RESUME
Skills
Career
Objective
I would like to combine my skills in communication with my knowledge of museum studies to work in a museum space. I imagine myself working in marketing and engagement or educational programming; something that allows me to be creative and use my skills to create a better museum experience for visitors of all abilities and backgrounds.
Education
Rochester Institute of Technology
2016 - present
Double Major - Journalism & Museum Studies
Current GPA: 4.0
Anticipated Graduation Date: Fall 2019
Dean's list - Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, & Fall 2018
Monroe Community College
2014-2016
Dean's list - Spring 2016
Honors and Awards
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Inducted into Lambda Pi Eta (National Communication Association Honor Society - Spring 2018
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Cooney Award for Literary Essays - Spring 2016
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Northeast Regional Honors Council Conference - Spring 2016
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Monroe Community College's Annual Scholar's Day - Spring 2016
Reporting and Writing:
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Interviewing and copy editing.
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Research and analysis.
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Data mining and analysis.
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Photo and video storytelling.
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Visual curation.
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Multimedia storytelling.
Museum Studies:
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Exhibition design and installation.
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Organizing and cataloging new acquisitions.
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Digitizing physical objects.
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Creating museum-specific marketing materials (digital and physical).
Managerial Skills
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Workflow supervisor.
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Event management.
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Contract negotiation.
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Customer relations.
Technical Skills
Work
experience
Writer for RIT University News
Fall 2017 - present
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Responsible for interviewing, researching, editing and publishing for RIT's University Magazine, Research at RIT, News & Events Daily and President's Annual Report.
Exhibit curator for House of Mercy
Winter 2017 - present
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Collaborated with several departments and organizations on RIT campus and off-campus to curate a physical and digital memorial for the residents of House of Mercy Homeless Shelter.
Museum Associate at RIT
Fall 2018 - present
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Responsible for taking photos and reporting about events at Genesee Country Village & Museum to document the RIT and GCVM partnership for the museum's website.
Exhibit curator for Jewish Hearts for Pittsburgh Campaign
January 2019 - present
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Responsible for documenting, archiving and storing craft pieces that were donated to the craft-activist social media campaign; creating a design for a permanent exhibition at the Tree of Life synagogue; and creating marketing materials in the form of zines to help promote the project and exhibition.
Arjuna Florist and Design
2014 - 2018
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Assistant manager and floral designer.
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Contenta (headless CMS).
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HTML/CSS.
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Adobe Premiere.
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Adobe Photoshop.
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Tableau.
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Canva.
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Excel.
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Audacity.
Community
RIT College of Liberal Arts Student Advisory Board
2016 - present
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Chair of the Board Fall 2018 - Spring 2019
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Responsible for advocating on behalf of students in the College of Liberal Arts and planning events.