Sydney C.

Rey

sydneycrey@gmail.com | (401) 662-9071

Objective

A challenging position centered on creativity, organization, and problem solving in a field

dedicated to producing artful and innovative story telling.

Employment History
NBC Universal (LXTV) New York, NY
Operations Assistant Cozi Network

Spring 2014 present

Reformat live-captioned media, align with captions, and quality check before delivering to air.
Cut classic TV shows down to fit new time-code restrictions using Final Cut Pro 7 and X.
Keep a high volume of media organized, captioned, and delivered on time.

Production Assistant, Social Media Manager Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf Fall 2013 Spring 2014
Coordinated pre-production, on-site production and streamlined transition to post-production.
Maintained eight social media platforms and 12 different accounts.
Pioneered new social media marketing strategies, tracked and analyzed their effect.

Production Assistant, Social Media Manager USA Daytime

Cruising World Magazine Middletown RI

Editorial Subcontractor / Project Manager

Fall 2012 Winter 2012

Promoted the magazine by facilitating entries by CW authors into a prestigious marine journalism contest.

Produced editorial content and increased productivity through organizational strategies.

Managed the successful submission of CW's best stories to a prestigious marine journalism contest.
Assisted judges and senior editorial staff with the magazine's Boat of the Year competition centered around
the annual US Boat Show in Annapolis, MD.

Editorial Intern

Levine Greenberg Literary Agency New York NY

Editorial Intern

Fall 2013 Spring 2014

Wrote scripts, ran teleprompter, prepared segments for editing, managed equipment inventory.
Tracked finances, kept receipts, and facilitated paying vendors.
Worked with USA Networks Social Media team to promote USA Daytime.
Coordinated wardrobe acquisition, approval, and returns with stylists and designers.

Fall 2011 Winter 2011

Spring 2011 Summer 2011

Reviewed manuscripts for quality and publishing potential.

Provided literary feedback for new authors in the early stages of book development.

Education
Northeastern University Boston MA
BA English and Linguistics; Graduated cum laude in May 2013
Thesis: A Grammar of Bangarang, a 60-page grammar of the artistic language I designed and constructed.
Awards: Peter Burton Hanson Writing Competition / honorable mention - Scholarly Writing / Narrating for
Us and Them: Subjectivity and Alterity in Conrads Heart of Darkness / Spring 2013
Activities: Womens Club Sailing Team President and Co-ed Sailing Team Vice-President.

Lived and studied in Auckland, New Zealand; Valencia, Spain; Paris, France; and Salerno, Italy.

Language Skills

Proficient in Spanish. Conversational in Italian and French.

Adept with Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe Pro. Familiar with InDesign and
Photoshop, as well as document sharing tools (Google Drive, Dropbox, HighTail)
Familiar with Final Cut Pro X, some teleprompting software, basic understanding of Final Cut Pro 7,
Quicktime, Quicktime 7, and MacCaption.
Very adept with social media (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram YouTube, etc), blogging tools
(WordPress, Squarespace), and some coding language (HTML and CSS).

Computer Skills

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