SYDNEY MAJOR

350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3

(416) 402-8300
sydney.major@torontomu.ca
www.linkedin.com/in/sydney-major-b57821245
SKILLS
● Well-versed in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google applications (Docs,
Sheets, Slides)

● Bilingual; able to speak, read and translate to and from French and English.

● Articulate written and verbal communicator with vigorous attention to detail and efficient
organizational skills.

● Self-starter with a contagious attitude, the capacity to prioritize and multitask, and the ability
to solve issues on the fly.

● Hard worker with a history of maintaining athlete confidentiality and a professional

demeanour.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Women’s High Performance Assistant Canada Basketball, Toronto, ON Sep 2023 – Dec 2023
○ Assist our Olympic National Team with all team operations needs
○ Produce government funding grants and provide administrative support

Women’s High Performance Intern Canada Basketball, Toronto, ON May 2023 – Aug 2023
○ Supported in the daily operations of the Canada Basketball organization
○ Excelled in running 6 complete National Team Training Camps

Production Assistant Nike Basketball, Orangeville, ON Mar 2023 – Apr 2023

○ Displayed and instructed others on how to display Nike merch for the All-Canadian game

Hostess Jacobs & Co. Steakhouse, Toronto, ON Dec 2022 – Mar 2023
○ Collaborated with a hostess team of 7+ to create schedules, review the floor and provide
top-tier service to 140+ guests nightly to maintain the restaurant’s 4.7-star rating

Account Services Intern The Hive Inc., Toronto, ON July 2022 – Aug 2022
○ Assembled category research, conducted field visits, co-ordinated travel arrangements
○ Handled event prep, aided in event execution, completed inventory and kit merchandise

Administrative Assistant Intern The Hive Inc., Toronto, ON Jun 2021 – Aug 2021
○ Performed all administrative tasks such as filing, scanning, word processing, copying, etc.
○ Arranged large volumes of courier services and provided exceptional customer service
VOLUNTEER/ OTHER ACTIVITIES
Attaché - Belgian National Team Canada Basketball, Toronto, ON July 2022 – Aug 2023
○ Translated all French/English conversations for the team, acting as a liaison when needed
○ Guided and helped team acclimatize, sat on bench during competition to supply support

Basketball Social Media Manager Crestwood Prep, Toronto, ON Sep 2018 – Apr 2019
○ Produced content for men’s and women’s basketball social media accounts resulting in a
200% engagement boost and improved impressions.

Scorekeeper OSBA, Toronto, ON Oct 2017 – Mar 2019

○ Recorded accurate times, scores, etc. in order to maintain smooth gameday operations

Crestwood WBB and MBB Team Manager Crestwood Prep, Toronto, ON Sep 2017 - Mar 2019
○ Served as the administrative lead and took care of practice and game day preparations

Professional Training Assistant Real Basketball Training, Toronto, ON Jan 2016 – Sep 2021
○ Coached and trained high school, college, semi-pro, and professional basketball players

EDUCATION
Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON Sep 2020 – Exp. 2025
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Professional Communications

Crestwood Preparatory College, Toronto, ON Sep 2017 - June 2019

High School Diploma

REFERENCES

Denise Dignard - GM/Executive Manager of Women’s High Performance at Canada Basketball

(416) 614-8037

Vlad Matevski - Founder of Real Basketball Training

(416) 402-8300

Jennifer Lukas - CEO of The Hive Inc.

(416) 923-3800 (ext. 309)