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Morgan Crumbly

Atlanta

Summary

Multidisciplinary storyteller with experience in arts journalism, media production, and research. Skilled in writing, editing, and managing content across platforms with a deep passion for music, culture, and public-facing narratives. Adept at working on deadline, supporting creative teams, and translating complex ideas into compelling, accessible stories.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Administrative Assistant

Women's Research and Resource Center at Spelman
Atlanta
06.2022 - 05.2023
  • Event Management: Assist WRRC Coordinator with organizing, scheduling, and promoting larger events such as the Toni Cade Bambara Scholar-Activism Conference and routine faculty/ student meetings. Facilitate the success of events through creating calendars, answering/sending emails, drafting event promotional materials, contacting guests, etc.
  • Office Organization & Material Coordination: Re-organize files and storage spaces. Alphabetize and sort class materials for Comparative Women’s Studies faculty. Keep office clean and stocked; pick-up/mail packages. Submit appropriate documents to the Spelman College Archives by sorting through historical materials within the WRRC and coordinating the transfer of documents between the Spelman College Archive and WRRC staff.
  • Social Media Management: Create/post content for the WRRC Instagram and Facebook. Communicate WRRC upcoming events, occurrences, faculty/student achievements, etc. Photograph WRRC inductions and speaking engagements.

Contributing Reporter

The Newnan Times-Herad
Newnan
01.2021 - 03.2021
  • Community Engagement: Conduct interviews, attend city government meetings, and community events with intention, grace, and purpose. Obtain sound bites, quotes, photos, etc. from the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society, government officials, and city residents with the mission of accurately participating in local journalism.
  • Editorial Pitching & Task Management: Coordinate what will be contributed to the Wednesday and Sunday papers. Pitch stories to the editor, and work with the reporting and editorial teams to ensure multiple projects are completed by a given deadline.
  • Technical Writing: Complete stories in updated AP Style and the provided format used by the Newnan Times-Herald.

Billy Watson Reporting Intern

The Newnan Times-Herald
Newnan
06.2020 - 08.2020
  • Assist with reporting including news writing, feature writing, and conducting interviews.
  • Work with a team of reporters to finish projects by a given deadline through searching for and reporting on engaging stories in the field. This includes attending school board meetings, city council meetings, community events, and political events.
  • Build skills and ethics as a journalist through hands on experience while positively representing the Billy Watson Internship Program and the Newnan Times-Herald editorial and news teams.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Theatre & Performance

Spelman College
Atlanta, GA
05-2023

Bachelor of Science - Journalism And Mass Communication (Transferred)

North Carolina A&T State University
Greensboro, NC
05-2021

Skills

  • Event coordination
  • Technical writing
  • Editorial pitching
  • Office organization
  • Community engagement
  • Deadline management
  • Creative problem solving
  • Administrative operations

Accomplishments

- Authored short play“Self-Tape Phobia” published in Ghost City Review January 2025 issue

- Production Assistant on Visionary Justice Lab film "Sister Salad Days" (Atlanta Film Festival's 2025 Best GA Short)
- Printed in GA Press Bulletin (Vol. 29, #8)
- 2024 Suzi Bass Award Nominee
- Assistant Director for Newnan Shakes’ Much Ado About Nothing.
- Assoc. Producer and Casting Director for award-winning web series produced entirely by HBCU students
- "Self-Tape Phobia” selected for Spelman College 2023 Staged Reading Showcase

Timeline

Administrative Assistant

Women's Research and Resource Center at Spelman
06.2022 - 05.2023

Contributing Reporter

The Newnan Times-Herad
01.2021 - 03.2021

Billy Watson Reporting Intern

The Newnan Times-Herald
06.2020 - 08.2020

Bachelor of Arts - Theatre & Performance

Spelman College

Bachelor of Science - Journalism And Mass Communication (Transferred)

North Carolina A&T State University

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