MADISON COTTON 7810 Braes Meadow Dr ▪ 832 506 1136 ▪ madicotton9@gmail.com Professional Profile
Strong writing skills with ability to edit, revise and articulate thoughts Excellent communication skills with experience in presenting and group facilitation Proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and social media outreach
Education St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX BA in Writing Minor in French
Expected Graduation Date: May 2020 Cumulative GPA: 3.22
Scholarships/Awards: Scholastic Arts and Writing Silver Key, St. John’s School, Houston, TX Select Coursework: Document Design
Work Experience
Intern July 2015 Bright Sky Press, Houston, TX Reviewed submitted manuscripts for potential publication, with a focus on quality, appropriateness, and technique Edited accepted manuscripts’ text for grammatical errors and layout Provided clerical assistance, including copying, filing, and receiving packages American Booksellers Association July 2017 Reviewed and revised databases of small, independent bookstores, with a focus on membership fees and business hours Reviewed and revised databases of children’s books with a focus on review specifics of publication and review journal awards
Volunteer Experience
Volunteer Jeremiah Program, Austin, TX
January 2017 – Present
Prepared living spaces for mothers moving into new facility including cleaning rooms as well as organization of welcome baskets Worked as part of the clean-up team after a company party/fundraiser, picked up trash, moved boxes and packages
Student Volunteer St. John’s School, Houston, TX Packaged toiletries to provide for underserved communities Made box lunches for area homeless shelter Made lunches as well as participated in fundraiser after
Activities Cheerleader
August 2009 – May 2013
St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX Performed volunteer work and fundraising on campus Greeted prospective students during admission’s open houses Admin Creative Writing Critique Group, St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX Set up involvement fair table and helped students sign up for club Member New Literati, St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX Published chapter of novella in online publication
August 2016 – May 2017
September 2017 – Present
August 2016 – Present
Member Black Student Alliance, St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX August 2016 – Present Support organization in planning and hosting cultural and community-minded events