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Jordan Wills

New York,NY

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Development Associate

Chashama
New York, NY
01.2025 - Current
  • Managed relationships with the board, sub-comittees, donors, elected officials, corporate sponsorships, and program members.
  • Managed donor databases, tracked donations, and generated reports on fundraising activities on Salesforce.
  • Worked on executing mail merges, generating mailing lists and tracking campaign success for in-house solicitations.
  • Performed prospect research to identify potential donors and partner organizations.
  • Coordinated large-scale events to engage with existing and prospective donors.
  • Managed fundraising communications, media interviews, press releases, and media kits for partners.

Executive Assistant

Chashama
New York, New York
08.2024 - 01.2025
  • Oversaw and coordinated the Artistic Director’s professional and personal schedule, communications, and correspondence.
  • Conducted research, prepared materials, recorded and distributed meeting minutes, and managed organizational data within SharePoint.
  • Provide administrative support, including recruiting and supervising volunteers and interns.
  • Acted as a liaison between departments on behalf of the AD, and represented the organization at events and meetings.
  • Support Development and Cultivation teams with grant research and fundraising initiatives, including individual donor management and annual appeal campaigns.
  • Collaborate with the AD to realign Chashama’s educational outreach program in transitional housing toward DOE certification and funding opportunities.
  • Establish partnerships, and contribute to the planning and execution of the annual Chashama Gala.
  • Assisted the Program Manager in curating a selection of artworks for 20–30 Halletts Point, with a $150,000 budget.

Interim Manager

Fremin Gallery
New York, New York
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Operated gallery while Director Emmanuel Fremin was out of the country.
  • Serve as the first point of contact at the gallery: answer questions about exhibitions, greet clients, receive and manage calls from a multi-line phone system, and oversee the crating and shipment of works.
  • Create documents for exhibitions and fairs, including a checklist, price list, and press release.
  • Initiate PR and Institutional Sales Outreach.
  • Track and direct sales from in-person clientele, gallery website, Instagram, Artsy, and 1st Dibs.
  • Catalog and organize inventory in the internal database.
  • Researched potential clients and sales strategies.
  • Update the gallery website with gallery and artist news, exhibition information for gallery shows in NY and LA locations, art fairs, and museum exhibitions.
  • Oversee events such as public openings, and check guests in for private tours.
  • Open and prepare the gallery for visitors; lock and arm the gallery at the end of the day.

Administrative & Studio Assistant

The Freudenberg Arts Foundation
New York, NY
05.2021 - 12.2021
  • Cataloged collection and inventory, such as Albrecht Freudenberg, Ansel Adams, and Eric Fischl.
  • Managed the calendar and communications for the director.
  • Assisted in the coordination of educational programming and exhibitions.
  • Facilitated and organized opening events.
  • Managed Directors relationships with galleries, donors, and program partners.
  • Aided in upkeep and function of printmaking facilities.
  • Assisted with bookkeeping and property management for the nonprofit entity.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Management, Leadership, Entreprenuership

The New School
New York, NY
05-2024

Skills

Salesforce, Photoshop, InDesign, Adobe, AfterEffects, Microsoft Suites, Excel, Sharepoint, Salesforce, Artsy, 1st Dibs, ArtCloud, MailChimp, MailMerge, Eventbrite, Donorbox, Submittable

Timeline

Development Associate

Chashama
01.2025 - Current

Executive Assistant

Chashama
08.2024 - 01.2025

Interim Manager

Fremin Gallery
06.2023 - 08.2023

Administrative & Studio Assistant

The Freudenberg Arts Foundation
05.2021 - 12.2021

Bachelor of Science - Management, Leadership, Entreprenuership

The New School

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