Entertainment & Media Professional
Greater Chicago Area
- Current
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- Media Talent Assistant at The Law Offices of Joel Weisman, P.C.
- Past
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- Media, Program Distribution, Disability Access at Lollapalooza
- Student Marketing Representative at Thomson Reuters
- Office of the Ombudsman - Graduate Assistantship at Northern Illinois University
- Entertainment Media Intern at GLAAD
- Website content editor at Blooming-Babies.com
- Legal Intern - Dept. of Financial and Professional Regulation at State of Illinois
- Patron Services at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
- Producer 107.1 FM, Arts & Entertainment writer - Buzz Magazine, Staff Reporter - Daily Illini at Illini Media
- CBS Radio Production Intern WBBM-AM News Radio 780 at CBS
- Assistant Copywriter at University of Illinois Press
- On-Air Radio Host at KJTX 104.5 FM
- Education
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- Northern Illinois University College of Law
- Southwestern University School of Law
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Downers Grove North High School
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Cynthia Edwards’s Summary
Cynthia is a Media Professional specializing in the entertainment and media industries. She graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism and a B.A. in Spanish, and from Northern Illinois University College of Law with a J.D. in Law.
Skilled at public relations, marketing and social media, she currently works at a Media Talent Agency/Law Firm in Chicagoland. During her free time she enjoys selling/buying on Ebay, voice acting and tutoring middle school and high school students in Spanish grammar.
✉ Email: cedwards@alumni.illinois.edu
Cynthia Edwards’s Specialties:
-Voice over projects
-Television & Radio production
-Talent contract review
-Media/Public Relations
-Press Releases
-Creating promotional materials
-Preparing Company Presentations
-Legal Research
-Casting Talent
-Editing copy for books, websites, newsletters, reports
-Dispute Resolution/Mediation
-Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn,
YouTube)
Cynthia Edwards’s Experience
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Media Talent Assistant
The Law Offices of Joel Weisman, P.C.
(Broadcast Media industry)
October 2009 — Present (2 months)
A full service firm providing quality legal services to the Media including anchors, reporters, producers, authors, columnists, and personalities, as well as to individuals and businesses.
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Media, Program Distribution, Disability Access
Lollapalooza
(Broadcast Media industry)
August 2007 — August 2009 (2 years 1 month)
Cheerful Volunteer - August 2007 & August 2009
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Student Marketing Representative
Thomson Reuters
(Public Company; TRI; Information Services industry)
February 2007 — July 2009 (2 years 6 months)
Liaison to West Coast staff attorneys and Midwest Account Representative.
Interacted with faculty and students for BarBri Bar Examination review course and Westlaw online legal database; created advertisements for Westlaw promotions and events; kept records of client interactions, recording details of inquiries and comments. -
Office of the Ombudsman - Graduate Assistantship
Northern Illinois University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
May 2007 — May 2009 (2 years 1 month)
Liaison to the University Ombudsman.
Lead marketing projects which attracted over 2,000 individuals who sought assistance to the office; offered confidential advice to members of university community to settle university-related conflicts; discussed policy issues with Judicial Affairs, Parking Appeals Committee, Legal Team. -
Entertainment Media Intern
GLAAD
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
May 2008 — August 2008 (4 months)
-Attended film festival and wrote concise, well-written film reviews for GLAAD's website
-Archived hours of footage of GLAAD's Media Awards
-Assisted in exclusive media coverage with Access Hollywood crew -
Website content editor
Blooming-Babies.com
(Entertainment industry)
April 2006 — July 2007 (1 year 4 months)
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Legal Intern - Dept. of Financial and Professional Regulation
State of Illinois
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
June 2006 — August 2006 (3 months)
-Created database to track/monitor foreclosures in Cook County, IL
-Organized FBI & State of Illinois criminal records of licensed applicants
-Assisted staff attorneys in interviewing loan originators and researching applicant criminal backgrounds
-Reviewed transcript of medical malpractice case to help Chief of Staff with a report and recommendation -
Patron Services
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
(Fine Art industry)
August 2002 — May 2006 (3 years 10 months)
-Part of team which assisted in the success of over 300 music, theatre and dance performances each year.
