PORTFOLIO AND RESUME

Anna Andersen

Digital Marketer
Canva
Instagram
TikTok
Midwest Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Students Union
Social media and Public Relations
MAASU nonprofit- Marketing and Public Relations Director and President supporting roles.
·       Manage Social media platforms using content creation and community engagement.
·       Directing communication strategies with co-director for consistency, clarity and engagement and mission/vision branding
·       Platforms growing using Instagram Tik Tok content creation.
·       Manage and respond to social community interaction.
·       Proficient in Canvas, and Splice video editing, flyers, newsletters, and graphic editing
·       Creating reels and tik tons for promotional and growth
·       Recorded Instagram takeover stories for this and other nonprofits while interacting with community.
Linking critical perspectives and inform and shape a brand that reflects our organizational vision, strategy, and culture. 
Identifying key audience segments and increasing their understanding of the value provided by attracting, developing, and moving critical human movement for public educational information.
Supporting the team through various communication and effective communication style by doing one on ones or team meetings
·       Support, manage, execute events such as winter retreat as president supporting role.
·       Communicating through multiple platforms for meetings, quick messages and one on ones for effective staff and yearly planning
Limitless podcast-Creative, PR, social media, content creation team
·       Managing social media pages, interacting with community in dams, comments, emails.
·       Creating content using Canva for graphics and promotional content
·       Writing captions, content and hashtags that are engaging to audience.
·       Branding the podcasts image with positive, values and impactful mission that
 
Girl to girl-Creative and social media team-
·       Contributes at minimum 2 MM + Art pieces per semester (4x and year), either individually or partnered with another student / team. 
·       Works closely with the Executive Director / Organizational team in creating a content editing schedule and streamlining the editing process within schools and within our entity.
·       Individuals interested in and with a strong background in mixed media and art editing (fashion, painting, etc.). 
·       Proficient in Canva digital design basics for formatting. 
·       Daily GTGS features co-creator for our Instagram / TikTok, alongside the co-creator of the monthly article compilation of the daily articles.
Henna Health- Lead graphic designer.
·       Editor for writing and design work
·       Communicating through slack, email and messages for updates and responsibilities
·       Serving as a consult for communication strategies, templates and content
 
    Safe space (2021) and Love letter podcast (2023)                                                                                           
 Developing Creative strategy for interviews, Instagram, and logo
 Build relationships through interpersonal communication with the interviewee.
 Interviewed 30+ process both nationally and globally about mental Health, identity, purpose, struggles, diversity.
Marketing on Facebook for engagement intern for interview
 Knowledge of storytelling and content creation ting through tv production and convergent media writing classes
Rebranding and creating promotional video.
 
Theatre 314-Creative Director
Written a creative piece about using mood boards, creative writing, and copy writing skills.
Directed using lighting, sound, movement, acting skills.
Performed using previous acting classes skills and staged movement.
Devised used creative skills from editing, canvas design and writing skills.
 
 
   Goodman Theatre Play Build 2019 and Integers 2021- Student/Performer                                    Chicago, IL    June-Aug 2019/ June-Aug 2021
Engaged in educational and personal development discussion activities through safe learning.
Collaborated and developed a play with 20 and 50 students and teaching artists for educational engagement and audience viewing through collaborative scene work, writing, and community building for 9 weeks.
Listened to suggestions of my peers and kept track of notes and time.
Written a creative piece about self-love using mood boards, creative writing, and copy writing skills.
Directed using lighting, sound, movement, acting skills.
Performed using previous acting classes skills and staged movement.
Devised used creative skills from editing, canvas design and writing skills.
Programming and community building (Cultural, identity and educational)
 
 
  MAFA-Midwest Association of Filipino American- Intern, Secretary of Cultural Affairs      Chicago, IL/Remote Feb 2020- June 2021
·        Enhancing engagement by planning out and collaborating with a Northwest regional organization on national welcoming ceremony coordination
·        Collaborating with 5-50+ students in group with 7 regional organizations engaging 600+ people’s interest across the U.S. by delivering a national online conference
·        Directed and programmed and researched a roundtable discussion about racism.
·        Proposing and implementing a program core objective to build community and encourage feelings of enlightenment and positivity.
·        Pitching conference theme ideas that align with objective goals.
·        Strengthening relationships and networks for elective board with UNIPRO nonprofit staff members and interns through personal outreaching, emailing and current mutual networks with MAFA and MASSU
·        Communicating ideas for audience engagement to seven regions for a national “Pilipino Across the Country” online conference
 
