaborated with developers; and published content to the iTunes store and the Kindle Marketplace. Assisted with production of podcasts and photos for GMF events Managed social media on Twitter and Facebook using SproutSocial Asian Studies Intern Bridging Nations Foundation October 2012 - December 2012 Redesigned website layout for Bridging Nations main website and collaborated with developers in India on website development Researched bilateral policy issues for the India-China Center Maintained social media accounts and monitored analytics Wrote articles and posts for the CEES Upside blog Program Consultant The Chicago Council on Global Affairs April 2012 - June 2012 Prepared for and managed Council events during the NATO summit in Chicago including researching speakers, coordinating invitations, preparing venues, registering guests, and tracking attendance Created event materials including agendas, handouts, biographies, and remarks for internal and external distribution Contributed copy and materials to the Councils website Proofread compositions for the NATO 2012 programs site Associate Editor Watching America February 2012 - August 2012 Edited and proofread articles for watchingamerica.com Published proofread articles to the homepage English Teacher Nanjing Foreign Language School August 2009 - June 2011 Taught English at best elementary school in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Learned basic Chinese using Rosetta Stone to communicate locally Attended Chinese Textile Expo on behalf of Chinese Trade Association Staff Writer The Badger Herald Newspaper February 2007 - May 2009 Wrote bi-weekly editorial articles to be published in print and online

REFERENCES
Anne McGinn The German Marshall Fund Press Secretary (202) 683-2676 amcginn@gmfus.org Mara Veraar The German Marshall Fund Web Communications Specialist (202) 683-2654 mveraar@gmfus.org Chris Juby The Chicago Council Senior Program Officer (312) 821-7537 cjuby@thechicagocouncil.org Erik Brejla The Chicago Council Director, Diplomatic Programs (312) 821-7527 ebrejla@thechicagocouncil.org

EDUCATION AND AFFILIATIONS


University of Wisconsin Madison May 2009 Bachelor of Arts in English, Bachelor of Arts in French Minor in European Studies Young Professionals in Foreign Policy, Washington D.C.

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