Kelsye A. Gould ~ Résumé

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Freelance Work	Organization	Freelance Work	Dates
	Actors Theater of Minnesota	Graphic Design of ads and postcards for various shows, web site management	July ’10 – Present
	Black Hills Playhouse Alumni Association	Communications Consultant: ConstantContact and newsletters	Sept. ’10 – Present
	Black Hills Playhouse	Web site and business collateral design	Apr. ’11 – Present
	Connie Shaver LLC	Web site and business collateral design, Marketing assistant	Sept. ’10 – Present
	CAMP Bar	Web site management and graphic design	July ’10 – Present
	MinnesotaPlaylist.com	Web re-design and ad sales	July ’10 – Present
	Old Folsom Vineyard	Web site design	Nov. – Dec. ’09
	Sweetfrog Productions	Graphic Design and P.R. for MisMatched	May – Aug. ’10
	Teatro del Pueblo	Marketing/Communications for 2010 & 2011 Political Theater Festival & Oedipus el Rey	Jan. ’10 – Apr. ’11
	West Side Theater Project	Marketing/Communications for two community theater productions	Aug. – Sept. ’09, July – Sept. ’10

Experience	Employer:	Pillsbury House Theatre	Dates Employed:	March 2011 - Present
	Job title:	Marketing Assistant	Supervisor(s):	Alan Berks

Responsibilities:

Brainstorm creative approaches to small theatre marketing; grassroots marketing; maintaining PHT’s online presence; updating web site; researching group sales; event planning and execution; laying out programs and designing other marketing collateral, as needed; helping with front-of-house during productions

	Employer:	Guthrie Theater	Dates Employed:	July 2010 - March 2011
	Job title:	Usher	Supervisor(s):	Katherine Mayer

Responsibilities:

Welcoming and directing patrons; scanning tickets; seating patrons and solving seating problems; assisting patrons with special needs; monitoring audiences

	Employer:	Minnesota Fringe Festival	Dates Employed:	Summer, 2009
	Job title:	Communications Intern	Supervisor(s):	Robin Gillette; Matthew Foster

Responsibilities:

Scheduling photographers for 162 shows; editing and re-sizing photos for print and web use; providing administrative support

	Employer:	Theatre de la Jeune Lune	Dates Employed:	January – May 2008
	Job title:	Marketing Intern	Supervisor(s):	Scot Covey

Responsibilities:

Social marketing via Facebook and MySpace; website maintenance; data management; graphic design; research; email and phone correspondence

	Employer:	St. Catherine University Student Center of Activities	Dates Employed:	July ’09 – May ’10
	Job title:	Graphic Artist	Supervisor(s):	Brigette Marty

Responsibilities:

Designing unique and eye-catching publicity for the school Activities Team and clubs; creating logos for student organizations

	Employer:	St. Catherine University Theater Department	Dates Employed:	Sept. ’06 – Aug. ’10
	Job title:	Administrative Assistant; House Manager; Construction Crew	Supervisor(s):	Jo Ann Holonbek; Troy Wilhelmson

Responsibilities:

Updating the website, designing publicity, and providing staff support; welcoming patrons, selling tickets, and tracking audience size; building scenery and props

Education	St. Catherine University, St. Paul, Minnesota
	Bachelor of Arts in Theatre-Business and French GPA: 3.987, Ninth graduating senior Study Abroad: India (summer 2008) and France (summer 2007)

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office Programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook, OneNote)
Adobe Creative Suite CS2, CS3, and CS4 (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)
HTML and CSS
ConstantContact emails

Volunteer/ Community Activities

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theater—Designed, executed, and analyzed market research pertaining to Saturday Puppet Shows for Kids, fall 2008
Ski For Light of the Black Hills, 2006-2011
Thespians Unite! (CSC/UST theatre club)

2008-2009 public relations coordinator;
2007-2008 treasurer and historian; organizing events; attending workshops

French Club—2008-2010 administrative assistant
Tutoring—Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics; French
Dance—clogging instructor; study ballet, pointe, modern, jazz, tap, and swing
Celeste’s Dream Community Garden, 2009-2010
Black Hills Community Theatre—acting in productions; archiving historical data
Black Hills Playhouse Alumni Association—mailings; book-keeping; event planning

Awards

Outstanding Senior Honors Project Award, St. Catherine University
St. Thomas More Award (in recognition of leadership and service to St. Catherine University)
Recipient of the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting
2nd Place in the 2006 National Essay Contest sponsored by the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington, D.C.