Riley Garand
Southborough,MA
Summary
Creative operations professional and anticipated Spring 2026 M.S. graduate with experience leading marketing initiatives and managing student teams. Skilled at turning ideas into organized plans, coordinating projects, and keeping deadlines on track. Experience includes rebranding campaigns, growing social media audiences, and supporting cross-functional projects. Looking for a role managing creative projects where I can combine organization, collaboration, and strategy to deliver results.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Operations Specialist
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
08.2023 - Current
- Supervises and develops 15+ student employees working as CSI Office Assistants; oversees hiring, training, performance management, and daily operations.
- Processes all student organization events held in academic classrooms, ensuring compliance with university policies, risk management standards and space regulations.
- Manages operational functions that support 500+ Northeastern University student organizations including purchasing, parking passes, program release forms, room bookings, driver approval forms.
- Manages CSI office operations, marketing strategy, social media, communications, website maintenance.
- Co-Chair and founder of CSI Marketing Committee. In role, I supported a rebranding initiative, created a marketing calendar, grew Instagram followers by 70%, incorporated student employee support, and expanded campus partnerships.
- Member of CSI Student Employment Committee. In role, supported the design and execution of student employee trainings, created training guides/resources, assigned special projects, and cross trained with student employees in additional spaces on campus.
Student Ambassador
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
02.2023 - 05.2023
- Representing Ithaca College through speaking with accepted students to the Communication Management and Design Major and Park Pathways Program.
- Speaking with high school students interested in journalism.
Project Management Team Member
Ithacon Comic Convention
Ithaca, NY
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Was a member of the project management team for Ithacon, the nation's second longest running comic convention.
- Worked with a team of eight peers to oversee the Ithacon Promoting and Managing class of approximately 50 students.
- Helped manage the guest, public relations and program book teams.
Content Producer
Ithaca College Television, ICTV Reports
Ithaca, NY
08.2021 - 05.2023
- Managed content created by Ithaca College Television's only long form journalism focused broadcast: ICTV Reports. Produced the content of the news team and helped manage a team of correspondents, digital correspondents, and assistant producers.
Host
Ithaca College Television, ICTV Reports
Ithaca, NY
08.2022 - 12.2022
- Was the face of ICTV's only award winning long-form news show.
- Reported on stories in Tompkins County, New York state and the nation as a whole.
- Highlights include: news package about solutions to gun violence (Episode One) and news package about refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine (Episode Two).
Content Producer
Ithaca College Television, Newswatch
Ithaca, NY
08.2022 - 12.2022
- Manage Newswatch Sunday's weekly TV news broadcasts.
- In charge of choosing the order and types of news stories to create a cohesive show.
- Managing the timeline of production and making sure broadcasts run on time.
- Skills: AP ENPS, TV News Production
Digital Media Intern
WCVB-TV
Needham, MA
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Helped Digital Team research and write content for WCVB's digital platforms.
- Shadowed and helped professionals working at Boston's News Leader.
News Anchor
Ithaca College Television, Newswatch
Ithaca, NY
09.2021 - 12.2021
- Anchored weekly Newswatch Thursday broadcasts.
- Covered local, state and national news.
- Assisted with writing and presenting breaking news stories for live broadcast.
Correspondent
Ithaca College Television, ICTV Reports
Ithaca, NY
09.2020 - 05.2021
- Created long form journalism news packages for ICTV Reports.
- Reported on pandemic related waste.
- Reported on restaurants navigating the coronavirus pandemic.
Editorial Intern
Worcester Business Journal
Worcester, MA
04.2020 - 09.2020
- Reported on daily coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, deaths, positive tests, etc.
- Reported on businesses in Worcester County.
- Wrote monthly unemployment updates, and news briefs.
- Helped write 40 under Forty profiles, Class of 2020.
Education
Master of Science - Project Management
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts, MA06.2026
Bachelor of Science - Communication Management And Design
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY05.2023
High School Degree -
Algonquin Regional High School
Northborough, MA, United States05.2019
Skills
- Canva (Graphic Design/Branding, Video Content)
- Google Drive (Docs, Sheets, Forms)
- Adobe (Photoshop, Premiere Pro)
- Microsoft (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams)
- Social Media (Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok)
- Campus Groups
- Wordpress Management
- Supervision & Coaching
- Event Planning
- Facilitation
- Project Management, Problem Solving, Time Management, leadership, Storytelling, Multitasking, Interviewing
Accomplishments
Eagle Scout Certificate, Boy Scouts of America 09/2018
Timeline
Program Operations Specialist
Northeastern University
08.2023 - Current
Student Ambassador
Ithaca College
02.2023 - 05.2023
Project Management Team Member
Ithacon Comic Convention
01.2023 - 05.2023
Host
Ithaca College Television, ICTV Reports
08.2022 - 12.2022
Content Producer
Ithaca College Television, Newswatch
08.2022 - 12.2022
Digital Media Intern
WCVB-TV
05.2022 - 08.2022
News Anchor
Ithaca College Television, Newswatch
09.2021 - 12.2021
Content Producer
Ithaca College Television, ICTV Reports
08.2021 - 05.2023
Correspondent
Ithaca College Television, ICTV Reports
09.2020 - 05.2021
Editorial Intern
Worcester Business Journal
04.2020 - 09.2020
Bachelor of Science - Communication Management And Design
Ithaca College
High School Degree -
Algonquin Regional High School
Master of Science - Project Management
Northeastern University