Sydney Jackson

About

Sydney Jackson is a graduate of the University of Memphis with a B.A. in English and Professional Writing. They have written for both independent and mainstream publications including BUST Magazine, Sunstroke Press, and Flanelle Magazine. During their time at school, they worked as a student editor for the academic journal, QuaesitUM. In 2021, their short story, Amari, was published in the Fall 2021 edition of Sunstroke Press – formerly known as Sunstroke Magazine. They were also published in the Fall 2021 issue of BUST Magazine for their literary and music reviews. Jackson’s specialties include editorial writing, professional editing, interviews, and short stories. When they’re not writing, you can find them spending time with their dog, Oreo, and managing their fiber arts business.

Experience

• Podcast Editor · We Are Dream Chasers!03-01-2022 – 01-01-2024

  Meet with podcast host weekly to discuss upcoming episodes Edit 3-4 three-minute clips of podcast episodes to upload to YouTube Edit 3-4 one minute clips of podcast episodes to upload to Instagram reels and TikTok Edit podcast audio

• Video Editor · Goodier Creative01-03-2022

  Work closely with videographer and copywriter to produce and edit short form content for small businesses and non-profit organizations Edit 5-20 minute videos with a quick turnover rate Meet with videographer monthly to discuss upcoming projects Edit with Premiere Pro and After Effects

• Editorial Intern · BUST Magazine03-03-2021 – 05-28-2021

  Communicated with a Digital Editor each working day to go over story ideas and tasks. Corresponded with coworkers to proofread and fact-check each other's work and workshop headlines before submitting final drafts to the Digital Editor. Conducted, facilitated, and transcribed interviews each week with various content creators, musicians, and artists for the weekly column, "More Than A Screen Name". Networked with various publicists to roll out media pieces based on proposed press releases.

• Writing Intern · ThePopTopic12-22-2020 – 04-01-2021

  Pitched story ideas to news editors each week. Collaborated and conversed with coworkers to proofread and fact-check each other's work to send to the news editors for final approval. Utilized SEO and WordPress to build each week's articles; retaining satisfactory SEO practices to make content more searchable.

• Contributing Writer · Consonancie06-22-2020 – 03-01-2021

  Composed both creative non-fiction and news pieces to submit to the Managing Editor. Conducted and facilitated an exclusive interview with Nashville-based interdisciplinary artist, Grace Hall.

• Student Editor · QuaesitUM - University of Memphis01-01-2024 – 05-01-2024

  Work with editorial board on reviewing and editing manuscripts for Volume 11 of QuaesitUM

• Student Editor · QuaesitUM - University of Memphis Academic Journal01-01-2024 – 04-01-2024

  - Reported directly to the Editor-in-Chief and Technical Editor to discuss manuscript submissions for publication - Reviewed and provided copyedit suggestions to authors’ manuscripts - Brainstormed and contributed creative marketing tools to improve QuaesitUM’s social media engagement

• Student Editor · QuaesitUM - University of Memphis Academic Journal01-01-2024 – 04-01-2024

  - Reported directly to the Editor-in-Chief and Technical Editor to discuss manuscript submissions for publication - Reviewed and provided copyedit suggestions to authors’ manuscripts - Brainstormed and contributed creative marketing tools to improve QuaesitUM’s social media engagement

Education

• University of MemphisBachelor's Degree, English - Professional Writing

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