Resume

CYNTHIA PUCKETT

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts, Digital Arts, Stetson University, May 2019. GPA: 3.93 | Magna Cum Laude
Associate of Science, Interactive Media Production, Daytona State College. May 2017

Coursework: Photography, Videography, Journalism, Graphic Design, Web Design, Audio Engineering, Studio Television Production, Social Media Marketing, Digital Media, and Mass Communication

Skills: Writing, Editing (Photos, Text, Video, and Audio), Avid ProTools, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Adobe: Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Audition, and In Design

WORK HISTORY:

MAY 2022 TO PRESENT | FREELANCE

SEPT. 2019 TO MAY 2022 | Coordinator of Digital Alumni Engagement | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Daytona Beach, FL

JAN. 2019 TO SEPT. 2019
Graphic Design Specialist | Tomoka Christian Church | Ormond Beach, FL

Create print media: booklets, fliers, posters, banners, signs, business cards, and promotional material
Create logos and branding for various ministries, make decisions about branding and campaigns for new campuses
Contribute to decisions being made by the Communications team
Compile data and contribute to decisions for the annual Impact Report

MAY 2017 TO AUG. 2018
Communications Assistant | Tomoka Christian Church | Ormond Beach, FL

Produce videos and slide shows for use during services
Provide photos to be used for promotion at social media and the website
Update web pages. Write articles, scripts for video announcements, and other weekly publications
Manage social media for two campuses, including Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube
Contribute to decisions regarding placement of promotions at weekly budget meetings
Compile data and contribute to decisions for the annual Impact Report

FEBRUARY 2017 TO MAY 2017
News Reporter | WNDB-News Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach, FL

Write news stories from press releases and crime reports, conduct recorded telephone interviews
Write short scripts for hits and wraps to air on the radio
Utilize Adobe Audition to edit audio recorded and save audio clips of telephone interviews
Perform edits such as resize and crop of images included with news articles
Use WordPress to compose and publish news articles to WNDB website and social media

SEPTEMBER 2015 TO FEBRUARY 2017
Editor-in-Chief, Multimedia Editor, Managing Editor, writer, photographer, videographer, and copy editor | In Motion, DSC campus newspaper | Daytona Beach, FL 

Create videos of news stories to be shared at Facebook and YouTube
Capture video and still photos to accompany news stories
Write, edit and produce stories for multiple platforms, including print and Internet
Arrange and conduct interviews with individuals knowledgeable about each story’s subject matter
Conduct weekly budget meetings to determine stories to cover for monthly publication
Manage team of writers, photographers, and editors

MAY 1983 TO JULY 2006
Manager and Owner | Ormond Gift Center | Ormond Beach, FL

Various aspects of retail management, including: overseeing employees, customer service, cashier, merchandising, shipping and receiving, attending trade shows and buying merchandise

EXHIBITIONS
2019
Platinum Collective Digital Arts Senior Exhibition, Hand Art Center, Stetson University

HONORS AND AWARDS
2019
Dean’s List, Stetson University
Recipient of Dean’s Fund grant from Stetson University’s College of Arts and Sciences and Creative Arts Department
Recognized as an Outstanding Senior by Stetson University’s Digital Arts Program
Ethan F. Greene Award
Graduated Stetson: Magna Cum Laude

2018
Dean’s List, Stetson University
Recipient of a donor-funded scholarship from Stetson University for the 2018-2019 academic year

2017
Transfer Dean’s Scholarship, Stetson University
Dean’s List, Stetson University
President’s List, Spring, Daytona State College
58th Annual Florida College System Activities Association Student Publication Awards, In Motion Newspaper:
Second place for Editorial, “College Taking Steps to Help Homeless”
Second place for News Story “Museum Employee’s Good Deed”
Third for In-Depth Reporting “Rival Supporters at DSC, Ocean Center”
Inner Circle Honors for placing in three or more categories
Aeolus magazine award, 3rd place for poem, “Kaleidoscope Dancers”
President, Campus Crusade for Christ

2016
Inducted into the Daytona State College Hall of Fame
Most Outstanding Student, Interactive Media, Daytona State College
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges, Daytona State College
Represented Daytona State College at the 25th Annual Brouhaha Student Film and Video Festival
Bright House Networks Foundation Scholarship
President’s List, Spring and Fall, Daytona State College
President, Campus Crusade for Christ
Guest-speaker at Daytona State College’s Foundation Gala

2015
President’s List, Spring and Fall, Daytona State College
Bell South Foundation Scholarship
Vice-President, Campus Crusade for Christ

2014
President’s List, Fall, Daytona State College
Dean’s List, Spring, Daytona State College
L. Gale Lemerand Center for Entrepreneurship Scholarship
Bright House Networks Foundation Scholarship

2013
Dean’s List, Fall, Daytona State College

PUBLICATIONS
2019
“Showcases of Self-Expression” Stetson Today

2017
“DSC Student Publications Receives Multiple Awards At State Conference” In Motion Newspaper

2016
“Awards honor students, alumni, employees” In Motion Newspaper
“Country music star Brian Kelley honored at DSC Foundation Gala” The Daytona Beach News-Journal

2014
“Southeast Museum of Photography marks 50 years of influence, innovation, inspiration” In Motion Newspaper