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Sean Ward

Sean Ward

Sean Ward

A JSer for more than seven years, Sean leads the Chick-fil-A Field Support Team, helping respond to all Public Relations and Reputation Management needs for the company’s 2,700+ restaurants and Support Center staff. He specializes in, and supports the account through, brand strategy, crisis and reputation management, national and local media relations, message development and coaching, media coaching and more. Sean has helped provide on-call and ad-hoc support for various clients across the agency, including The Coca-Cola Company, Publix, Delta, and non-profits.  

Sean came to us by way of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, where he worked in the Communications Department. He was grateful to start his career there, since it exposed him to a variety of marketing and public relations initiatives – all supporting his lifelong passion for music. 

A piano student since the age of five, Sean holds a degree in classical piano performance, has toured with multiple bands and opened for major artists like Old Dominion, Kelsea Ballerini, Billy Currington and more. Sean continues to play and perform, specializing in jazz and composition.  

Sean earned a Bachelor of Arts in both music and journalism from The University of Georgia, where he played trumpet in The Redcoat Marching Band and piano in the UGA Jazz Ensemble. He also was a staff writer for the Red & Black, UGA’s student-run newspaper. 

Sean grew up surrounded by nature in rural Waleska, GA, but now resides in Brookhaven, Atlanta with his wife Caroline and dog Kobe.