Eli W. Email & Phone Number

Denver, Colorado, United States

The Visitor Services Manager at the Denver Art Museum (DAM) plays a role in integrating the Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Arts Visitor Experience department into the DAM’s Visitor Services Department. This position involves coordinating the planning, integration and deployment of standard operating procedures, supporting various aspects of the integration process, and assisting with departmental needs.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Effectively manage three vital aspects of Kirkland Museum, admissions, museum store, and volunteers. Manage a team of seven staff including hiring, training, scheduling, bi-weekly payroll, and maintaining smooth day-to-day operations.Lead with a firm yet approachable and clear tone.Create, present, and adhere to the museum store, admissions, and volunteer yearly budgets. Collaborate across departments to ensure messaging and programming run smoothly. Including… Show more Effectively manage three vital aspects of Kirkland Museum, admissions, museum store, and volunteers. Manage a team of seven staff including hiring, training, scheduling, bi-weekly payroll, and maintaining smooth day-to-day operations.Lead with a firm yet approachable and clear tone.Create, present, and adhere to the museum store, admissions, and volunteer yearly budgets. Collaborate across departments to ensure messaging and programming run smoothly. Including overseeing events, creating activities, handouts, and educational material. Oversee group tour scheduling, payment processing, and visit follow-ups. Cultivate and steward relationships with guests, and peers in the industry.Open and close galleries five days a week, including the first count of drawers and daily deposits. Ensure teammates are representing the museum accurately and appropriately.Maintain inventory of museum store, including new purchases and consignment agreements.Oversee volunteer coordination, training, and appreciation events during and outside regular museum hours. Create training and educational material for guests, employees and volunteers in partnership with curatorial and education department Show less

Denver, Colorado, United States

Greet museum guests with a professional and enthusiastic attitude. Open and close efficiently and safely, including counting drawers, arming and disarming security systems, etc.Communicate details about museum collections and history.Take on floor manager responsibilities when supervisors are out.

Edgewater, Colorado, United States

Demonstrate continued interest and knowledge about products on hand.Ensure guests have a positive experience with safety in mind. Manage a small team of beertenders and communicate directly in a fast-paced environment.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Oversee the pace and flow of a busy fine dining environment in downtown Denver. Prioritize maintaining a positive guest experience. Manage front-of-house staff, and communicate directly in a fast-paced environment

Salida, Colorado, United States

Manage product design and production on a large-scale fiber farm in Denver and Salida.Oversee a small team of employees including schedule and payrollCoordinate and often teach relevant workshops (ranging from elementary-aged students to adults).Reach out to potential vendors and clients while managing the budget effectively. Oversee merchandising for a small farm store.

Facilitate connections between organizations, and creatives. Coordinate and map out relevant programming for a month-long textile festival with supplemental yearly programming. Direct communication with staff and audiences while working in an expeditious environment while effectively representing Portland Textile Month.

Administrative duties include handling incoming email and phone communications, scheduling meetings, checking content calendar schedules for various platforms, and handling invoicing. Other varied tasks for a rapidly expanding organization.

Navajo Arts District, Denver Co

Manage galleries office duties among other administrative work.

Maintain and organize front of house in a fast-paced upper-scale restaurant in the Denver, Highlands. This position was equal parts managing and hosting, requiring an understanding of Aloha, OpenTable, and the ability to work fast and communicate directly.

Assess demand for the upcoming week and brew enough cold brew coffee accordingly. Ensure product quality, and oversee bottling, delivery, and maintenance of the roasting facility. Maintain current business relationships while reaching out to potential new clients and representing the company at promotional events.

Olympia, Wa

- Organized and oversaw bimonthly exhibitions- Maintained social media platforms (including press releases and newsletter)- Updated artist and vendor contracts- Hung shows and oversaw interns/volunteer staff - Developed and maintained relationships with artists, vendors, staff and clients while staying within a minimal budget

Olympia, Wa; Denver,Co; Larkspur, Ca

- Organized monthly art shows, studio visits, Crafter-noons/salons and a variety of other art related happenings- Offered the opportunity for artists of many disciplines who shared an interest in exploring traditional crafts in combination with their chosen discipline. - Organize and implemented events, design space/hang shows- Publicized events and coordinated with fellow curator and artists

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Applied Craft + Design, 3.8

B.A. Sustainability And Arts And Crafts, Arts And Crafts And Sustainability

I kept busy by volunteering on and off campus in many Arts and Environmental capacities. Due to Evergreen's multidisciplinary approach.