CORNELL UNIVERSITY,
COLLEGE of ART, ARCHITECTURE, + PLANNING

Ithaca, NY
December 2013 – present

Exhibition and Events Coordinator:

With Director of Exhibitions and Events, manage the college exhibitions for two galleries: plan, promote, and coordinate exhibitions; work with artists and exhibitors from around the world; arrange shipping of artwork; coordinate exhibit installation; manage gallery logistics and digital displays; manage budget; hire and supervise team of 6–9 gallery assistants; coordinate gallery openings and events; and create and design publicity materials for exhibitions. Coordinate college-wide events such as convocation and commencement (with 1,200 attendees); manage publicity for departmental lecture series; and work with Communication office to develop and execute marketing and publicity strategies for exhibitions and events, adhering to college editorial and design identity. Manage weekly college e-newsletter. Work extensively with college staff, faculty, and outside vendors to adhere to University policy, oversee event scheduling, and to maintain high standard of exhibitions and visual identity.

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CORNELL UNIVERSITY,

ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT,
COLLEGE of ART, ARCHITECTURE, + PLANNING

Ithaca, NY
August 2009 – 2013

Assistant to the Chair/Communications Coordinator:

Designed department-specific promotional materials. Managed department website. Wrote department-specific communications. Coordinated department events and guest lectures. Assisted in department administration through work with the Chair.

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FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGN

New York City, and Ithaca, NY
Fall 2008 – 2012

Web + Print Graphic Designer:

Design, build, organize, and update web sites. Design and manage e-newsletter campaigns. Design press kits, logos, presentations, corporate identity, and print materials (brochures, business cards, and letterhead) and even a board game. Product photo retouching. Work closely with clients to develop a cohesive and attractive brand identity. Wrote and illustrated a weekly online DIY column for Plenty Magazine. Past clients include: ESPN's GIRL Magazine, Care2, Smith Magazine (of Six Word Memoirs), UncommonGoods, GreenerPenny, Plenty Magazine, and more.

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New York City
October 2007 – Oct. 2008

Associate Art Director:

• Involved design, layout, and print production of bi-monthly green-living magazine (circulation: 200,000)
• Redesigned magazine with creative director in fall 2007
• Managed pre-press preparations and ad artwork
• Experience with photo research and photo editing
• In addition to print magazine, redesigned the press kit materials and designed house ads
• Web: managed magazine's website updates using Movable Type, designed and built new webpages, edited and managed all web photos, designed web banners, managed online archives, and created the weekly reader e-newsletter
  
  

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New York City
September 2004 – October 2007

Graphic designer:

• Worked with the creative director and the photographer to layout and design the print catalogs. Five catalogs per year, million-plus copies per each run. Responsible for catalog production process, catalog paper buying, setting up press time with Quad Graphics, and managing all pre-press handling of catalog files
• Conducted 3–5 day press runs to oversee printing quality and color accuracy
• Redesigned the customer e-newsletter and increased effectiveness and portion of sales through the e-newsletter three-fold
• Managed bi-weekly customer e-newsletters: responsible for quarterly planning, creation of each e-newsletter, organizing work schedules, and sending e-newsletter through a mass mailer program
• Updated homepage on weekly basis. Worked with CTO to design and build new webpages and graphics
• Designed and created print ads, mailings, and corporate identity materials.
  

Press Relations Coordinator:
(assumed management of Public Relations in Fall 2005)

• Managed all press inquiries, press updates, and interacted with editors on daily basis to promote products and fulfill press requests
• Increased press placements in 2006 over three-fold from previous year
• Hosted annual press days to give editors a preview of new products
• Planned, coordinated, and designed press mailings and e-newsletters to showcase new products
• Increased editor product sample return rate from 37% in 2005 to 63% in 2006
• Product placement outlets during my time as Press Relations Coordinator included: Time Magazine, InStyle, The Oprah Magazine, Redbook, USA Today, The New York Times, Daily Candy, NBC's The Today Show, and CBS's Good Morning America
  
  

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Washington, D.C.
Summer 2003

Exhibits/Design Intern:

Designed and created the web site showcasing the museum’s summer exhibit, Art of the Stamp. Project included content organization, navigation layout, visual design, digital photography, and building entire site. Also assisted with the planning, creation, and opening of the summer exhibit in the gallery, and assisted with exhibition’s publicity events.

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New York City
Summer 2001

Intern:

Worked in the arts/graphics, set design, and the field production departments. Assisted with live TV show. Accompanied videographers on field shoots and logged footage. Commended by field department director.

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New York City
Summer 2001

PR Intern:

Assisted in office responsibilities, dealt with the press, assisted with operations at the Searchlight movie production publicity office. Attended and assisted with press days. Assisted with press screenings of upcoming movies.

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Ithaca, NY
Fall 1998 - Summer 1999, Summer 2000

Museum volunteer and paid position:

Prepared and opened the fall 1999 museum exhibit dealing with the unpacking and organizing of museum artifacts. Entered information about artifacts into the computer database. As a volunteer: organized files, worked at the front desk greeting visitors, managed front desk phones, and performed miscellaneous secretarial jobs. Commended for my perfomance by the curator of the museum, and was then asked to work in a paid position.

References available upon request