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Astrid McQuaide

Astrid McQuaide

New York,NY

Summary

Dynamic and versatile creative professional with a degree in Art History and Visual Culture, offering a robust skill set in critical writing and visual analysis. Currently serving as a staff writer for Pure Sky Radio at Silk, crafting engaging interviews with emerging musicians from the indie and underground scenes. Previous experience includes styling assistant roles at Vogue for VOGUE World: New York, along with significant contributions to high-profile campaigns for Marina Moscone and Jonathan Simkhai. A solid foundation in art curation and fashion styling, complemented by retail experience and proficiency in Adobe and Microsoft Office Suites, supports a keen interest in pursuing opportunities within the journalistic realms of fashion, music, arts, and culture as a critic or researcher.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Staff Writer

Silknode
06.2025 - Current
  • Interview up-and-coming musicians in the Indie and Underground music scene.
  • Published accurate, engaging, and fact-checked stories.
  • Worked in Figma to create compelling visuals.

Styling Assistant

VOGUE World: New York
- 09.2022
  • Completed pick-ups and drop-offs and managed garment selects.
  • Greeted models, organized client rooms, assisted in fittings, and kept alteration records leading up to New York Fashion Week.

Sales Associate

2nd STREET USA, Inc.
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Helped sellers and customers on the floor and at the cash register.
  • Styled in-store mannequins.
  • Organized, coded, and priced garments according to company standards.

Sales Associate

Shaina Mote
10.2023 - 12.2023
  • Managed purchases, returns, stock records, and online orders.
  • Curated product displays and maintained in-store appearance.
  • Greeted and assisted customers.

Co-Curator

Bard CCS
- 12.2024
  • Co-curated I Know You Are, But What Am I?, a collaborative show at the Bard Center for Curatorial Studies that examined ideas of childhood and the uncanny.

Styling Assistant

Jonathan Simkhai Fall 2022 Campaign
- 08.2022

Styling Assistant Intern

Alex Harrington
06.2022 - 08.2022
  • Assisted a professional stylist with photoshoots and fittings, including pick-ups and drop-offs, as well as organizing and cataloging garments. Worked on photoshoots for Jonathan Simkhai and Marina Moscone.

Styling Assistant

Marina Moscone Spring 2023 Campaign
- 07.2022

Head Curator

Eastern Star Gallery
- 02.2020

Education

BA - Art History and Visual Culture

Bard College
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
05.2025

Skills

  • Technical: Proficient in all Adobe Suites, Microsoft Office Suites, and Google Docs Experience in website design on Cargo, Wix, and Google Sites Proficient in ecommerce POS systems Familiar with video-editing software
  • Creative: Fashion research, styling, and critical writing, art analysis, graphic design, video collage, and blogging

Timeline

Staff Writer

Silknode
06.2025 - Current

Sales Associate

Shaina Mote
10.2023 - 12.2023

Sales Associate

2nd STREET USA, Inc.
06.2023 - 08.2023

Styling Assistant Intern

Alex Harrington
06.2022 - 08.2022

Styling Assistant

VOGUE World: New York
- 09.2022

Co-Curator

Bard CCS
- 12.2024

Styling Assistant

Jonathan Simkhai Fall 2022 Campaign
- 08.2022

Styling Assistant

Marina Moscone Spring 2023 Campaign
- 07.2022

Head Curator

Eastern Star Gallery
- 02.2020

BA - Art History and Visual Culture

Bard College
Astrid McQuaide