FROM THE DESK OF HILARY KELLY
Welcome! I'm so glad you stopped by. You're probably here because we crossed paths in some professional context. If you're looking for details about my career and work experience, you'll find them below.
What my resume leaves out is how I fuel my imagination and fill my non-working hours: my theatre career and my illustration business. I can't wait to tell you about them! Keep scrolling to learn more.
Education
Proficiencies
Washington College of Law Clinical Program
Senior Administrative Assistant
2015 - 2019
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Liaised between faculty, staff, and students to ensure smooth operation of four clinics providing legal services to the general public
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Supported client intake, scheduling, and case file organization; booked talent for and ran tech aspects of fast-paced simulations
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Handled multiple streams of information and incoming requests with competing deadlines and priorities
Neimand Collaborative
Communications Coordinator
2014 - 2015
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Researched, drafted, edited, and proofread print and digital content for clients in the social justice nonprofit sector
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Captured meeting summaries, action items, and client feedback to ensure accurate and timely deliverables
The George Washington University
Administrative Assistant
2010 - 2014
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Handled facility reservations, course material preparation, end-of-semester evaluations, and ad hoc requests from faculty and staff
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Assisted with preparations for and execution of annual scholarship audition weekend
CenterLink
Program Administrative Manager
2023 - 2025
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Established new processes and strengthened existing workflows to ensure five programs functioned effectively and within budget
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Liaised with the organization's Operations and Communications teams as needed, strengthening collaboration across departments
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Developed flexible system to anticipate upcoming editorial needs and react swiftly to new needs; edited email content
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Implemented new screening process for network calls to ensure participant and staff privacy and safety
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Created new means of tracking invoices through payment process so staff could look in one place for most updated status
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Curated list and automated delivery of emergency resources, increasing responsiveness while reducing staff time and mental load
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Heavily contributed to planning for and execution of 2024 Leadership Summit attended by 250+ center leaders and staff
Art With Impact
Administrative Associate
2022 - 2023
Executive Assistant
2021-2022
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Introduced automation into hiring process and co-developed onboarding toolkit used to onboard 5 new hires
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Co-planned bi-coastal and online hybrid retreat, including venue booking, travel, lodging, catering, and supplies, for 20+ attendees
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Initiated centralized means of tracking and completing compliance requirements on national (U.S. + Canada) and state levels
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Restructured digital filing system and owned organizational wiki creation and maintenance
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Supported Executive Director in all daily operations including meeting prep, notetaking, scheduling, and acting as a sounding board
Internships
Perseus Books Group
Editorial Intern
2014
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Evaluated book proposals, researched comps and market viability, and made recommendations for Editorial Director review
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Provided developmental edit suggestions, tracked photo permissions, and drafted jacket copy for upcoming titles
BroadwayWorld
Newsdesk Intern
2014
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Conducted interviews for and wrote feature stories and short form articles, upholding company style guides and driving views to website
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Pitched stories based on industry current events
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Wrote and/or copyedited hundreds of press releases
Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival National Playwriting Program
Assistant to Region II Director
2014
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Organized cloud-based library of contest submissions for review by evaluation committee
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Assisted with execution of week-long festival serving college students in the Mid-Atlantic region
Work History
Orlando Family Stage
Marketing and PR Intern
2011
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Designed collateral for external signage and internal report
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Drafted copy for promo events and local radio spot
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Assisted with publicity photo shoots
Currently pursuing
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification via the Project Management Institute
2010 - 2014
The George Washington University (School of Media and Public Affairs)
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Bachelor of Arts, Journalism and Mass Communications
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Minor in Theatre
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Magna Cum Laude, Dean's List, awarded special honors in major
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Presidential Scholar of the Arts recipient in Acting
Skilled
Google Workplace suite (Mail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets, Meet), Microsoft suite (Outlook, Calendar, OneDrive, SharePoint, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, Teams), Adobe InDesign, Canva, Asana, Notion, ClickUp, Trello, Zoom, Humanitix, Calendly, Constant Contact, Slack, Dropbox, Confluence
Familiar
Squarespace, Wix, Wordpress, Photoshop, Illustrator, Final Cut Pro, Quickbooks Online, Airtable, Insightly, Little Green Light, Loom, Monday, ToDoist, Miro, Honeybook
I am the artist as well as the founder, owner, and all other -er titles behind Reverie Creative Company, LLC (under construction). Reverie Creative offers art licensing, which means other companies can rent my artwork to put on their products, as well as custom illustrations. My hope is to eventually illustrate children's books. Head over to Reverie Creative's website to check it out!
The first time I set foot onstage was as Hippopotamus #2 in my kindergarten class' musical adaptation of the story of Noah's ark. I was absolutely hooked and off to the races. I've been performing professionally for the past 10 years, first in Washington, D.C. and now on stages and in theme parks in the Central Florida area. My favorite projects are classical plays and theatre for young audiences.
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