Afia Jones
Chicago
Summary
Strategic Communications and Education Coordinator with extensive nonprofit experience developing and implementing innovative digital, internal and external communication strategies. Presents advanced writing, strategic planning and corporate communications skills. Committed to supporting organization's initiatives and programs.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Education Coordinator
Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
09.2022 - Current
- Increased RN and Case Management response rate for Hospital-Based Medicine (HBM) fellows' clinical performance
- Recruits, reviews, and interviews all applications and applicants submitted within the HBM Fellowship Division
- Planned and monitored implementation of technology-based learning programs.
- Manages and creates relationships between the Advanced General Pediatrics (AGP) division’s Community Medicine Advocacy rotation (CMA) and external community organizations
- Developed assessments and user polls to evaluate course effectiveness, altering content and delivery to achieve students, residents, and fellows' learning goals.
Communications & Education Coordinator
The American Association For The Surgery Of Trauma
07.2020 - 09.2022
- Managed, marketed, and executed the Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Virtual Job Fair raising about $30,000
- Coordinated with creative and design teams to produce high-quality visuals for marketing materials.
- Managed and constructed print projects such as preliminary programs, conference program books, and quarterly newsletters
- Constructed and distributed all the association’s marketing emails to about 1,800 subscribed members
- Facilitated and updated the association's web pages, while creating marketing for social media (via Twitter, Instagram Facebook, and LinkedIn)
Marketing Intern
Disovery Center Museum
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Helped with planning and hosting of marketing events.
- Assisted in creating written, video and image content for marketing channels.
- Sat with marketing team members to learn new tasks and determine best tactics for solving challenges.
- Scheduled social media postings to advertise products and generate site traffic.
- Participated in community outreach events for communities with non-disposable income.
Community Development Intern
City of DeKalb
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Helped develop and monitor program budget in collaboration with direct supervisor.
- Collaborated with groups with similar missions and priorities both locally and city-wide.
- Distributed the Housing Discrimination Survey to about 30 businesses and 40 bus stops and parks
- Worked with supervisor and leadership team to implement community's strategic goals and intersectional equity efforts.
Education
B.A. - Public Communications/Advocacy, Nonprofit & NGO Studies
Northern Illinois University
Skills
- Program Development / Management
- Fundraising
- Community Outreach
- Recruitment
- Digital Marketing
- Special Projects
- Written Communications and Media
Timeline
Medical Education Coordinator
Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
09.2022 - Current
Communications & Education Coordinator
The American Association For The Surgery Of Trauma
07.2020 - 09.2022
Community Development Intern
City of DeKalb
06.2019 - 08.2019
Marketing Intern
Disovery Center Museum
05.2019 - 08.2019
B.A. - Public Communications/Advocacy, Nonprofit & NGO Studies
Northern Illinois University
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