    UNIPRO Filipino Non-Profit- Intern                                                                         Chicago, IL/ Remote June 2020-present
·       Researched, promoted, and presented a workshop about cultural appropriation at a regional conference.
·       Engaging and discussing Philippine’s history/current event relations, developing professional skills and mental health in a professional dialogued space in 3-15+ group thinking and discussion
·       Delivering and creating with team of five capstone project for 8 weeks on a mock conference in Midwest region for students to explore identity and incorporating a mini Balikbayan box activity in presentation.
·       Developing skills in programming, teaching, and communication outreaching through shadowing staff
·       Building relationships with past Uniport staff and members from other regional cohorts in the United States for advising
    APAC- Asian Pacific American Coalition- Community Outreach Chair/program chair          Normal, IL     Aug 2019-April 2023
               Directed and programmed cultural, belonging, identity programming.
●      Informing public relations board members to respond to our community interests and concerns by providing a solidarity statement and resources regarding the Black Live Matter movement.
●      Representing and building a network with MASSU and MAFA network through interpersonal communication by reaching out to outreach members and setting collaborative board meetings
SPLICE-Civic engagement-student programmer and facilitator                               Normal, IL September 2022-May 2023
·       Programming and outreaching to local organizations about community service events for spring 2023.
·       Facilitated September service community service events, partnered with the baby fold.
·       Created reflection activities after community service events.
 
    Leaders for Social Change- Participant                                                                               Memphis, TN   Jan 2020
●       Conveyed daily reflection discussions with groups of six and groups of forty-one on trip experience and group activities.         
●      Advised set rules and positive experience guidelines in the community and classroom environment for a community program.
●      Collaborated making quick decisions and communicated with the group of ten during social issue discussed activity.
Multicultural Center program (APAC) chair-
·       Planned community programs, events, and community that enhanced belonging and identity to college students.
·       Collaborated with Latinx, Asian and LGBTQ+ identity-based organizations to create a program event about intersectionality.
·       Facilitated, directed, and programmed Asian American identified events.
·       Built community and a safe space for community using past community guideline practices.
 
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Promotion and Development Team-Intern                                                                  Normal, Il August 2021-May 2023
·       Research and directed diversity and inclusion, mental health, and entrepreneurship speakers for com week.
·       Developed event planning theme and activities for family day.
·       Integrated the theme Be the change for communication week workshops.
 
Mass Media Advocacy Project-Team member                                                   Normal, IL /Feb 2020-April 2020
●      Communicated in person and mobile and maintained a strong work ethic with a team of five for a 2-month project.
●      Kept track on team’s attendance meeting and checked completion of tasks per week.
●      Managed time and created infographics for two weeks and posted on time the day of sendoff.
●      Delivered a successful campaign project and recognized for team effective production.
Written work-
·       Currently writing a 90-page screenwriting piece about the first gen Filipina who has a mental health disability.
·       Currently writing a book memoir about my personal upbringing as a neurodivergent Filipina breaking taboo of her mental health, sexual and intersectional identity making a greater impact to society
·       Researched, interviewed, surveyed, and wrote a 20-page research paper on racism experience at a prominently white institution.
·       Developed a visual portfolio of writing examples that include research, flyers, nonprofit addressing statements, infographics.
 
 
 
   
Student Representative Speaking, Diversity & Inclusivity Developing and Creating Educational content: 
Mental Health in the Filipino American community -Firebird grant winner and researcher
·       Researching and collecting data about Filipino Americans Mental health
·       Interviewing Filipino American across the Unites states about their mental health.
·       Conducting survey reports and data
 
    Diversity Advocacy/Multicultural Center-Speaker/ Board Member Representative     Normal, IL    Aug 2019-April 2021
·       Speaking at Multicultural summer session weekly for incoming students by sharing resources and experiences
●      Engaging and participating Latin and Asian American educational discussion and anti-racism and diversity on campus/online
Honors and Recognition:
Firebird Research grant                                                                                                             Normal, IL September 2022
Hispanic Heritage Foundation Youth Awards- Media and Arts Gold Medal                              Chicago, IL November 2018
Dedication to Theatre Medal                                                                                                      Chicago, IL June 2019                                                                                     
Leadership and Community Service Medal                                                                               Chicago, IL June 2018
 
Theatre classes: Devising Theatre, acting 1 and 2, Costume Design, Fundamentals of theatre.
 
Communication Classes:
Event Planning, Communication, and Leadership, Tv Production, Communication Research Methods, Convergent Media Writing, Mass Media Intro, Visual Communication, Mass Media Culture Criticism, Communication and Leadership
 
Theatre background-acting, fundamentals and devising classes
 
Knowledge of storytelling, Researcher, Strong writing, and oral communication
 
Technology: Canva, Premiere pro, splice editing, Adobe fresco, procreate, voice-over and smartphone filming. Rising content creator
Knowledge of all social media platforms including Instagram, twitter and tik took and snapchat.
 
 
 
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