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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, California, United States

Business development officer for art logistics company’s largest growing regional market. Coordinate sales meetings with multiple branch locations to identify potential clients and develop effective sales outreach strategies. Schedule appointments with target clients and execute face to face presentation of company services. Implement customized sales tariffs based on working history with clients. Research and develop promotional materials for distribution to clients. Generate sales reports and present quarterly analysis of branch earnings to Sales Manager.SALES: Represent company at annual Western American Museum Conference. Conduct sales meetings in both formal and casual settings. Established relationships with long term clients and supply chain vendors. MANAGEMENT: Onsite operational supervision and coordination of projects to ensure smooth and timely completion.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Leading Los Angeles art logistics company with 40 years of business specializing in museum and gallery installation, Fine Art Packing, Storage and Transport. Marketing outreach to prospective clients. Developed special tariff initiatives for new clients. Negotiate storage contracts forincoming clients. Long term management of storage accounts with high inventory. Consultclients on packing methods & develop dynamic packing solutions based on budgetaryrequirements. Coordinate domestic and international airfreight shipments: generate shipmentdocuments for import and export of artwork. SALES• +$1,500,000 annual client sales and storage account earnings in 2018.• 10% increase in sales/returning clients or 50k in sales of new clients 2017-2018.MANAGEMENT• Manager of Art Fair Operations: Administration of transit schedules and deadlines for art fairs. Reference person for domestic and international agents servicing art fairs. Warehouse loadmaster for art fair consolidated shipments.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Liaise daily with domestic and international clients to coordinate import and export of fine artworks. Process shipment estimate requests and develop shipment routing/schedule for safe transport of art works. Interface with insurance companies to create shipments compliant with artwork insurance policy specifications. Site visit client locations for estimation of jobs. Coordinate western US consolidated shipments to fine art fairs. Customs document preparation. Create proforma invoices and packing lists. Invoice client shipments. Payment collections and quarterly accounting. SALES• Development of client base leading to branch expansion from 2 to 5 employees in 4 yrs.• Marketing of services to clients by appointment, phone and email. MANAGEMENT:• Relocated from Dietl New York to open and develop new Los Angeles branch in 2008.

New York, New York, United States

Responsible for international and domestic shipment of artwork to museums, art galleries and private clients. Creation of pro-forma invoices for international transport. Monitor daily client payment reports to initiate timely shipment of sold artworks. Organize collection of gallery auction purchases and art foundry shipments. Process artwork shipping documents into Pace Gallery database. Daily submission of shipping documents for sold works to various gallery departments. Clerical maintenance of gallery shipping files.

New York, New York, United States

Curatorial research and identification of artworks owned by lending institutions and private collections for potential exhibition. Contribute to curatorial discussion in selection of artworks for exhibition. Draft and manage artwork loan agreements. Rights and Reproductions Officer for exhibition catalog. Coordinator and liaison between exhibition designer, catalog designer and printer. Exhibition catalog proofreading and production.

New York, New York, United States

Solicitate artwork sales for gallery via various digital platforms. Responsible for cataloguing gallery’s digital visual inventory and on-line resources. Maintenance of artist files, press information and archival exhibition materials. Contact person/researcher for information requests about artists and gallery. Process image requests for publishing. Prepare artwork for travel and shipping. Install artwork of various media.

New York, New York, United States

Proofread exhibition catalogue essays. Create checklists and artists’ biographies for exhibitions. Maintain Curatorial Department archives, artist submissions, mailing lists, and artists files. Handle external requests for research and information about artists shown at the museum.

New York, New York, United States

Production and coordination of “Committed to the Image: Contemporary Black Photographers” and “Digital Printmaking Now” exhibitions. Generate and process loan request for exhibition. Research acquisitions made during WWII for the museum Holocaust Art Recovery Project. Research and compose biographies of photographers in museum collection. Transferred photograph acquisition records to on-line museum files. Performed administrative tasks for department curators.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Compile and organize bibliography, exhibition history, and artwork checklist for “H.C. Westermann” exhibition catalogue. Complete research projects at Chicago libraries at request of curators. Transcribe interviews with Chicago-based artists for MCA archives. Manage MCA artist and museum archives.

Masters Of Arts, Art History & Certificate In Curatorial Studies

Bachelor Of Arts, Double Major In Art History & Studio Art