Shélan O'Keefe

Co-authored a published scientific paper and created artist bios, submission pitches, video scripts, and narratives for various projects. Crafted and edited copy for newsletters, product listings, web pages, and social captions for multiple clients.

Managed social media for bands, small businesses, and creatives, including content creation, community management, video editing, social caption writing, and brand tone management. Coordinated with international artists and musicians for project collaboration and managed a 50-date North American tour.

Owned and operated an Atlanta-based home cleaning business with five clients; scheduled cleanings, billed clients, and marketed services.

Primary cleaner for over 20 clients/month. Upheld cleaning standards for Squeaky Green Cleaning Co. Communicated with clients and the company regarding updates, schedules, and issues. Sustained high level of trust with clients to enable unsupervised remote entry and access to properties.

Supported and advised young aspiring musicians participating in GR!C’s annual non-profit summer camp which aims to empower girls, trans youth and gender non-conforming people ages 8-16 through inclusion in rock music. Taught guitar to beginner and intermediate students in an age-appropriate manner, balancing mixed age groups and skill levels in a class of 15.

Created content and community service data for a health-related tech start-up. Interviewed hundreds of businesses and NGOs to assess their potential benefit to underserved communities in Chicago and New York. Wrote narrative reports for both print and web, transcribed and categorized findings for the database.

Developed art and artifact handling techniques, as well as traditional framing skills in a detail-oriented setting. Engaged in professional and creative consultations with customers for custom framing solutions. Assisted with day-to-day upkeep and organization of an independent business, including caring for the shop's 30 year-old resident parrot.

Assisted with the research and development of a college-level museum studies course, handled, cataloged, and stored over 100 artifacts for an exhibition, converted artifact markings and style observations into a functional records database, facilitated curatorial input, artifact handling, and cataloging of artifact attributes.

Designed, built, and tested a grant-funded, multi-year visually-induced haptic illusion experiment. Responsible for subject recruitment, instruction, and interaction.

Performed in a variety of roles and costumes for Redmoon Theater productions.

Appeared in a variety of commercials and films from ages 4-11. Had a lead role in the Golden Globe-nominated and Sundance Film Festival-award-winning film Grace is Gone.