Whitney Bradford

Detail-oriented events and operations professional with 12+ years of experience planning, promoting, and executing public-facing events — from weekly small-business programming to recurring corporate and community engagement events. Skilled in vendor and budget management, staff supervision, cross-departmental collaboration, and community outreach, with hands-on experience managing events end to end: logistics, promotion, staffing, and post-event reporting.

Owner & General Manager at Western Sky Bar & Taproom (2021-10 – Present)

• Plan, promote, and execute special events and weekly programming for a public-facing venue, managing logistics, vendor coordination, and budgets end to end
• Supervise and schedule staff; oversee hiring, payroll, and day-to-day operations
• Build and maintain vendor relationships across alcohol and food suppliers
• Operate Toast and GoTab POS systems for transaction, inventory, and revenue tracking

Contract Writer & Community Management Support at University of Arizona Global Campus (2023-03 – Present)

• Support day-to-day community management and public-facing communications for the marketing department
• Interview students and produce feature stories highlighting community members
• Maintain responsiveness standards for public and prospective-student inquiries

Senior Content Specialist at University of Arizona Global Campus (2020-10 – 2023-03)

Promoted within eight months for exceeding expectations and expanding scope of responsibility

• Assisted with live event moderation and community management
• Assigned, managed, and edited 10–20 freelance writer projects per month
• Produced marketing content, including copy for emails, flyers, and promotional materials

Content Specialist at University of Arizona Global Campus (2020-10 – 2023-03)

Knowledge & Resource Specialist at University of Arizona Global Campus (2019-08 – 2020-10)

• Planned, designed, and maintained a SharePoint resource center supporting advising staff
• Produced monthly newsletters and resource materials to support internal communications

Academic Advisor III at University of Arizona Global Campus (2013-09 – 2019-08)

Advised a caseload of 300–350 students on academic progress; audited files and collaborated cross-departmentally to support student success

• DMC Team Communications Rep (2019–2020): planned and executed 3–4 employee engagement events per month, managing logistics, promotion, and post-event photography/recap reporting for Corporate Communications
• Denver Communications Committee (2017–2019): designed internal event and communication materials; wrote features for company intranet

Admissions Counselor at University of Arizona Global Campus (2011-06 – 2013-09)

• Identified and supported prospective students throughout the admissions and enrollment process

Music & Entertainment Coordinator (Internship) at Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG) (2010-01 – 2010-05)

• Recruited and coordinated entertainment for CoPIRG events, including booking 5 acts for a full-day sustainability festival
• Collaborated with graphic designers on promotional materials and distributed media releases

Master of Arts in Organizational Management — Public Administration Specialization – Ashford University (2013)

Bachelor of Science in Music Industry Studies — Business Emphasis – University of Colorado Denver (2010)