SYDNEY DAWSON

10702 Stone Canyon Road #123

Dallas, TX 75230
(972) 342-7801
sedawson@smu.edu
syddaws28@gmail.com
Education
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75205
Honor Transfer Student
Major: Fashion Media
Minor: Photography
Anticipated Graduation: December 2016
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72709 (2012-2013)
Lake Highlands High School, Dallas, TX 75238
Honor Graduate
Graduation: June 2012
Experience
Flirt Boutique, sales associate, May 2011-September 2011 Flirt Boutique, Dallas, TX, 75204
-Worked as cashier and sales associate, assisting customers when necessary, keeping track of inventory and incoming and
outgoing shipments
Elementary Teaching Association, intern, August 2011-June 2012, Merriman Park Elementary School, Dallas, TX, 75231
-Interned 2 hours per day every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Observed the teacher, took notes on observations,
helped teacher with various tasks such as grading papers or assisting a child struggling with subject material.
Rays of Light, volunteer, October 2013, Lovers Lane Methodist Church, Dallas, TX, 75205
-Volunteered for the special needs program Night Lights which included playing and caring for the children.
Full Access/Prototype Industries, concert/event promoter, November 2013-December 2014
-Part-time event promoter for Full Access/Prototype Industries which included social media promotion of events, selling
hard copy tickets to events and receiving event benefits based on promotion results
Reading Partners, volunteer, October 2014-December 2014
-Volunteering twice a week in a DISD elementary school in which a focus is placed on building reading comprehension
and study skills during hour long, one-on-one tutoring sessions with the same student each time.
Moser Yeaman Studio, intern/assistant, September 2014-February 2015
-Part-time intern/assistant to Moser Yeaman Studio including tasks such as organization, errands, secretarial duties, etc.
KITTY Boutique, Sales Associate, July 2016-August 2016
-Sales associate and stylist; tasks included floor sales, merchandising inventory in the store and on social media sites like
Instagram and Snapchat, and helping customers.
Rio Ritz Boutique, Stylist, March 2015-present
-Stylist and sales associate; tasks include floor sales, merchandising inventory on social media sites like Instagram, and
helping customers.
The Daily Campus, contributor, August 2016-present
-Writer and contributor for SMU TVs student-run daily news show; responsibilities include taking on different newsroom
roles such as anchor/producer, technical director, audio engineer, server, director, teleprompter, floor director/camera
operators, etc.

Professional Retail Store Maintenance Association, Intern, November 2016-December 2016

-Intern; tasks include writing news releases, helping with weekly e-newsletter, etc.
Activities
Current Internship: PRSM (November 2016-present)
Current Employment: Stylist at Rio Ritz Boutique (March 2015-present)
Contributor for SMU TVs The Daily Campus (August 2016-present)
SMU Honor Transfer Student and Scholarship Recipient (Spring 2013-present)
Member of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity (Fall 2012-present)
Member of the Volunteer Action Center Literacy Program, Arkansas (Fall 2012-Spring 2013)
Varsity Cheerleading Captain (Spring 2011-Spring 2012)
LHHS Elementary Teaching Association Intern (Fall 2011-Spring 2012)
References
Thais Moses Current Employer
2722 Routh Street
Dallas, TX 75202
(214) 952-8937
buyer@rioritz.com
Pam Gayden
Lake Highlands High School
9449 Church Road
Dallas, TX 75238
(469) 593-1119
Pamela.gayden@risd.org

Pam Harris Hackett

Broadcast Executive-in-Residence
Division of Journalism
Southern Methodist University
(214) 768-3540
phackett@smu.edu
Jake Batsell
Associate Professor
SMU Division of Journalism
(214) 529-2978
jbatsell@smu.edu