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MARGARET

SOPHIA

      WRITER   |   EDITOR
   DESIGNER   |  RESEARCHER 
Experience

CULTURAL EQUITY

AND INCLUSION

PROJECT SPECIALIST

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

  • Project manage and organize the administration of the
    In Frame project, a grant-funded initiative to increase the accessibility and diversity of archival collections. 

  • Facilitate the communications between the seven major film institutions of the In Frame project, including the Library of Congress, the AFI, and MoMA. 

  • Collaborate with the project's core team to develop methodologies and workflows, present the project internally and externally, and hire community consultants and researchers.

  • Work in the office of the Executive Vice President of the Library, Archive and SciTech Council on matters related to cultural equity, accessibility, inclusion, and diversity.

  • Manage the calendar and communications of In Frame alongside those of the office of the Executive Vice President, the public programming inbox, and the SciTech Awards.

  • Assist with the production of the Scientific and Technical awards, including reviewing submissions and clip packages, organizing the arrivals process, and managing the twelve-person check-in team. 

  • Assist the Oral History department by reviewing clips packages for theatrical presentation and approvals. 

  • Quality control external submissions for the Academy Screening Room and manage the check-in and arrivals teams for the Scientific and Technical Awards.

  • Work with talent on the red carpet and the winners' walk at both the Scientific and Technical Awards and the Academy Awards. 

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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

MPhil with Distinction

Department of Modern and Medieval Languages

Thesis: Art, Desire, and the Female Gaze

FILM AND SCREEN STUDIES

ADDITIONAL MASTER'S RESEARCH

SKAM: Radical Form and Representation

New Media’s Reinvention of the Teen Television

Authorship, Dance, and the Visualization of Labor

Embodying Pina and the Gendered Auteur Divide

Historic Passion/Modern Pathos

Adapting Courtly Love for Contemporary Audiences

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WEB DESIGNER AND INTERNATIONAL OFFICER

King's College Graduate Society

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  • Designed and developed the King's College Graduate Society website with HTML, CSS, Twitter Bootstrap, and Javascript.

  • Site includes: 11 HTML pages, 30+ modules, 50+ custom graphics, and several interactive features including collapsible and accordion lists, and hover galleries.

  • ​Created 50+ page interactive guide to assist incoming international students with visa applications, bank transfers, housing applications, and adjusting to life in the UK.

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MULTI-MEDIA AND VIDEOGRAPHY ASSISTANT

Women of Cambridge Oral Histories Project

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  • Organized a team of videographers for a multiple-camera setup to film a symposium.

  • Promoted events, solicited interviews, and managed communications between the interviewees, the events team, and the lead oral historian.

  • Recorded and edited video and audio packages for the digital histories archive.

  • Reviewed and copy-edited transcripts for final submission to the archive.

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MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT 

Technology Consulting in the Global Community​

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  • ​Redesigned and developed the non-profit's website available at TCinGC.org.

  • Devised and implemented a new media strategy that increased applications by 200%.

  • Designed digital and print presentations, brochures, booklets, pins, stickers, and other materials for current and prospective donors, students, consultants, and parents.

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WEBSITE DESIGNER / MARKETING ASSISTANT

Thriller Author's Website

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  • ​Redesigned Website | Set up Social Media and Mailchimp

  • Designed Bookmarks and Promotional Material

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CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

BA with Honors

Majors: Global Studies (History)

               Creative Writing (English)

Minors: Film and Media Studies

               Animation and Special Effects

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CREATIVE RESEARCH

Thesis: Female Friendship as Political Resistance

             4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days and Thelma & Louise

ADDITIONAL UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

FEMALE FILM RESEARCH COLLECTIVE FOUNDER

Momoka Studios Research Group

Al-Andalusian Erasure

Islamic Iberia and the Fragility of the ‘European’ Narrative

Shifting Historical Memory in Israeli Film

The Six Day War from Euphoria to Disillusion 

Fujoshi, Feminism, and the Female Fan

Women’s Relationship with Japanese Male-Male Romance

HONORS & AWARDS

  • Phi Beta Kappa    

  • Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar

  • Carnegie Mellon Women’s Association Award

  • Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society

  • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

  • Meeting of the Minds 2017: Award for Artistic Excellence

  • National Honor Society | Spanish Honor Society

  • Scholastic Gold Key

  • Hired, trained, and managed female and minority student film crews from 8 to 15 Members.

  • Collaborated with team to write, direct, and edit several shorts and documentaries.

  • Researched systemic inequity in on-screen and behind the scenes representation.

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

FILM ARCHIVE ASSISTANT

Carnegie Mellon Video Library Collection

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  • Researched materials to expand current holdings, organized existing collections and new acquisitions, and created new records for the internal library database.

  • Managed loaning of films and equipment from the collection for professors and students.

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Senior Honors Thesis Fellowship 

Spring 2018- 2019 | 23 min | $4,000

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Alumni Film Grant 

Fall 2017 | 4 min | $750

VIDEOGRAPHY INTERN

Danish Institute for Study Abroad

  • Wrote, Directed, Filmed, and Edited the 2018 Spring Yearbook.

  • Worked with a group of student videographers to capture the study abroad experience for promotional material.  

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MEDIA MARKETING INTERN

Carnegie Mellon Department of Athletics

  • Conducted, filmed, and edited interviews with student athletes about how they balance academic studies and varsity practices. 

  • Edited interviews and clip packages for social media and newsletter distribution. 

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Undergraduate Research Grant

Spring 2017 | 5 min | $1000

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LITERARY JOURNAL PROSE EDITOR

Oakland Review Literary Journal

  • Reviewed prose submissions and managed team of independent prose reviewers.

  • Collaborated with Editorial Team to review, revise, and publish two journals.

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SIGMA TAU DELTA PRESIDENT

Carnegie Mellon Chapter of the English Honor Society 

  • Facilitated board and general body meetings.

  • Coordinated guest speakers, organized fundraisers, and managed workshops. 

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Undergrad Research Fellowship

Spring 2016 - 2017 | 20 min | $3500

RESIDENT ASSISTANT

Mudge House Dormitory

  • Supervised floor of 30 Freshmen for three years and mentored residents of the dormitory.

  • Organized annual fundraisers, weekend events, and community banquets. 

  • Designed community branded items and promoted events through social media. 

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BOAL THEATER INTERN

Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Theater Program

  • Supervised theatrical exercises about global issues including climate change, educational inequality, and nonviolent activism. 

  • Directed students in social justice performances and community outreach.

Cuba Interactive Documentary

Contributed to Interactive Documentary

Filmed in Camagüey | Spring 2017

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