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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, California, United States

Manage the Open Call program, regranting to independent Latino filmmakers of diverse backgrounds and producing their projects for the public broadcasting system. Liaise with 100+ filmmakers and reviewers. Coordinate multi-day panels. Manage and organize film deliverables and execute payments for all active film projects. Produce monthly newsletter and programmatic reporting. Assist and coordinate original digital series launch and promotion.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Hired part time and promoted to full time to collaborate on the development and presentation of Common Field’s 2021 national Convening and to foster a place of possibility for diverse creators and organizers. Serving over 600 artists and organizations from a range of cultural, ethnic, and economic backgrounds, the two-week Convening was Common Field’s first virtual event of this size and scope. My work continues with the development and production of the upcoming 2022 hybrid Convening in… Show more Hired part time and promoted to full time to collaborate on the development and presentation of Common Field’s 2021 national Convening and to foster a place of possibility for diverse creators and organizers. Serving over 600 artists and organizations from a range of cultural, ethnic, and economic backgrounds, the two-week Convening was Common Field’s first virtual event of this size and scope. My work continues with the development and production of the upcoming 2022 hybrid Convening in Seattle and online.Work with team to develop program content and schedule. For 2021 Convening, managed communication with a variety of external partners and creators to produce 29 digital workshops, seminars, and performances serving a target audience of underrepresented fine artists & arts organizations. For 2022, organizing 20 virtual and in person programs.Spearheading grant program to support artist access to the 2022 convening.Maintain Convening master calendar and budget. Compile and organize assets/collateral.Lead production, distribution, and archiving of the Convening print publication, coordinate artists’ text & photo contributions through the development and design processes, draft communications and help develop social media and web content for promotion.Support senior staff with deadline and timeline tracking and other administrative duties. Show less

Los Angeles, California, United States

Recognized as a top tier associate with monthly sales receipts among the highest.Created and served beverages and sold adaptogenic supplements, skincare, and foods.Educated guests on holistic plant medicine and create custom recipes.Resolved guest issues. Received and monitored stock and compiled financial reports.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Spearheaded the creation & implementation of a digital multimedia archive. Organized & edited photos from events & co-authored a protocol for best archival practices. Worked under programming director to make the archive both internally & externally functional, including web compatibility. Aided in event production & staffing.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Conducted archival research to support broadcast programming, including "City Rising 2," an hour broadcast documentary about how the gig economy adversely affects working class Black and Latinx communities in LA county. Constructed media-rich digital content including articles, photo essays, & social media campaigns around programming. Assisted post production team with editing web video & compiling transcriptions.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Responsible for digitizing still image archives for Visual Communication, the oldest Asian Pacific American media arts nonprofit. Significant organizational work on digital & physical archives. Trained new interns on digitizing process. Provided background research for public exhibition. Staffed community events & served as event projectionist.