Kelsey (K. Riley Tips)

Experience Project Manager and Cultural Entrepenur
Chicago, IL
Resourceful digital project manager with 6+ years of managing internal and external communications strategies that contribute to positive organizational culture. Meticulous, intrinsically motivated, and assertive team player that utilizes innovative approaches to solve complex and develop culturally relevant and cutting-edge brand and marketing campaigns.

About

Kelsey (K. Riley Tips)

Social Media Marketing
Nonprofit Management
Live Tweeting
Growth Hacking
Project Management

Kelsey Riley is an independent creative strategy consultant hailing from the South Side of Chicago. Her experience as Homecoming Vice Chair at Xavier University of Louisiana sparked her career in arts, culture, and media. She has worked with youth in Ecuador, Ghana, and Brazil as a Tom Joyner Foundation Semester at Sea scholar and study abroad programs.

Through her work as the former Executive Assistant and Social Media Manager at Art of Culture, Inc. (formerly known as Donda's House), an arts education non-profit based in Chicago, she cultivated a rich network of artists and influencers in entertainment and media. Past clients and work include collaborations with celebrities such as AAHH! Fest with Common, Vic Mensa, Chance the Rapper, Red Bull's "30 Days in Chicago", Vocalo Radio 91.1 FM, and Chicago Public Schools.

Identifying as queer, Kelsey proudly advocates for the support of Black and Brown LGBTQIA+ creatives. She has been honored for using her platform for advocacy and social justice by publications including Rolling Out, Xavier University of Louisana's alumni chapter, the Chicago Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and more. You can follow her @KRileyTips on social media and learn more at www.krileytips.com.