Rachel Haas-Gutin
Harrisburg,PA
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Assistant, Copywriter, Asst. Bookkeeper
Art Association Of Harrisburg
12.2022 - Current
- Answer multi-line phone system, respond to inquiries and voicemails and transfer calls to correct departments and personnel or transcribe messages
- Write copy for social media accounts to engage larger viewership and increase memberships
- Write copy including articles on current and past art exhibits and events
- Assist with bookkeeping duties including filing and processing receipts and purchases through Quickbooks and Paypal, writing checks, processing payroll and more
- Moderate and schedule the figure drawing class
- Record new memberships in our database, update old memberships with new information
- Compile, record, and organize class registrations
- Create class rosters and email them to teachers
- Assist with instillation of new gallery displays
- Greet guests, answer questions and guide them through the gallery
- Sell artwork
- Process intake and pickup for all exhibits, including cataloging all artwork and creating tags for each piece
Tutor
Huntington Learning Center
01.2023 - Current
- Tutoring students in English including grammar, reading comprehension and writing skills
- Editing students work for grammar, punctuation and other mistakes, simultaneously instructing how to self-edit
- Analyzing wide range of texts covering many subjects to practice editing and comprehension skills
- Establishing new strategies with students that are proven to help improve their annotation and active reading capabilities
- Collaborating with students to complete homework assignments, identifying lagging skills and correct weaknesses
- Planning lessons to strengthen weak subjects and provide practice in all English language areas
- Providing homework assistance using specific curriculum and extracurricular materials
- Tutoring high school students to prep for the SAT
Sales Associate, Cashier, Barista, Book Lister
The Midtown Scholar
05.2021 - 10.2022
- Listed books for online store, pricing and evaluating their condition
- Wrote copy promoting new books and staff favorites to display in store or put on social media
- Created copywrite content for store's social media accounts
- Greeted guests and authors for events, photographed events
- Answered all customer questions in person and over the phone, transcribing messages for other personnel
- Reached out to customers over the phone when their orders had arrived
- Maintained and trained staff of café employees, monitoring our efficiency and delegating tasks
- Expanded café menu, creating new signs, displays, and drinks
Tutor
Ursinus College
09.2017 - 05.2019
- Worked 1:1 with students to help tutor them with their Spanish speaking and writing skills
- Assisted students with writing essays, response papers, and thesis papers in English
- Edited student papers for corrections in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and cohesion
- Supplied and graded homework for students
- Created curriculum style study plans for tutoring sessions and post-session work
- Analyzed texts with students to plan outlines for thesis papers
Museum Front Desk Operator
Berman Museum
10.2019 - 04.2020
- Greeted guests, including tour groups, and guided them through the museum
- Set up gallery shows and took them down monthly
- Worked as ticket booth for events, scanning tickets
- Explained to guests what art and artists are included in each event
- Provided promotional material to guests
- Answered front desk phone to assist with guests questions and concerns, responding to voicemails
- Kept track of schedule of events and meetings, updating and changing it when needed
- Closed museum nightly
Editor
The Lantern
09.2018 - 05.2020
- Prepared, rewrote and edited pieces to improve readability and impact
- Determined readiness of written pieces, made changes and approved final versions for publication
- Reviewed articles for grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, and accuracy
- Gathered and edited information on authors and contributors
Freelance Photographer, Website Manager
Daniel Shanken
02.2016 - 09.2016
- Took photos for various clients to be used as promotional material for businesses, campaigns, and advertisements
- Used Wordpress to create copywrite and visual content for the business and updated it weekly
- Answered office phone, relaying messages to other personnel and reaching out to clients to answer questions or get information from about events and meetings
- Edited photos for the business website, including categorizing and tagging them for exposure
- Set up lighting and equipment for photoshoots as well as staged them
- Collected information from clients and candid participants of for photo waiver release forms
- Utilized macro photography to create artistic images for publications
- Uploaded image data from cameras to editing software and secured digital files for storage
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English And Spanish Studies
Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA05.2020
Skills
- Tutoring/Teaching Experience
- Copywriting
- Copy Editing
- Quickbooks
- Google Suite
- Word Processing
- Wordpress
- Photoshop/Canva
- Social Media Marketing
- Spanish-Intermediate
- Expert Customer Service Experience
Reference
Rachel O'Connor
Curator at Art Association of Harrisburg
roconnor@messiah.edu
717-802-1896
Timeline
Tutor
Huntington Learning Center
01.2023 - Current
Executive Assistant, Copywriter, Asst. Bookkeeper
Art Association Of Harrisburg
12.2022 - Current
Sales Associate, Cashier, Barista, Book Lister
The Midtown Scholar
05.2021 - 10.2022
Museum Front Desk Operator
Berman Museum
10.2019 - 04.2020
Editor
The Lantern
09.2018 - 05.2020
Tutor
Ursinus College
09.2017 - 05.2019
Freelance Photographer, Website Manager
Daniel Shanken
02.2016 - 09.2016
Bachelor of Arts - English And Spanish Studies
Ursinus College
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