Amya Cooper

"Manifresh" Hip Hop Festival - Operations

• Site-planning and logistics, including establishing and editing site map for efficiency and festival traffic flow.
• Established entrances and exists, identified fire hazards, and developed a public safety plan.
• Established staffing schedule and stocked green rooms.
• Established and maintained cooperative brand relationships and negotiated sponsorship agreements.
• Partnered with Parker Lee Williams Award for Hip Hope Excellence on fund raising initiative and established incentivized donations.

The Columbia Laughs Comedy Festival - Talent Management Team

• Assisted artist with all administrative needs, including preparing and managing applications, talent acceptance letters, and ongoing logistical communications.
• Consistent and effective communications between departments, advocating on behalf of talent.
• Site-planning and event logistics, coordinating talent and set lists and stocking green rooms.

• Sorted and scanned packages onto pallets to be loaded onto Amazon delivery trucks with a high level of accuracy.
• Adhered to safety protocols while working in a fast-paced environment, reducing the potential for accidents on the job.
• Promoted to use pallet jacks to move wrapped stacks of packages to the staging area of the outbound dock. Also scanned the staged packages for drivers to load and drive off.

• Mitigated librarian workload by independently managing basic patron requests and locating materials.
• Provided instructions to patrons by explaining and demonstrating proper use of equipment, library automation system and online resources.
• Assisted students with troubleshooting common computer problems.
• Aided patrons with use and access to technology, resources and materials.
• Assisted library staff with duties to help lighten workload.