-Krannert Center Student Association: Marketing, Outreach, Special Events
-Contributed content to the Callboard Weblog
-Volunteer pianist for local festivals -
Producer 107.1 FM, Arts & Entertainment writer - Buzz Magazine, Staff Reporter - Daily Illini
Illini Media
(Non-Profit; Media Production industry)
March 2003 — March 2006 (3 years 1 month)
I began as a music staff writer for Buzz Arts & Entertainment magazine, moved on to a staff reporter for the Daily Illini newspaper and ended my Illini Media career as a Senior News Reporter/Editor for WPGU 107.1 FM.
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CBS Radio Production Intern WBBM-AM News Radio 780
CBS
(Entertainment industry)
May 2005 — August 2005 (4 months)
-Assisted staff reporters at Chicagoland press conferences and political events at Chicago's City Hall, including a health care press conference by U.S. House of Representative Rahm Emanuel (now White House Chief of Staff)
-Edited/created content for live newscasts including breaking news, weather and commercials/radio ads
-Assisted station Production Coordinator in producing commercials, feature programming, and public service announcements
-Participated in station promotional events across Chicagoland including Gold Coast Arts Festival and Chinatown Summer Festival
-Assisted Account Manager with sales meeting, sales inventory, trafficking -
Assistant Copywriter
University of Illinois Press
(Publishing industry)
January 2004 — April 2005 (1 year 4 months)
-Wrote and edited press releases for published books
-Researched publication material -
On-Air Radio Host
KJTX 104.5 FM
(Entertainment industry)
October 2003 — March 2004 (6 months)
Cynthia Edwards’s Education
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Northern Illinois University College of Law
J.D. , Law , 2006 — 2009
- Activities and Societies:
- Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity, NIU Entertainment and Sports Law Society- President/Founder, Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association- Annual conference volunteer
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Southwestern University School of Law
Donald E. Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Summer Institute - Summer 2008 , Entertainment Law , 2008 — 2008
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.S., B.A. , Broadcast Journalism, B.S. and Spanish, B.A. , 2002 — 2006
- Activities and Societies:
- Krannert Center for the Performing Arts volunteer, Buzz Entertainment magazine, WPGU 107.1 FM Radio, The Daily Illini newspaper, Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity, Foreign Language Club- President, Spanish tutor
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Downers Grove North High School
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Cynthia Edwards’s Interests:
Television, Entertainment, Media, Music, Travel, music concerts, Volunteering, Fine Arts, Sushi
Cynthia Edwards’s Groups:
-Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity- Service Chair
-Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA) - Conference Staff volunteer
- NIU Entertainment and Sports Law Society - Founder
- American Bar Association (ABA)- Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries
- Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA)- Law Student Committee
-Alpha Phi Omega Co-ed Service Fraternity - Alumni Relations Chair; contributed over 100 hours of service to campus & community
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Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity (P.A.D.) -
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ThoseinMedia -
Illini Media Alumni Club -
NABJ (National Association of Black Journalists) -
University of Illinois Alumni Association -
Hispanic Media Professionals -
Film TV Professionals -
Radio & Television Professionals Network -
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Alumni Group -
Media Professionals Worldwide -
Big Shoes Network -
Hooray for Hollyworld! -
New Media Hire -
Media & Entertainment Professionals -
Entertainment Lawyer Network -
National Black Law Students Association Alumni -
Southwestern Law School Alumni -
Chicago Superior Networking -
Northern Illinois University College of Law Alumni -
'09 Grads -
Linked Local West Suburban CHICAGO
Cynthia Edwards’s Honors:
-Harold E. & Dorothy Johnson Sortor Broadcast Journalism Merit Scholarship
-University of Illinois President's Leadership Program
-State of Illinois Michael Curry Summer Internship Program
-NIU Law Pro Bono Honors
-DuPage County Bar Foundation Scholarship recipient
-Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity West Suburban Alumni Service Scholarship
-Sigma Delta Pi National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society (La Sociedad Nacional Honoraria Hispánica)
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