Sydney Morgan 153 Hills Bay Dr., Hudgins VA 23076 Phone: (804) 725-8860 E-mail: [email protected] Employment Communications Manager and Administrative Assistant at Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation Blacksburg, VA: March 2015 – Present • Plan, execute and oversee successful events; including formal galas, spirits tasting series and golf tournament • Manage social media platforms, such as: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram • Develop communications tools, such as presentations, newsletters and email campaigns • Design and oversee printing production of marketing graphics using Photoshop and InDesign • Maintain office supplies through inventory and orders • Create timelines and assign tasks to event committee members • Assist Executive Director in securing appointments and preparing for meetings • Maintain and manage databases for all program areas • Accommodate guests in a friendly and helpful manner Event Planning Intern at Attimo Winery, Christiansburg, VA: Spring 2014 • Assisted event coordinator in planning private events, such as: weddings, brunches and winery tours • Used an in-depth knowledge of wine varieties to advise guests and promote sales Event and Banquet Server at The Inn at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA: Fall 2014 – Spring 2015 • Set up and decorated banquet halls by arranging tables, coordinating linens and organizing formal place settings • Assisted in preparation of food and beverages • Accommodated guests by being an articulate speaker and attentive listener • Utilized skills of stamina, attention to detail and the ability to multitask and prioritize to handle the fast-pace work environment Shadowing Experience with Bianca Norton, Director of Catering at the Virginia Tech Inn, Blacksburg, VA: Spring 2015 • Studied how to prepare and arrange events at the Virginia Tech Inn, which was named the Top Wedding Vendor by Virginia Living Magazine • Learned how to coordinate several tasks simultaneously, establish rapport with clients and work efficiently under pressure Education Bachelor of Arts, Public Relations; Cognate: Hospitality and Tourism Management: expected May 2016 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA Skills Communications: Technical: • Strategic planner • Persuasive public speaker • Microsoft Word • Adobe Photoshop • Organization • Media writing • Microsoft PowerPoint • Adobe InDesign • Customer satisfaction • Critical thinking • Microsoft Excel • Social networking • Logistics • Excellent analytical skills • Constant Contact • QuickBooks Activities and Projects Media Kit Design: Community Farmer’s Market marketing and promotional designs, including: a logo, newsletter, brochure, fact sheet, audio news release, feature story, opinion editorial and news release Feature Story published in Glo-Quips newspaper in May of 2015

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SydneyMorgan153HillsBayDr.,HudginsVA23076Phone:(804)725-8860E-mail:[email protected]

CommunicationsManagerandAdministrativeAssistantatBlacksburgMuseumandCulturalFoundationBlacksburg,VA:March2015–Present• Plan,executeandoverseesuccessfulevents;includingformalgalas,spiritstastingseriesandgolftournament• Managesocialmediaplatforms,suchas:Facebook,TwitterandInstagram• Developcommunicationstools,suchaspresentations,newslettersandemailcampaigns• DesignandoverseeprintingproductionofmarketinggraphicsusingPhotoshopandInDesign• Maintainofficesuppliesthroughinventoryandorders• Createtimelinesandassigntaskstoeventcommitteemembers• AssistExecutiveDirectorinsecuringappointmentsandpreparingformeetings• Maintainandmanagedatabasesforallprogramareas• Accommodateguestsinafriendlyandhelpfulmanner

EventPlanningInternatAttimoWinery,Christiansburg,VA:Spring2014• Assistedeventcoordinatorinplanningprivateevents,suchas:weddings,brunchesandwinerytours• Usedanin-depthknowledgeofwinevarietiestoadviseguestsandpromotesales

EventandBanquetServeratTheInnatVirginiaTech,Blacksburg,VA:Fall2014–Spring2015• Setupanddecoratedbanquethallsbyarrangingtables,coordinatinglinensandorganizingformalplacesettings• Assistedinpreparationoffoodandbeverages• Accommodatedguestsbybeinganarticulatespeakerandattentivelistener• Utilizedskillsofstamina,attentiontodetailandtheabilitytomultitaskandprioritizetohandlethefast-paceworkenvironment

ShadowingExperiencewithBiancaNorton,DirectorofCateringattheVirginiaTechInn,Blacksburg,VA:Spring2015• StudiedhowtoprepareandarrangeeventsattheVirginiaTechInn,whichwasnamedtheTopWeddingVendorbyVirginiaLivingMagazine

• Learnedhowtocoordinateseveraltaskssimultaneously,establishrapportwithclientsandworkefficientlyunderpressure

EducationBachelorofArts,PublicRelations;Cognate:HospitalityandTourismManagement:expectedMay2016

VirginiaTech,BlacksburgVA

SkillsCommunications: Technical: • Strategicplanner • Persuasivepublicspeaker • MicrosoftWord • AdobePhotoshop

• Organization • Mediawriting • MicrosoftPowerPoint • AdobeInDesign

• Customersatisfaction • Criticalthinking • MicrosoftExcel • Socialnetworking

• Logistics • Excellentanalyticalskills • ConstantContact • QuickBooks

ActivitiesandProjects

MediaKitDesign:CommunityFarmer’sMarketmarketingandpromotionaldesigns,including:alogo,newsletter,

brochure,factsheet,audionewsrelease,featurestory,opinioneditorialandnewsrelease

FeatureStorypublishedinGlo-QuipsnewspaperinMayof2015