STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION • VISUAL STORYTELLING • PROGRAM OPERATIONS

Amanda Sullivan

Award-winning communications professional working across strategy, writing, photography, digital media, and program operations.

Your story. Your way.

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9+ years

Communication, public affairs & operations experience

2,400+

Official photographs produced

150+

Published news & feature articles

1M+

Projected digital reach of published visual content

Stakeholder Relations & Programs

Community Engagement & Outreach

Building bridges between military installations, civilian institutions, educators, and local communities through coordinated campaign logistics, volunteer mobilization, and public relations initiatives.

Community Relations • Volunteer Logistics • Public Affairs

Read Across America Community Outreach

Challenge: Coordinate a large installation-wide literacy outreach effort connecting service members with schools and children throughout the surrounding region.

Audience: Military volunteers, regional school administrators, educators, elementary students, and community leaders.

Amanda’s Role: Coordinated volunteer onboarding, participating school networks, internal communication, scheduling, media coverage, and on-site program execution.

Verified Impact & Metrics

  • Mobilized over 360 Soldier volunteers
  • Reached approximately 18,000 children across regional schools
  • Engaged 940 classrooms with structured volunteer schedules

Read Across America

Installation-Wide Literacy Outreach

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Visual Communications

Photojournalism & Photography

Verified Honors & Recognition

2024 Civilian Photographer of the Year — U.S. Army Installation Management Command

2024 Civilian Photographer of the Year — U.S. Army Materiel Command

Honorable Mention — Department of the Army Keith L. Ware Awards

Amanda’s photography combines documentation with communication strategy. Her work has supported news coverage, command messaging, community outreach, official ceremonies, and visual storytelling across defense platforms.

Photojournalism

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Photojournalism

Operational Coverage

Portraiture

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Portraiture

Personnel & Leaders

Tactical & Ceremonial

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Events

Ceremonies & Field Ops

Editorial, Press & Research

Writing Samples

Over 150 published news and feature articles for The Guidon, eGuidon, and Army.mil, alongside strategic executive messaging, talking points, and qualitative research reports.

News & Feature Articles

Human-interest feature stories, operational reporting, and installation news articles published across official defense distribution channels.

150+ Published Works

Qualitative Research Analysis

AI in the Workplace Study: Moderated focus group research, transcribed/coded data, and synthesized empirical findings regarding DoD STEM AI perception.

Academic & Operational Reports

Executive & Press Messaging

Strategic campaign scripts, talking points for command leadership, ceremony remarks, media releases, and internal public affairs guidance.

Strategic Communications

Multimedia & Digital Content

Social Media Graphics & Video

End-to-end multimedia production driving engagement, public relations, and recruitment. Personally responsible for talent recruitment, campaign coordination, scripting, filming, editing, and official publishing.

Army-Wide Campaign

"Why I Serve" Series

An Army-level digital initiative designed to humanize service members, bridge the civilian-military divide, and drive recruitment by spotlighting personal stories of dedication, featuring 2nd Lt. Paige Herbst.

Recruitment & Public Relations

Community Outreach

Virtual Fire Prevention Series

Developed as an innovative digital outreach solution during COVID-19 classroom restrictions. This 10-part educational series delivered vital safety training directly to thousands of remote students, featuring Fire Inspector Olaf Jensen and mascot Sparky.

10-Part Educational Series

Official Selection

Drill Sergeant Halloween Spotlight

A high-engagement community feature highlighting the MSCOE Drill Sergeant of the Year, Staff Sgt. Aquai Alexander. Selected by the official U.S. Army main channels as its flagship Halloween feature post.

U.S. Army Main Page Feature

Production Scope & Execution

Full-lifecycle production for all featured campaigns: Talent Recruitment • Stakeholder Coordination • Scriptwriting • On-Set Filming & Direction • Video Editing & Audio Post-Production • Multi-Platform Publishing & Distribution Strategy.

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Let’s Connect

Whether you're looking for strategic communication leadership, qualitative research execution, high-impact photojournalism, or multimedia campaign production—I'd love to connect.

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Available for Remote & On-Site Work