RESUME
as of 2019...
CECELIA JANE STEWART
https://cecejane.wixsite.com/cecejane
cecesdigitalart.tumblr.com
EDUCATION
BROWN UNIVERSTIY,Providence, RI(expected 2021)
Bachelor of Arts; Concentrations in Literary Arts & Creative Studies.
Digital Classes: Introduction to the Production Image; Computers and Music; Art in a Digital Culture; Seminar in the Recording Studio; Writing3D; Text in a Time-Based Media
Other Creative Classes: Playwriting 1&2; 3D Art; Introduction to Visual Arts; How Poems See; Intro to Poetry; Modernism; English Seminar in Imagining Different Worlds; Fiction 2; Art of the Book: Philosophy of Perception
EL SEGUNDO HIGH SCHOOL,El Segundo, CA (2017)
GPA: 4.64; Top 1% in class;ACT: 35 (36 Math, 36 English, 35 Reading)
CREATIVE EXPERIENCE
SOFTWARE PRODUCTION SKILLS
Adobe Premier Pro; Adobe Photoshop; Adobe Illustrator; Adobe InDesign; DaVinci Resolve; REAPER64
BLEND TW, (October 2019 – January 2020)
Social Media Contributor Intern
BLEND is a digital media company that seeks to connect the world through story-telling.
Follow social media trends closely and share discoveries with staff daily
Pitch stories to create content
Create content for various social medias: @blendtw on Instagram & Twitter, @blendglobal on Facebook
THE MAKING OF BEVERLY HILLS 90201 WITH CHARLES ROSIN, Venice, CA(Summer, 2019)
Content Research Intern
Worked for Charles Rosin, the Executive Producer of Beverly Hills 90210, as a research intern on a project related to book creation, production, and publishing.
Art archives editing and digital quality assurance
Database management
SPARC- BROOKE FEAMSTER ART, Venice, CA(Summer, 2019)
Studio Assistant/Marketing & Content Intern
Worked at SPARC, with a color-blind abstract painter, who focuses on creating art for the soul.
Created all aspects of a book on artist’s Cards of Intentions- design, layout, content, copy writing
Developed campaign concepts for Instagram posts; wrote all captions
Filmed daily with a video camera and microphone for YouTube series
Photoshopped movie posters with the art; Photoshop art onto living room images
Attend art shows and events
REMOTE CONTROL PRODUCTIONS (RCP), Santa Monica, CA(Summer, 2018)
Music Studio Intern
RCP is a film scoring company headed by composer Hans Zimmer, and home to a roster of the industry’s top composers. RCP scores music for large budget blockbuster films such the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Iron Man, Gladiator, Transformers, The Da Vinci Code, The Dark Knight Trilogy, the Shrek series; RCP also scores video games such as the Call of Duty, Fifa.
Composer sit-ins, in which composers, mixers, and arrangers score while explaining process; worked on Crazy Rich Asians and Small Foot (animation), FIFA2
Studio maintenance and errands to ensure a fluid working environment for the composers
CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS
THE COLLEGE HILL INDEPENDENT
Staff Illustrator
PERRY AND MARTY GRANOFF CENTER FOR THE CREATIVE ART GALLERY, Providence, RI(Spring, 2019)
Student Exhibitor, Digital Video
39thAnnual Brown Art’s Initiative
DAVID WINTON BELL GALLERY, Providence, RI(Spring, 2019)
Student Exhibitor, Digital Art, 39thAnnual Brown Student Art Exhibition
THE ROUND LITERARY ARTS MAGAZINE, Providence, RI(Spring, 2019)
Published Art Contributor & Editor
SINGER-SONGWRITER-MUSICIAN; CREATIVE WRITER, Venice, CA(2001- Present)
Cece Jane Media: https://cecejane.wixsite.com/cecejane
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQk49QuQdd9rRb28utudjjQ
https://soundcloud.com/cecejanee
Songwriting: Composed hundreds of songs; Fully produced numerous original songs (recorded and wrote lyrics and music, sang and played instrumentation, or produced/composed electronically); over 250,000 views
Instruments: Play guitar, piano, ukulele, drums
Creative Writing: Portfolio of over 300 creative writing selections; won numerous awards
JOURNALISM
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES HIGH SCHOOL INSIDER (LATHSI), Los Angeles, CA(1/2015-6/2017)
Weekly Staff Writer, Photographer and Photo-Video-Journalist
highschool.latimes.com/author/ceceliajane4/
Most viewed teen journalist of 2016 (and 2015 & 2016 combined); Local, national, global readerships
FOX TV for LATHSI; Teen Photo-Video-Journalist & Correspondent
Covered American Idol, The Teen Choice Awards,andMiss Universe.
Personally interviewed celebrities: Keith Urban, Steve Harvey, Steph Curry, Steven Tyler, Little Mix, Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick Jr., Perez Hilton, Chloe Grace Moretz, Miss Universe, Steven Tyler, Emmit Smith, Charlie Puth, Fantasia, Carrie Underwood
SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD GAMES for LATHSI;Teen Photo-Video-Journalist Correspondent
The Teen Correspondent for The Special Olympics World Games and Special Olympics Southern California,working for the Director of Communications and the official Public Relations firm for the Games; wrote 15-arc story coverage
Personally interviewed celebrities including:Avril Lavigne, Los Angeles Lakers players; Los Angeles Kings players; Greg Louganis, Los Angeles Galaxy players, and a plethora of Olympians and Special Olympics athletes
AFFINITY MAGAZINE, Los Angeles, CA(1/2015 - 6/2017)
White House and First Lady Correspondent
California Brand Ambassador
affinitymagazine.us/author/cecejane/
National social justice magazine (with over 1million worldwide views) for teens interested in reading about and engaging with social, political, and contemporary issues.
Contacted the Press Secretary to the First Lady, Joanna Rosholm, and covered stories for the White House Press Room on Michelle Obama, President Obama and the White House.
THE EL SEGUNDO HERALD, El Segundo, CA(9/2014 -6/ 2016)
Weekly Staff Writer and Photographer
The only teen writer for the city newspaper. Covered school and student issues.
SERVICE & EXTRACURRICULAR
PROJECT LETS, Providence, RI(2019)
Project LETS counsels those with mental illness, disability, trauma, & neurodivergence via peer-led communities of support
Work one on one with students in long-term peer support and advocacy partnerships
BROWN ELEMENTARY AFTERSCHOOL MENTORING, Providence, RI(2019)
Mentoring and academic support program at a low-income public elementary school
Volunteer teacher of various subjects with focus on first and second grade
BRUNOTES MUSIC TEACHER,Providence, RI(2018-2019)
Volunteer Music Teacher in Underserved Communities
VARSITY TUTORS, (2017-2018)
Tutored K-12, emphasis on Math, Writing, and English
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE and SKECHERS FRIENDSHIP WALK, El Segundo, CA(9/2013-6/2017)
President (2014-2017); Sketchers’ FoundationTeen Advisory Board (2014, 2015, 2016)
Regional non-profit organization dedicated to making a difference in the lives of youth with special needs through social and recreational activities at school and in the community.
KIPP EMPOWER ACADEMY, (2012-2015)
Mentor/TUTORK-8 inunder-resourced communities in America.
NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE, Los Angeles, CA(2011-2017)
President (2015-2016);National Council (2016)
National organization that fosters mother-daughter relationships in a philanthropic organization committed to community service and leadership development.
THE ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION, New York, NY (Summer 2014, Summer 2015)
Fellow who works to alleviate poverty in New York City and educates teens on approaches to fighting poverty.