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McKenna Thomas

Salt Lake City,UT

Summary

Storyteller invested in both the big picture and the details of narrative. Looking to further develop creative voice in a place that values innovation, collaboration, organization, and growth. Desire to contribute to the success of a creative team while learning from seasoned industry professionals in game development.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Copywriter / Senior Tour Consultant

INFINITY TOURS, EVENTS
02.2022 - Current

Infinity Tours is a provider of once-in-a-lifetime experiences for professional and student tour groups.

  • Copywriter for company materials, including playbills, blog posts, sales decks, and social media content
  • Research relevant entertainment and educational activities to fill up to 14 days for tour groups in selected locations globally
  • Understand the context and objective's of unique tour leaders and create an overall experience to exceed their expectations
  • Trusted by company owners to design experiences of up to 300 people
  • Create 10+ tour experiences at any given time
  • Selected by company owner to 'pre-approve' destinations and activities for high-level, commercial enterprise customers.

Drama Department Advisor/Associate Music Director

Springville High School
01.2022 - Current
  • Plan, cast and music direct 4 yearly, high school drama department productions of up 100 students each
  • Coach soloists and ensemble performers including vocal technique, pronunciation, and performance
  • Choreograph and block performer's on-stage dances and movement and acting
  • Coordinate with faculty Director, student tech

Product Development Lead

YOUR TRUE VOICE LLC
03.2020 - 09.2020

Your True Voice is a virtual, vocal training program designed to promote healthy technique in vocal performance in multiple genres

  • Worked directly with CEO (Debra Bonner, professional vocal coach) to create a debut digital, vocal training program
  • Wrote scripts for videos and supplemental materials, edited passages of her book, helped to design specific layout of the modules, and was responsible to keep all teams on deadline and in communication with each other
  • Managed workflow of the entire production team

Songwriting Teacher and Recording Studio Technician

BYU
01.2016 - 05.2020
  • Guided clients and students through the creative process of songwriting from start to finish
  • Studied storytelling and engineering techniques using professional-grade equipment and resources.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Commercial Music (songwriting and music production emphasis, Creative Writing, fiction

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
Provo, UT
2020

Ducktorate Degree - Creativity and Innovation

DISNEY UNIVERSITY
Orlando, FL
2019

Skills

    • Radically collaborative team player
    • Workflow efficiency
    • Curiosity
      • Brainstorming and research
      • Willing student and quick study
      • Google Suite, ProTools, LogicX, Final Cut Pro, Mondaycom, MS Suite, Podium

Accomplishments

  • Scholarship recipient every year during undergraduate studies at Brigham Young University
  • Utah Regional State Semi-Finalist Sterling Scholar - Drama and Debate
  • Loud and proud member of Hufflepuff House
  • Reputed best sense of humor this side (the bigger one) of the Mississippi
  • Survived a broken leg (ankle is bionic)

INTERESTS

  • Pole and Chair Dance fitness (couldn't put this under “Things My Mom Brags About”)
  • Community theatre
  • Skiing (particularly getting back up every time I fall over)

Languages

Spanish

Timeline

Copywriter / Senior Tour Consultant

INFINITY TOURS, EVENTS
02.2022 - Current

Drama Department Advisor/Associate Music Director

Springville High School
01.2022 - Current

Product Development Lead

YOUR TRUE VOICE LLC
03.2020 - 09.2020

Songwriting Teacher and Recording Studio Technician

BYU
01.2016 - 05.2020

Bachelor of Arts - Commercial Music (songwriting and music production emphasis, Creative Writing, fiction

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY

Ducktorate Degree - Creativity and Innovation

DISNEY UNIVERSITY
McKenna Thomas