Resume

While Halvorsen is not currently looking for a position, her dream is to one day work with Warner Brothers and contacts within the company are greatly appreciated.

KellieAnn Halvorsen
Strategic Communications
Be Creative • Be Bold • Be Inspiring

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(801)809-644 kellieannhalvo@gmail.com
Halvorsen Resume (1/27/20)
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EDUCATION
The University of Utah – Salt Lake City, Utah
Bachelors of Science: Strategic Communications
(A blend of marketing, writing, and media creation skills for the modern-multiplatform world)

Dec. 2016

GPA: 3.95

Salt Lake Community College – Salt Lake City, Utah
Associate of Science: Mass Communications Technology

May 2015

GPA: 3.87

Highlighted Coursework
  • Writing for Strategic Communication
  • Marketing, Branding, & Rhetoric
  • Media Creation/Management
  • Public Relations Internship: 2016
  • Social Media Tools & Strategy
  • Mass Communication Law
  • Editing: writing, media, & digital
  • Quantitative Research
  • Website design
  • Visual design
  • Film Production
  • Photography
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Bonneville International – Salt Lake City, Utah
Associate Radio, Podcast, and Special Projects Producer
September 2018-Present
Deseret News 

  • Church News Podcast with Sarah Jane Weaver, Launching producer (Freelancing. October 2020.)
  • Strategic Communications Plan excision for Boyd Matheson,
    • Social Media Planning, writing, audio editing, researching, and pulsing existing content stream (Freelancing. April 2020 – Present)
      • Therefore, What?” Podcast Researcher and Producer
      • COVID-19 isn’t dimming our hope, it’s just obscuring our vision

KSL Newsradio

  • Inside Sources With Boyd Matheson Producer; provides production, content, and technical support for on air and in digital formats. (April 2020 – Present)
    • Producer Boyd Matheson Specials:
      • Celebrating Utah’s pioneering legacy: Our past, present, and future
      • If you cannot go, send: Ministering in a pandemic
  • The Movie Show Producer; (Sept. 2018 – April 2020)
    •  Content Curation and Creation: news, articles, audio editing, graphics, and podcast.
    •  Production planning and talent interactions.
    • Marketing and audience growth efforts.
      • Launched The KSL Movie Show Club; expanding our direct social interactions with our audience through Facebook group, events, texts, and more. (2019)
  • Special Projects and Launching Producer:
    • Producer: Your Voice Your Vote with Boyd Matheson, 2018
    • Producer Doug Wright Specials:
      • Golden Spike 150, 2019.
      • The Fighting Preacher, 2019.
    • Producer of KSL Nights with Todd Fooks, 2019.
    • Launching Producer of Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson, 2019
    • Relaunch/Rebranding Producer: The Greenhouse Show, 2019.
    • Conference Conversations Specials Team Leader, Fall 2019-Present
  • Talent – Special Guest & Hosting:
  • On-Call Producer; Provided on-call support for radio, news, administration, and podcast production.
 
Strategic Communications Specialist – Riverton, Utah
Freelance/Self-Employed

Sept. 2015-Present

  • Communication advice/training, design, content creation and implementation for small business clients and individuals. Helping artists create materials and learn the skills to promote their passions.
Mills Publishing Inc. – Salt Lake City, Utah
Publishing, Sales, and Administrative Assistant

 June 2017- July 2018

  • Provides administrative support to the president, sales team, & art department; prepares agendas/notes/reports/documents, maintains a deadline-heavy calendar, assists with editing/layouts, and general office tasks. Enables coordination between the teams for a smoother publication process.
  • Correspondence with clients/public physically and digitally through sales letters, advertising proposals, e-mails, phone calls, social media/marketing posts, and more. Cultivating a relationship with clients and the public.
  • Markets advertising opportunities and publications through targeted content creation; writing copy, creating/managing custom/branded email campaigns/lists. Helping digitize and modernize the company’s communication practices.
Riverton Arts Council – Riverton, Utah
Communications and Public Relations Volunteer/Intern

Sept. 2011-March 2017

  • Designed/dispersed communications, marketing, publicity, PR, and originating website designer/manager. Including digital/ social media/customer correspondences, external/internal copy, and print materials for several large-scale productions a year, city events, and various special events and programs. Facilitated communications between all parties, increasing audience base and allowing for more successful productions.
  • Physically represented the RAC at events and programs throughout the year, including ticket sales and audience liaison. Planned and managed RAC booths at fairs and events; coordinating volunteers, activities, and materials to help establish and promote the arts in the community.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
  • Creative and business software: Microsoft Word Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, Dropbox, Google Suite
  • Publishing and proposal software: Magazine Manager, ACT!, PressCable, NewsBoss, Libsyn, Omny, SocialNewsDesk
  • Writing/editing/visual design: Associated Press, journalistic Marketing, InDesign, Photoshop, internal/external
  • Website design and management: HTML and CSS coding, WordPress, homestead, 1&1
  • Social media campaign management: HootSuite, MailChimp, PromoRepublic, built-in social media publishing tools
  • Quantitative/qualitative research: Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, social media tools/insights
  • Publishing: print/books, digital/online, magazines/trade journals, programs/playbills, and more
  • Videography and Photography, Film, Audio, and Theatrical Production
ACHIEVEMENTS AND VOLUNTEERING
  • “Annie,” Assistant Director, Riverton Arts Council
Spring 2017
  • “Look Up!” Student Documentary, Producer, Salt Lake Community College
Spring 2015
  • “Into the Woods,” Assistant Director, Riverton Arts Council
Summer 2014
  • “Ellie the Drama Princess: A Child’s Introduction to the Theater Process,” self-published
Summer 2013
  • Folio,” Several short stories and prose, Salt Lake Community College
2010-2013

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