BRENDEN KELSEY McKIM

kelsey.mckim@gmail.com kelseymckim.com @kelseymckim

E D U C AT I O N & AWA R D S
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism Ithaca College
Minors: Mathematics; Honors Program

Ithaca, NY

May 2016

Summa cum laude

Park Scholarship Ithaca College

2012 2016

Prestigious full-support merit scholarship awarded for talent, service, and leadership

SOCIAL JUSTICE EXPERIENCE

Digital and HCAP Intern Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky

June 2016 Present

Engage PPINK patients through Health Center Advocacy Program to participate in storytelling, learn about
ongoing campaigns, attend events, and become activists
Compose social media posts for organizations accounts, make graphics for posts using Canva
Compile research on 2016 legislative session into a pamphlet about relevant legislation and voting records

President Ithaca College Planned Parenthood Generation Action

Nov 2014 May 2016

Organized and facilitated events and meetings advocating sexual health and reproductive rights, working with
Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes and Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Lobbied New York State legislators to support reproductive justice and family planning legislation
Wrote and published letters to the editor in area papers in response to reproductive rights legislation

Communications Intern ACLU of Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky

May Aug 2014

Developed questions and interviewed 31 members and leaders from the organizations 60-year history
Wrote profiles of 23 interviewees for organizations 60th anniversary book and website
Drafted press releases, emails for 11,000 subscribers, Facebook posts, and tweets to promote campaigns

COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIENCE
Marketing Intern Cornell University Press Ithaca, New York

Jan 2016 May 2016

Created month-long social media plan and wrote posts to promote the book Tropical Fruits and Other Edible Plants
of the World. That month, Tropical Fruits outsold all of the presss other titles
Implemented digital marketing strategies, excerpted reviews, wrote fact sheets on upcoming titles

Writing Tutor
Student Administrator Ithaca College Writing Center

Ithaca, New York

Aug 2013 May 2016

Aug 2014 May 2016

Tutored a diverse range of students at various stages of the writing process, tutored ESL students
Coordinated scheduling, interviewed and hired employees, created tutoring materials

Intern Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency New York City

May Aug 2015

Evaluated dozens of manuscript submissions, managed correspondence and incoming calls

Updated and greatly expanded the functionality of ManuscriptWishlist.com using Wordpress. #MSWL became a
trending topic on Twitter when the site relaunched
Intern Pegasus Books New York City
June Aug 2015
Wrote reader reports on manuscript submissions, prepared publicity mailings, compiled reviewer research
My Facebook posts outperformed 90% of previous posts in interaction rates

SKILLS
Writing: Newswriting, press releases, research-based writing, bulk emails, grammar, AP and MLA styles, interviewing
Digital: HTML, CSS, social media analytics and content, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, graphic design, Wordpress,
iWork, Microsoft Office, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Constant Contact, Hootsuite certified, Voter Activation
Network (VAN) database, Planned Parenthood Health Center Advocacy Program (HCAP) training

Administrative: Research strategies, mathematics ability, organizational techniques, office etiquette