Melissa Jester-Chiriani Email & Phone Number

New York, NY

New York, NY

• Selected Clients: Gagosian Gallery, Davis Brody Bond, National September 11 Memorial Museum
• Supported Account Director with all aspects of PR programming including coordinating all press events and openings, all of which ran smoothly.
• Reorganized editorial calendars, press clippings, media storage, and archives according to an intuitive systematic approach.
• Produced professional-level media kits, image sheets, and press releases in InDesign.
• After 4 months, took on the increased responsibility of drafting outreach reports and advertising plans.
• Chosen to train new staff and interns due to thorough familiarity with company policy and procedures.

New York, NY

• Planned and coordinated engaging educational events and monthly performing arts workshops, which were cited by executive staff as causal to a decrease in membership cancellations.
• Received high customer service ratings in feedback surveys for acting as a liaison between artists, teachers, students, and parents.
• Initiated and built partnerships with like-minded organizations and high profile individuals.
• Developed a social media strategy involving the creation of educational web articles and videos, which increased website traffic by more than 30%.
• Designed a systematic evaluation procedure for all programs, which involved surveying and evaluating participant experiences and developing reports with recommendations.
• Developed and executed, from conception to completion, the NYC Women’s Empowerment Summit, an annual one-day charity event featuring high-profile keynote speakers who are leaders in arts, technology, and business.

• Built Joonbug’s first strategic partnerships with event producers in Atlanta, Seattle, Minneapolis, New Haven, and Columbus, while tripling the number of partnerships in Washington, D.C.
• Secured Joonbug’s first partnerships with website affiliates.
• Formulated thorough marketing proposals for Halloween and New Year’s Eve events.
• Created daily email newsletters and ensured effective reach through implementing A/B tests.
• Edited copy produced by a team of 10 Marketing Associates on strict deadlines; this writing was commended as the most complete and well-written program listings in company history.
• Chosen to act as liaison between the technology department and marketing department due to excellent communication skills and an expertise in both fields.

Philadelphia, PA

• Aided director in setting up and breaking down exhibition, organized inventory, greeted visitors during opening, clerical work.

Philadelphia, PA

• Worked with artist Gina Gruenberg, making plaster casts from life models. Helped to teach students, trained new staff, scheduled life models, managed supply inventory and oversaw studio clean up.

Master Of Professional Studies, Art And Cultural Management, With Distinction

Activities and Societies: Member of the Salon Committee Management / Production Team, Associate Editor, Catalyst Strategic Design Review

Bachelor Of Fine Arts, Fine Arts, History Of Art, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Tae Kwon Do Team, Cinema Society, Life Drawing Club, Philosophy of Art Roundtable