Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
REFERENCES
Timeline
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Alexa Ross

NY,NY
Alexa Ross

Summary

Motivated individual promoting well-rounded skill set including project oversight and creativity. Willing to pitch in to complete projects on time and within budget. Effective leader and multitasker trained in design and production.

Overview

5
years of professional experience

Work History

Jeva Design Studio
Brooklyn, NY

Studio Coordinator
11.2021 - 10.2023

Job overview

  • Studio maintenance of a 2000sqft space
  • Stocking and purchasing
  • Managing more than 3 featured social media channels
  • Creation and updating of company website
  • Communications with over 100 clients through email weekly
  • Creation of Mail Chimp and monthly marketing campaigns
  • Development of new techniques for decorative finishes
  • Color matching of any paint brand
  • Booth design for yearly trade shows
  • Successful training and integration of over 10 new employees
  • Installation of hand-troweled plaster finish in construction/job sites.

DFB Sales
LIC, NY

Vitruv Studio Manager
09.2020 - 10.2021

Job overview

  • Hand mixed and matched colors and textures to architects specification
  • Scaled and calculated labor according to square footage
  • Managed purchase orders, stocking and studio
  • Archive job folders and track project steps
  • Project management with installers to execute projects to completion.

Mosaic Theater Company of DC
Washington

Project Manager
10.2019 - 03.2020

Job overview

  • Scheduled production meetings and kept minutes
  • Ordered and managed materials for multiple productions
  • Record kept for company and parent theater
  • Managed a crew of 10-15
  • Paint charged the 2019 season
  • Assisted scenic designers.

The John F. Kennedy Center
Washington, DC

Design Fellow
09.2019 - 05.2020

Job overview

  • Provided mentorship to new Fellows, helping them transition into their roles.
  • Collaborated with directors, producers, and other crew members to determine the overall look of a set.
  • Researched period-specific materials to create authentic sets.
  • Built scale models of potential sets and presented them to production team for approval.
  • Oversaw the painting, lighting, installation, and dressing of all sets used in productions.

Education

University of North Carolina School of The Arts
Winston-Salem, NC

Bachelor of Arts from Design And Production
05.2017

Skills

  • Studio Management
  • Time Management
  • Client Rapport
  • Project Oversight
  • Resource Coordination
  • Field Production
  • Crew Work Coordination
  • Project Coordination
  • Budget Management
  • Finishing Techniques
  • Color Matching
  • Paint Mixing
  • Creative
  • Strong Work Ethic
  • Rough Sketching
  • Teamwork Skills
  • Model Development
  • Creative and Artistic

REFERENCES

  • Chris Banks, Project Manager at Mosaic Theater Company of DC, chris@mosaictheater.org, 202.509.5502
  • Jennefra Angulo, Owner of Jeva Design Studio, jennefra@jevadesign.com, 917.209.8859
  • Elizabeth Weich, Charge Artist at Legacy Scenic, ecweich@msn.com, 301.525.8369

Timeline

Studio Coordinator

Jeva Design Studio
11.2021 - 10.2023

Vitruv Studio Manager

DFB Sales
09.2020 - 10.2021

Project Manager

Mosaic Theater Company of DC
10.2019 - 03.2020

Design Fellow

The John F. Kennedy Center
09.2019 - 05.2020

University of North Carolina School of The Arts

Bachelor of Arts from Design And Production
Alexa Ross