Olivia Potter 
3682 Coastal Crab rd 
Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 
(843)509-3042 
oliviaannpotter@gmail.com 

WORK EXPERIENCE  AWARDS 

  2019 South Carolina Scholastic 
SULLIVANS ISLAND ELEMENTARY KALEIDOSCOPE COUNSELOR  Press Association: -1st Place 
September 2020- November 2020  feature story 
   
Worked as a counselor for the elementary school’s after-school  2019 Quill & Scroll: 
program supervising 20+ children for 4 hours 3 days a week. Helped  - Honorable Mention, Graphic 
with homework and led activities. Major group and time management  Design 
skills are used.  - Honorable Mention, Student 
  Life 
   
CREATIVE EDGE DANCE CENTER​ — o ​ ffice assistant  2020 Southern Interscholastic 
Press Association: 
January 2019 - February 2020  -Best in Show Student Life 
As the office assistant for Creative Edge, I managed phone calls and  Spread 
-3rd Place People Writing 
voicemails the studio received as well as interacted with parent’s 
 
questions and concerns. A large part of my job was the organization of 
2020 Quill & Scroll 
studio materials and files as well as general cleaning of the space. 
-1st Place Personality Profile 
 
SUMMER NANNY  2021 South Carolina Scholastic 
  Press Association: 
May-August 2019 & 2020  -2nd Place Student Life Spread 
-1st Place On-site Photography 
Cared for multiple children four days a week. Provided age-appropriate 
Contest 
activities and helped with summer school work. Also provided 
  
additional childcare/ babysitting for many families throughout the 
 
entire year for the past seven-plus years, around 4-10 hours a week. 
 

SKILLS 
ACTIVITIES  Leadership 
 
Wando Student Council, Freshman Class Representative (‘17-18)  Dependability 
An elected position where I represented a class of >900 students as a  Strong Work Ethic 
member of the student council 
  Microsoft & Google Office 
Bands of Wando Service Leadership Crew Member (‘18-19)  Graphic Design 
Chosen as a leadership member by directors. Assisted daily operations 
and helped lead others.  Strong writing skills 
 
○ Creative, 
Member of Wando High school AP Academy (‘18-19) (‘19-20) 
Poetry, 
Attended lectures from outside speakers and completed >10 service 
Non-Fiction, 
hours each semester. 
Copy Writing 
 
Member of Wando High School Model UN (‘19-20) (‘20-21)  Adobe Creative Suite 
Worked each week to represent an assigned country in a mock United 
Nations council. Wrote resolutions and defended arguments.  ○ Photoshop, 
  Illustrator, 
Member of Wando High School Committee Against Human Trafficking  Spark, 
(‘19-20)  Lightroom 
Helped raise awareness for Human Trafficking throughout the school  Social Media Management/ 
and community. Also brainstormed ideas for fundraisers and awareness  Promotion 
initiatives.  
 
   
 Wando​ Legend S ​ taff writer (‘18-19) 
Wrote in-depth stories on an array of subjects covering student life 
throughout the school. 
 
Wando​ Legend​ Section Editor (‘19-20) 
Led a section of two writers and two designers to produce student life 
yearbook spreads. Managed all aspects of production and kept the team 
adhering to deadlines and other guidelines. 
 
Wando L ​ egend​ Editor-in-Chief (‘20-21) 
Co-led a staff of 58 people to produce a nationally recognized yearbook. 
Worked every day both in and out of school to not only assist staff with 
their own creations but also write stories and design pages/graphics 
adhering to a theme I helped create.  
 
2021 Southern Interscholastic Press Association Vice President 
Elected position where I helped develop the theme of and plan the 
annual SIPA conference for journalism students across the southeast. 
 
2019 Washington Journalism and Media Conference, National Youth 
Correspondent 
Chosen as a representative to attend WJMC 2019. Participated in classes 
and lectures from industry professionals over the course of a week. 
Created a blog to document the conference and also gain college credit.