Aaron Gyllenhaal

Permanent Address: 1003 S Elmwood Ave., Oak Park, Illinois 60304

Phone: (708) 203-7921 — Primary Email: afgylle@ilstu.edu — Secondary Email: aarongyllenhaal@gmail.com

Education

Illinois State University – Normal, IL, 8/2015-Present (Graduation expected 5/2019)

Bachelor of Science: Major: Public Relations (CEPR accredited program) - Minors: Math, Business Analytics

Employment Experience

• Illinois State University Office of Admissions: Lead Social Media Intern 2018- 2019
• Creating ad campaigns to targeted groups, scheduling content on all
platforms, editing work before publishing, hiring semesterly interns
• Wonder Works Children’s Museum (part-time and seasonal) 2014-2018
Guest supervisor, customer relations, social media strategy

Internship Experience

• Illinois State University Office of Admissions: Social Media Intern 2017-2018

Creating content for social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram,
Twitter, and Buzzfeed aimed at prospective and admitted students
• Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Communication Theory Spring 2018
Providing assistance in learning and applying communication theories
through teaching lab sessions, individual meetings and study sessions

Volunteer Experience

• Honors Alternative Spring Break Trip Leader, Living Lands & Waters Spring 2019
Planning, managing and executing a trip for 40 Honors Program students
to aid in pollution reduction along the Mississippi River
• Honors Alternative Spring Break, Junior Achievement Spring 2018
Educating low income youth about financial literacy

Achievements

• Graduating Magna Cum Laude with a 3.86 GPA

• Member of the Honors Program at Illinois State University and National
Communication Association Honor Society

Skills

• Creating copy for press releases, broadcast and social media

• Statistical analysis of data with software such as SPSS, SAS and SAP
• Certified in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access