AARRON SMITH
Winter Park,FL
Summary
Marine Corps veteran and enthusiastic photojournalist with strong background in creative storytelling for specific publications and online platforms and adept at crafting targeted social media messages to provide key information to a military and civilian audience.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Journalism Tutor
Varsity Tutors
Woodbridge, VA
09.2022 - 04.2023
- Guide students through the core principles of essay and journalism writing.
- Create lesson material dedicated to improving the core concepts of the English language, grammar, and constructing compelling sentence structures to influence and persuade their audience.
- Edit essays and homework assignments for spelling or grammar errors.
- Teach techniques for focusing or reading comprehension, so students can continue to learn on their own.
- Conducted individual tutoring sessions with students to help them improve their academic performance.
Public Affairs Specialist
United States Marine Corps
Quantico, VA
09.2018 - 09.2022
- Capture digital photos and write corresponding articles on over 30 different occasions about individuals and events to be distributed to military publications.
- Produce and distribute videos, and other content for digital use.
- Update social media accounts and websites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
- Establish and promote specific messages on behalf of Marine Corps Base Quantico.
- Schedule over 200 studio appointments to shoot and print military and civilian personnel images.
Administrative Assistant
United State Marine Corps
Quantico, VA
03.2020 - 06.2021
- Operate multi-line phone system, serving as a point of contact for 4 senior ranking Marines.
- Proactively responded to emails of various military personnel, contractors, and professional services personnel to receive orders, direct activities, and communicate instructions.
- Maintained impressive office organization to keep facilities efficient, organized, and professional.
- Monitored 4 supervisors' work calendars and scheduled appointments, meetings, and travel.
Skills
- Digital Photography
- Photo Editing
- Digital Video
- Technical Writing
- Directing Experience
- Video Editing
- Social Media
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook
- Verbal Communication
- Schedule Keeping
Certification
- Defense Information School: Public Affairs, May 2018 - Sept 2018
- Secret Security Clearance, Sept 2018 - Current
- Defense Information School: Mass Communication Foundations, Broadcast Journalism, May 2021 - June 2021
- Full Sail University: Creative Writing, April 2023 - Oct 2023
Timeline
Journalism Tutor
Varsity Tutors
09.2022 - 04.2023
Administrative Assistant
United State Marine Corps
03.2020 - 06.2021
Public Affairs Specialist
United States Marine Corps
09.2018 - 09.2022
- Defense Information School: Public Affairs, May 2018 - Sept 2018
- Secret Security Clearance, Sept 2018 - Current
- Defense Information School: Mass Communication Foundations, Broadcast Journalism, May 2021 - June 2021
- Full Sail University: Creative Writing, April 2023 - Oct 2023