Irina Makarova Email & Phone Number

Samsung Global + Instagram

Greater New York City Area

Nike Champs, Las VegasBlack Women Talk Tech 2020 Conference, NYC SLC, Las Vegas - Valentino, Maison Margiela, Farmacy Sephoria, Los Angeles - Valentino, Maison Margiela, FarmacyEssence Fest 25th Anniversary, New Orleans - "P2P, Health, Wellness House, Entertainment All Access" experiences

New York

• 360i, GSK, 01.21 - 3.21PayPal, Iris Worldwide, 07.20 - 09.20SK-II, HUGE, 03.19 - 04.19Samsung, S10 Galaxy press launch, NYC + SF, TH Productions, 01.19 - 02.19Facebook, Global Arts Initiative, Fake Love, 10.18.
• Lead digital, OOH, video, web, experiential, event, brand activation, content, product launch, print, XR, creative & tech projects from concept to execution to delivery.
• Create and implement project plans for the entirety of a project's lifecycle. Build internal and cient-facing timelines, assign and delegate tasks to the team.
• Collaborate with and oversee various size teams: strategy, creative, tech, fabrication, talent & accounts.
• Build budgets and slash costs to meet clients' and agency's goals. Write SOWs and track that all elements are delivered to clients' satisfaction.
• Impement XR technologies and maintain UX/UI ompimiation.

Greater New York City Area

Facebook, global digital asset project, in progress.Samsung, IFA at Messe Berlin, 09.18 Samsung, UNPKT at Barclay Center, 08.18

Greater New York City Area

Lead Producer for Famebit by YouTube activations and lounges at VidCon.

• Alt Esc, LLC is a digital publication & curatorial/events team. We collaborate with artists, curators, musicians, and brands to produce large-scale events and organize exhibitions in diy spaces and art fairs.
• Curate & produce three large-scale “No Vacancy” events from concept to completion, five domestic & international exhibitions, Satellite Art Show booth, SPRING/BREAK Art show & digital magazine launches.
• Liaise with artists & curators, manage musical and academic programming, hire freelance staff, & oversee budget.
• Liaise with artists & curators, manage programming, hire freelance staff & vendors, & oversee budget.
• Conceptualized & designed digital & print magazine layouts. Produced a 100-page print publication & multiple digital volumes. Ideated & edited all digital & print content.
• Secure media partnerships, cash & in-kind sponsorships, donations, & press.

Greater New York City Area

I produced Time_Frame for Giphy - 30th anniversary of the GIF exhibition. The week-long gallery exhibition explored the history of art online, and demonstrated the GIF as a format.The show featured works by over 30 artists, including interactive installations, VR experiments, artist talks, and workshops. I oversaw the space scouting, overall budget.

• Oversaw 2,500 item inventory & organized domestic & international crating & shipping between 6-7 annual exhibitions, 3-5 annual art fairs, multiple loans & client acquisitions
• Facilitated major museum & private collection acquisitions
• Liaised with artists, curators & vendors to execute production, managed turnaround scheduling, created budgets & estimates, oversaw installation
• Worked with accounts to set an annual budget & find creative solutions to cut costs
• Ideated exhibition & fair layouts, designed exhibition catalogues & ads
• Contracted, scheduled & managed freelance creative help, photographers, exhibition managers & interns; delegated & communicated tasks & ideas clearly

New York, NY

• Liaised with the graphics department and studio
• Time managed projects from start to finish including consultation, graphics, calculation of quotes for production and development, communications, delivery, and install
• Managed cost, performance, and schedule of project components
• Researched of artists, images, nation-wide vendors, and sample requests
• Arranged the logistics as well oversee and manage delivery and install for large scale trade show, such as Boutique Design New York
• Organized image archives, records, product samples, and inventory