My Work Experience
Media Team Member
School of Theatre and Dance (STAD), JMU
January 2024 - Present
While working on the Media Team for the School of Theatre and Dance at James Madison University, I have gotten the chance to work on a small team of students under direct guidance from the school’s administrative specialist, Haley Davis. In this position, I have gotten to try my hand at many different jobs and artistic endeavors under the umbrella of social media publicity including: social media management, production/event advertisement, graphic design, project planning, photography, and more!
Publicist of A Wrinkle in Time
Forbes Studio Theatre, JMU
September - November 2024
As co-publicist for A Wrinkle in Time at JMU’s Studio Theatre, I was able to put my creative advertising, management, and leadership skills into direct use and collaboration with one another. I worked closely with MaryKatherin Patteson to create a brand guide, content calendar and posting schedule to publicize the show for the 2 week period of it’s run. My responsibilities included videography, photography, graphic design, and poster/program creation.
Marketing Intern
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
May - August 2024
Richmond, VA
I worked as a summer marketing intern at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Because of the small marketing team, I got to work closely with the marketing personnel to get hands on and direct collaboration and learning experiences. My responsibilities under this job title had a heavy focus on social media event coverage, photography, social media content creation, and graphic design.
On the executive board for BIPOC of STAD at James Madison University, I work with a team of other STAD students to plan meetings, events, and opportunities to support the BIPOC students in the School of Theatre and Dance. As the publicity head, I run the Instagram account, graphic design, and publicize the club’s events and meetings.
Executive Board | Publicity
BIPOC of STAD, JMU
January 2024 - Present
Being the assistant sound designer for JMU’s Studio Theatre production of Circle Mirror Transformation gave me the chance to try my hand in sound design, under guidance from the head sound designer, Emily Doppee. I was able to get hands on experience working in QLab, creating custom sound design in Garage Band, and individually run a tech rehearsal cue-to-cue.
Assistant Sound Designer of Circle Mirror Transformation
Forbes Studio Theatre, JMU
February 2024
Teacher/Choreographer
Cadence Theatre
Summer 2023, Summer 2024
Richmond, VA
As a teacher and choreography for Cadence Theatre’s Jammin’ in July and Jammin’ in August Summer camps, I taught 4-10 year olds musical theatre style dance. Leading them in warm ups, running rehearsals, and teaching young children taught me patience, time management, and effective education skills. Working collaboratively with the other teachers and members of the artistic team, we were able to put on a full musical production in the span of 2 weeks with our students. I was lucky enough to get to choreography Shrek Jr., Finding Nemo Kids, and Lion King Kids over the past two summers with Cadence.
My Education
James Madison University
Class of 2025
Harrisonburg, VA
Bachelor of Arts
Media Arts and Design, with a concentration in Creative Advertising
Theatre, with a concentration in Performance
My Skills
Adobe Creative (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
Canva
UX Design and Research
Garage Band
Script Writing
Copywriting
Blog writing
Theatre and Performance
Videography and video editing
QLab
Directing
Photography