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Rochester, Ny, Us

Rochester, New York, United States

Direct the process of exhibition development, scheduling, and production and negotiation of co-organization agreements nd the institution-wide creative production and design for print, exhibition, and digital applications. Manage all stages of production for the museum’s book publishing program, including contracts, scheduling, budgeting, freelance hiring, and contract development. Regular member of core project-management teams for capital and special projects.

Rochester, New York, United States

Manage budget, print production, editing, design, in-house and contract staff, production schedules, original photography, and photo editing for book publishing, branding, marketing, and development for an international museum. Creative supervision of design for exhibitions, displays, and signage, working with project teams to define and achieve goals. Work with a team developing and maintaining social media programs and website design and development, and content and expansions.

­Responsible for design, art direction, creative concepting, digital photo coordination and workflow (including editing, file preparation, and production needs), illustration, design, print production, consultation, and occasional writing for publications and advertising not limited to books, exhibitions catalogs, invitations, and annual reports. Worked on exhibition design for 10 years, supervising design and production teams, and temporary staff.

­Based on society mission and member surveys, worked with editor and publications committee chair to redefine goals and redesign the scholarly journal of the Society For Photographic Education. Designed the 64 page publication 2x annually and negotiated printing contracts and managed print production from 2005-­2009. Refresh of design completed in 2010 and ongoing as needed after. Consult at monthly publications team meetings.

School Of Photographic Arts, Visual Media Program

Designed/taught Visual Media Practice to 3rd and 4th year Visual Media majors, Spring 2012/2013. Course brought real-life clients and problem-solving goals to the class "creative team" who worked together and independently to meet the client's needs. Topics and assignments spanned design, photography, marketing, copy writing, video editing, and social media with an emphasis on communications and brainstorming. Taught Career Research Seminar to 3rd and 4th year Visual Media majors and Capstone course to 4th year Visual Media majors, 2011/2012

Co-taught graduate and undergraduate course in gallery management and curatorial issues. Worked with co-instructor to create syllabus, lecture, course outline, and assignments.

Handled, prepared preservation housings for, and framed collections artifacts for exhibition. Created object mounts and cradles. Installed exhibitions including lighting, hanging, labeling, and packing/ unpacking and crate preparation. As manager, supervised staff, managed budgets, and guided design, creation, and installation of signage, displays and on-site and traveling exhibitions.

Mfa, Fine Art Photography

Bfa, Fine Art Photography, Video, Print Making. Minor: Medieval History