TESTIMONIALS
Jill joined the team during a time of change and disruption and hit the ground running. She has been able to step in, learning on the fly to deliver on projects across our web, editorial, and strategy teams.
During her time on the team, Jill has built and migrated Wordpress websites and run user training for each site. She took the reins on the newsletter for one of our key campaigns and has managed a full cycle of our program and service promotions for 10+ student service units. She also took the initiative to build a whole suite of reporting and analytics to help us better understand the work and its impact.
Always curious and absolutely clutch, Jill is talented, reliable, quick to learn, and genuinely cares about the work and the people she works with. I've appreciated and enjoyed working with Jill during her time on the team and can't wait to see what she achieves next.
Katja Clark
Director, Student Communications Services
University of British Columbia
Erin Green
Associate Director, Student Experience
University of British Columbia
When I reached out to colleagues at UBC looking for someone with a specific set of skills, ability to ramp up in an already-busy time, and assess the lay of the land quickly to contribute during a time when our communications are especially key owing to the shift to online course instruction as a result of COVID-19, Jill's name was recommended to me. I'm grateful for the connection from our network - Jill was exactly the right person for what I needed.
From the outset, Jill brought a keen interest in the work and the depth of her knowledge in the field was evident. She was able to start contributing right away and quickly move on some needed research to ensure that our efforts were well placed via some A/B testing and other quick assessments of our existing practice.
Our work requires keen attention to the nuance of language and words, especially as they relate to policy. Jill was interested to learn how we differentiate between them and was quick to incorporate this into her subsequent work.
Jill also helped us to advance some significant priorities in much-needed digital communications areas, including designing a web hub to host what has traditionally been a key in-person boothing event. Without hesitation, I can say that our implementation would be much less dynamic and designed to support the student experience without her expertise.
Outside of the tangible work, Jill also contributed significantly to the team culture during a time when people were tired due to the ongoing uncertainty in the world and in our work due to the pandemic. Her friendly quips brought energy to the space and her occasional sharing of fun topics brought levity and helped to brighten the mood. I know I'm not alone in this - on her card from the team when her contract wrapped up, this was a common theme.
Jill has many talents, many of which I'm certain I didn't get a chance to see during our relatively short time working together. I hope that our paths cross again in future and I get a chance to see more of them.
Emily Bressington
Wish Coordinator
Make-A-Wish Foundation, BC & Yukon Chapter
Jill is a self-motivated and dedicated employee, who drove the strategic direction of marketing and communications for the BC & Yukon Chapter. Her writing and design skills are exemplary - she would brilliantly capture the journeys of our wish kids into wish stories that would inspire our donors to give, and her skills in design were shown in her beautiful creative for our fundraising events, especially the Night of Wonders gala. Jill is a reliable, positive, and passionate team player, with a desire to consistently produce quality work. It was a pleasure working with her during her 3 years at Make-A-Wish
Jennifer Petersen
Former Provincial Director
Children's Wish Foundation, BC & Yukon Chapter
During our time at Children's Wish Foundation, Jill and I worked very closely together, ensuring that the organization created and shared consistent and professional messaging with our community. Jill was very passionate about her work and very proud to create materials and stories that were impactful and personal. She was able to work quickly and often under great pressure. Jill and I have continued to work together and I often refer Jill to others, or refer back to Jill for my own creative and graphic design needs