Michael Israel
Rego Park,NY
Summary
Aspiring teacher, creative worker, musician, and artist with great experience serving as an avid team player in collaborative based school environments! Looking to keep growing my skill set working with young intelligent minds.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Music Instructor for Kids
Forest Hills Jewish Center
02.2025 - 06.2025
- Worked with kids and played music to kids between the ages of 2 and 3 years old, helping them build a sense of positive reinforcement.
Front Hallman of Private Social Club
Colony Club
05.2024 - 02.2025
- Monitor the front hall of the club building, handle passing files from department to department, check in and out members to rooms, keep track of who’s coming into building, hail taxies, and ensure the safety of the people in the building.
Print and Marketing Associate
Staples
03.2024 - 05.2024
- Worked with customers to ensure printing needs were met, boosted marketing sales and applied add ons to materials sold to customers, and communicated thoroughly and efficiently to all questions asked of me.
Food Service Team Member
Panera Bread
11.2022 - 11.2023
- As a panera bread associate, some of my daily duties consisted of maintaining cleaning and restocking the dining room, running expo to ensure all orders are handed out accurately and on time, ringing up customers at the cash register, and preparing speciality drinks as barista. Through all this, I learned to manage my time well enough to keep business running smoother than it ever could, and I played a heavy role in ensuring we reached nothing but success every day in the customer service satisfaction.
Teacher's Assistant
NYCODE
09.2021 - 06.2022
- As a teacher’s assistant at a film high school, my primary job was to make sure the film department was running in order, as we have hundreds of students filming all over the school, at all grade levels. My job was to keep the equipment they use in order, help guide them to make their projects a reality through every step of the way, and ensure everything runs smoothly.
Film Composer
Fashion Institute of Technology
09.2020 - 06.2021
- Worked with several students on their short films to create an original score that serves the tone of their work. I used various forms of instrumentation, including electric guitar, piano, bass, synthesizers, orchestral sounds, etc...
Education
Bachelor's degree - Film
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY05.2026
Associate's degree - Film and media
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY12.2022
High school diploma - undefined
Academy for Careers in television and film
Long Island City, NY08.2020
Skills
- Customer relationship management
- Google Docs
- Adobe InDesign
- Design thinking
- Public relations
- Team management
- Public speaking
- Writing skills
- Microsoft Office
- Typing
- Graphic design
- Conflict management
- Wedding videography
- Guest relations
- Crisis management
- Production planning
- POS
- Branding
- SOX
- Windows
- Guest services
- Administrative experience
- Working with high schoolers
- Computer skills
- Digital design
- SEO
- Computer operation
- Behavior management
- Teaching visual & performing arts
- Supervising experience
- Employee relations
- Sales
- Post-production
- Slack
- Microsoft Outlook Calendar
- Project coordination
- Public school experience
- Adobe After Effects
- Visual design
- Adaptability
- JavaScript
- General academic student support
- Experience with children
- Productivity software
- First aid
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Analysis skills
- Mac OS
- Leadership
- Operating systems
- Hospitality
- Cash handling
- Canva
- Adobe Creative Suite
- 3PL
- Technical writing
- Time management
- Barista experience
- Art direction
- Training & development
- Email marketing
- Video Production
- Tutoring
- Teaching instrumental performance
- Initiative
- Adobe Premiere
- Interviewing
- Multi-line phone systems
- Client interaction via phone calls
- Front desk
- Customer support
- Microsoft Access
- Appointment scheduling
- Project leadership
- Teamwork
- Content management systems
- Project management software
- Executive administrative support
- Basic math
- DocuSign
- Creative writing
- Microsoft Word
- Singing
- Songwriting
- Social media management
- Classroom behavior management
- Teaching acting
- Classroom management
- Attention to detail
- Apple Keynote
- Problem management
- Maintaining an organized workspace
- Decision making
- Education instructor experience
- Workday
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Phone communication
- Musical instruments
Timeline
Music Instructor for Kids
Forest Hills Jewish Center
02.2025 - 06.2025
Front Hallman of Private Social Club
Colony Club
05.2024 - 02.2025
Print and Marketing Associate
Staples
03.2024 - 05.2024
Food Service Team Member
Panera Bread
11.2022 - 11.2023
Teacher's Assistant
NYCODE
09.2021 - 06.2022
Film Composer
Fashion Institute of Technology
09.2020 - 06.2021
Associate's degree - Film and media
Fashion Institute of Technology
High school diploma - undefined
Academy for Careers in television and film
Bachelor's degree - Film
Fashion Institute of Technology