Motivated artist and aspiring graphic designer looking to become a designer intent on aiding and continuing company identity and branding. Experience in working with groups, collaborating, and receiving constructive feedback to achieve goals smoothly. A fast learner with a hard policy on meeting deadlines, producing many iterations, and learning new industry standards and techniques.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales Associate
Art Mart
05.2019 - Current
Entrusted with opening and closing the store, attending to the security system, and placing orders with larger companies
Handled cash transactions efficiently while adhering to company cash handling policies, ensuring accuracy in all financial exchanges.
Provided personalized shopping experiences for repeat customers by remembering their preferences and offering tailored recommendations.
Increased sales revenue by building strong rapport with customers and recommending appropriate products based on their needs.
Commissioned to complete design projects for the store's use; updating product signs, creating marketing flyers, decorating displays, and painting street signs to promote local traffic
Helped to implement a new Point of Sale system in the store which required re-inventorying the entire stock, making sure to organize the product to be transferred to a new online storefront.
Museum Lead Guard and Guest Services
David Owsley Museum of Art
01.2018 - 05.2019
Patrolled galleries and exhibitions, ensuring the safety and well being of artworks while attending to guests questions and concerns
Entrusted with opening the museum on weekends while full-time staff were away, managing other guards, and attending to the museum's security system's activation and deactivation
Received phones calls from museum guests and organized coworkers for special events scheduling
Ensured the proper temperatures of galleries to maintain conservation of artworks as well as checked the pest control traps for daily reporting.
Evaluated employee performance on an ongoing basis, providing constructive feedback when necessary for continued growth and development.
Collections Management Assistant
David Owsley Museum of Art
05.2016 - 07.2017
Assisted in the condition reporting and cataloguing of incoming artworks
Partook in regular cleaning and maintenance of museum facilities
Developed a pest control system for the museum
Worked regularly in a team to hang artworks, organize exhibitions, and solve problems in the museum's physical and digital cataloguing system.
Collaborated effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve shared goals in a timely manner.
Demonstrated adaptability by quickly mastering new software applications as needed for various tasks projects.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Visual Communications Design
College Work Study State Employee at SUNY Cortland Art & Art History DepartmentCollege Work Study State Employee at SUNY Cortland Art & Art History Department