Adva Wilkerson
Shoshana Fink
Minneapolis,MN
2
Languages
4
years of professional experience
Work History
VISITOR EXPERIENCE ASSOCIATE
10 Months- Provides excellent customer service and detailed attention to museum patrons.
- Facilitates entrance to the museum, selling tickets and memberships.
- Guides patrons to their seats and provides event information.
- Verifies tickets for entry into the venue.
- Handles lost and found inquiries from patrons efficiently.
- Operates the cash register to process cash, check and credit transactions.
- Uses proper telephone etiquette, answers calls and caller questions, and transfers to proper extensions.
CO-EDITOR & CO-FOUNDER
1 Year 3 Months- Collects submissions, submits feedback, and corresponds with selected artists and writers.
- Writes, maintains, and updates the @s3lf.ishmag Instagram and Substack.
- Corresponds with musicians, venues, local artists, and vendors to organize promotional events.
- Markets and sales to local businesses and cultural institutions resulting in bookstore purchases and acquisition by the Walker Art Center library.
ARCHIVES VOLUNTEER
2 Years- Catalogues and organizes library and archivist materials.
- Inspects and compiles reports on the quality of film reels.
- Aids in writing grants proposals.
Artist and Archival Assistant
1 Year- Organizes, files, and archives 25-year analog still photographic, and motion picture collection.
- Researchs, edits, and designs exhibition materials.
GALLERY ASSISTANT
1 Year- Greeted and assisted visitors with location and information requests.
- Monitored galleries to insured the safety of the artwork and visitors while maintaining a welcoming environment.
HEAD OF SOCIAL MEDIA DEPARTMENT, RADIO HOST
1 Year 7 Months- Managed social media accounts, producing a posting schedule, creating new designs, as well and developing and editing new post ideas for the @wnsmradio Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter accounts.
- Created guidelines and policies for the social media department.
- Hosted a weekly radio show entitled, Bourgeois Indulgence, involving research, production, and recording of on-air content.
- Compiled and formulated supporting marketing materials for Bourgeois Indulgence on both Instagram and Letterboxd.
INTERN
2 Months- Collaborated closely with my assigned faculty to design a curriculum, compile comprehensive vocabulary lists, and create reading comprehension questions.
- Developed effective strategies for navigating an international workplace.
FRENCH TUTOR
4 Months- Assisted students with their French homework, school projects, as well as grammar and conversational skills.
Education
BA with Honors - A Visual Studies Concentration, French Studies, Culture and Media
Skills
Archival processing
collection cataloging
artist correspondence
arts and culture criticism
creative writing
editing and proofreading
research methods
event planning
social media strategy
Customer service
ticketing systems
patron assistance
LANGUAGES
French
Fluent
AWARDS
Poem published in Text Post Poetry.
Timeline
VISITOR EXPERIENCE ASSOCIATE
The Walker Art Center
11.2025 - CurrentRead More
Artist and Archival Assistant
Shoshana Fink
09.2025 - CurrentRead More
CO-EDITOR & CO-FOUNDER
Selfish Magazine
06.2025 - CurrentRead More
GALLERY ASSISTANT
The Walker Art Center
11.2024 - 11.2025Read More
ARCHIVES VOLUNTEER
The Walker Art Center
09.2024 - CurrentRead More
INTERN
Showa Women's University Junior & Senior High School
06.2023 - 08.2023Read More
FRENCH TUTOR
The New School
01.2023 - 05.2023Read More
HEAD OF SOCIAL MEDIA DEPARTMENT, RADIO HOST
WNSM Radio
10.2022 - 05.2024Read More
Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School
BA with Honors from A Visual Studies Concentration, French Studies, Culture and Media
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