Abigail McMillin

Marketing
& Design
Professional

12948 East Tanglewood Circle Palos Park, IL 60464

phone:
(617) 945. 3817

email:
abbymcmillin@gmail.com // amcmil4@uic.edu
website: http://abbymcmillin.weebly.com/

BUSINESS & MARKETING EXPERIENCE

Marketing Assistant to the Director

August 2013 - Present

Tutorium in Intensive English at UIC Chicago, IL

Researching market trends and running competitive analysis of similar IEP programs, developing
analytics and marketing reports, renewing with advertisers and managing payment schedules, and
keeping current files and records.

Managing multiple online profiles and print campaigns, creating a new eBrochure with a third party
design company as well as a new print brochure, helping design and write a weekly newsletter, writing
and posting to our social media campaigns, and assisting with the Tutoriums new website migration
including editing the copy and content.

Interviewing for my replacement and training the new assistant, responding to individual email inquiries
from perspective students, advising them on immigration, visa status, housing, and life in Chicago.

Marketing Coordinator & Strategist, International Trip Director

December 2012 - Present

HMI Performance Incentives Norwood, MA

Developing inbound marketing initiatives and engaging calls-to-action, spearheading all social media
efforts, HMIs online presence, and blog management.

Assisting Creative Services with copywriting, content development, marketing communications, brand
development, proposals and presentations, and other projects related to strategy and design. We have
also started a website migration that I am assisting with.

Experience with: Wordpress, HubSpot Inbound Marketing, Basecamp, Dropbox, Microsoft Office, Prezi,
Weebly, all social media platforms, Adobe Creative Suite, photography, video and more.

When trip directing, I act as a liaison between our clients, their attendees, and program managers in
unfamiliar, international environments. I help run and organize multiple functions throughout the trip and
assist with travel logistics.

Columnist & Photographer

May 2011 October 2012

The Phuket Gazette Phuket, Thailand

I wrote bi-weekly, full-page lifestyle articles (350-600 words) for the largest English-speaking newspaper in
Phuket.

I also did my own photography and editing (2-5 photos per spread).

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
SLA Symposium, UIC
April 2015
Exploring Corrective Feedback and Responses in Multi-Modality Interactions
IT Pro Forum, UIC
Interactive, Online Study Tools: A Quizlet & Mobile Technology How-To

April 2015

ITBE Spring Workshop, Harry S. Truman College

Technology in Our Hands

April 2015

Center for Literacy Private Training Workshop, UIC

Mobile Technology in the Classroom: Live Demo & Hands-on Training

April 2015

Illinois TESOL & Bilingual Education (ITBE) Annual Conference

February 2015
Tech Showcase: Using Smartphones to Increase Real-Time Engagement in the Classroom
Tech Teach, UIC
October 2014
Mobile Technology & Interaction: Using Smartphones to Increase Real-Time Classroom Engagement
Illinois TESOL & Bilingual Education (ITBE) Annual Conference
Tech Showcase: Using Prezi to Capture Engagement in the Classroom

February 2014

EDUCATION
MA Applied Linguistics TESOL

May 2015

The University of Illinois at Chicago, GPA: 4.0

Designed and developed two online CALL projects for the IEP classroom:
http://InventSomethingNew.weebly.com/ & http://EatPlayLearnEnglish.weebly.com/

Designed a full semester-long curriculum, including materials, for an intermediate listening & speaking
course, as well as a beginner reading & vocabulary course.

Advanced TESOL Diploma (250 hour course)

TEFL International, Via Lingua Phuket, Thailand

October 2011

TESOL Certification (120 hour course)

TEFL International, Via Lingua Phuket, Thailand

November 2009

BA Cinema and Comparative Literature, Minor: Theatre Arts

The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
Deans List, Honors Student, Resident Assistant

May 2007

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
IEP Instructor, substitute

December 2014 - Present

Tutorium in Intensive English at UIC Chicago, IL

Assistant IEP Lecturer, Internship

Tutorium in Intensive English at UIC Chicago, IL

August 2014 - December 2014

I served as a co-teacher at first, collaborating with other level instructors, and eventually taking over all
teaching of a multi-cultural intermediate IEP classroom of 13 students. The class met 10 hours a week for
13 weeks.

I also developed materials and created all lesson plans for the entire semester, assisted with creating
assessment materials, managing our classs Blackboard site, all grading, including listening, speaking
and grammar exams. During this time I also attended all staff meetings and development sessions.

IEP Instructor
Darasamuth Phuket School Phuket, Thailand

October 2009 - October 2011

I produced weekly lesson plans and taught intermediate and advanced-level IEP students in grades 5
and 6. I was also able to help train new EFL teachers and assist the director with developing the
curriculum for the fifth and sixth graders. During my time at Darasamuth, I was also a one-on-one tutor
and mentor for learners struggling with fluency, phonetics, and literacy in general.

ESL Instructor
Vilseck Army Base Grafenwhr, Germany

January - May 2009

ESL Instructor
Yokota Air Force Base Fussa, Japan

May - September 2007

SCHOLARSHIPS & RECOGNITION

Graduate Scholarship Award Recipient
Illinois TESOL-BE Annual Conference

March 2014

AmeriCorp Education Award

International Volunteer, ProCorps Scholarship

May 2009

REFERENCES
Lincoln Smith
Vice President of Sales & Marketing, HMI Performance Incentives

lsmith@hmiaward.com
(781) 680. 0247 (office)

Diane Highland
IEP Director & Head of Marketing, Tutorium in Intensive English, UIC

highland@uic.edu
(312) 996. 8764 (office)

Nancy Widman Smith

Director of Marketing, HMI Performance Incentives

nwsmith@hmiaward.com
(781) 680. 0226 (office)

Mary Fran Michalski

IEP Associate Director, Tutorium in Intensive English, UIC

michalski@uic.edu
(312) 413. 0167 (office)