JULIE

 M.  GRACE  
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OBJECTIVE:  Seek  full-­‐‑time  employment  in  communications  or  public  policy  with  a  focus  on  writing  and  research    
 
EDUCATION  
Marquette  University,  Milwaukee,  WI    
M.A.  Communication  (Concentration  in  communication  professions  and  society)  –  May  2018    
  Thesis:  The  Political  Motivations  of  Christian  Women  Following  the  2016  Presidential  Election  
B.A.  Journalism  and  Political  Science  –  May  2017,  Magna  Cum  Laude    
 
EXPERIENCE  
Wisconsin  Public  Television,  Madison,  WI  
EDITORIAL  INTERN:  May  2018  –  August  2018    
•   Research  and  write  stories  to  complete  12-­‐‑month  documentary  on  WI’s  changing  political  landscape  
•   Create  and  post  content,  research  and  link  to  external  content  for  project-­‐‑related  social  media    
 
The  O’Brien  Fellowship  in  Public  Service  Journalism,  Marquette  University,  Milwaukee,  WI        
GRADUATE  ASSISTANT:  August  2017  –  May  2018  
•   Selected  to  assist  one  of  four  Fellows  from  Wisconsin  Public  Television  with  his  documentary  on  the  culture  
and  political  landscape  in  rural  Wisconsin.  Duties  included  research,  interviews,  scripting  and  digital  posts  
•   Wrote  blog  posts  and  generated  print  content  for  the  “news”  section  of  the  O’Brien  Fellowship  website  
 
Badger  Institute,  Milwaukee,  WI  
INTERN:  March  2017  –  May  2018    
•   Contributed  to  the  Project  for  21st  Century  Federalism,  a  multi-­‐‑year  investigation  of  the  growth  in  federal  
grants  and  their  effect  on  state  and  local  governance  
•   Performed  research,  data  gathering,  open  records  requests  and  wrote  articles  published  online  and  in  print    
•   Assisted  with  survey  implementation  and  follow-­‐‑up  interviews  for  articles  on  federal  school  funding  
 
The  City  of  Milwaukee  Public  Information  Division,  Milwaukee,  WI  
PUBLIC  RELATIONS  INTERN:  August  2016  –  December  2016      
•   Wrote  resolutions  and  media  releases  for  the  15  Common  Council  members  
•   Attended  press  conferences  and  wrote  briefings  for  the  Common  Council  
 
Marquette  University,  Office  of  Public  Affairs,  Milwaukee,  WI          
INTERN:  August  2015  –  May  2017    
•   Collected  government  relations  data  and  summarized  state  and  local  government  hearings    
•   Coordinated  communications  and  marketing  for  The  Les  Aspin  Center  for  Government  to  prospective  students    
 
The  Public  Policy  Forum,  Milwaukee,  WI                                    
RESEARCH  INTERN:  June  –  August  2016  
•   Compiled  Southeast  Wisconsin  school  data  and  co-­‐‑authored  the  annual  schooling  book  –  a  comprehensive  
census  of  public  school  district  enrollments,  academic  achievement  and  finance  
 
Catholic  Financial  Life,  Milwaukee,  WI                      
COMMUNICATIONS  INTERN:  June  –  September  2016  
•   Wrote  articles  for  the  quarterly  magazine,  blog  posts  for  the  website  and  social  media  posts  for  various  outlets  
 
Team  NEO,  Cleveland,  OH                
MARKETING  AND  RESEARCH  INTERN:  June  –  August  2015  
•   Provided  research,  data  and  written  analysis  to  illustrate  the  regional  economic  story  for  Northeast  Ohio  
•   Provided  news  stories,  industry  profiles  and  blogs  for  web  page  and  external  outlets  
 
U.S.  House  of  Representatives,  Office  of  Congressman  Paul  Ryan,  Washington,  D.C.          
LES  ASPIN  CENTER  FOR  GOVERNMENT  INTERN:  January  –  May  2015    
•   Monitored  and  assembled  weekly  national  press  coverage  and  submitted  trends  and  topics  to  press  secretary  
•   Attended  Congressional  hearings  and  wrote  briefs  for  the  office;  responded  to  mail  and  electronic  inquiries