Olivia Gum

I joined the TN Army National Guard in 2019 as a Public Affairs Specialist.  I completed the 6-month training at the Defense Information School where I was taught the fundamentals of journalistic writing, photography, videography, digital graphic design, and interactive multimedia. At the 118th MPAD, my unit in Nashville, TN, I have completed local and overseas missions in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Japan, and India. All of my work is shared on DVIDS. As of March 2023, I was promoted to SGT and given the responsibility of leading other public affairs specialists and coordinating missions.

Last summer, I worked with the U.S. Department of the Treasury as their Video and Marketing Intern managing two initiatives. "Your Data, Your Story" involved collecting user survey data, analyzing preliminary interviews for different use cases, and recording/editing 12 users' experiences with USAspending.gov.  "Data Sources" was a series of animated tutorial videos explaining federal contracts and the 2014 Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act).

Once I finished military training in 2021, I started freelancing on Upwork with video editing as my specialty.  I have edited hours of online courses, animations, documentary-style,  testimonials, and branded content. My longest client was CallProof, a CRM company, where I learned the ins and outs of social media, blog writing, website analytics, app design, reporting, and strategy.