Michael Cavazos Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon, United States

Portland, Oregon, United States

Portland, Oregon Area

Work directly with creators and artistic co-directors of a non-profit theatre to manage office as well as to create marketing plans, coordinate site visits and tours, book front of house staff, and attend to miscellaneous needs of each theatre production• Manage day to day office duties• Manage onsite phone ticket sales• Coordinate and manage auditions• Marketing duties, including coordinating print and online advertising, social media, and event calendar submissions• School outreach and promotion for K-12 field trips and in-school assemblies• Manage onsite tours of theatre and rehearsal spaces to potential rental clients• Coordinate payroll processing for contract and hourly employees• Staff and train front of house/box office employees for each production• Work closely with ticketing company to ensure ticket sale site is created, accurate and available in a timely manner• Process donation requests

Portland, Or 97212

Past Productions:•Hotel Gone created and directed by Jerry Mouawad•Medea by Euripides in a version by Ben Power, directed by Jerry Mouawad•Savage Love by Sam Shepard and Joseph Chaikin, directed by Jerry Mouawad•La Belle, Lost In the World of the Automaton by Jerry Mouawad, Carol Triffle and Devin Stinson, directed by Jerry Mouawad and Carol Triffle•Hughie by Eugene O'Neill, directed by Jerry Mouawad

Portland, Oregon, United States

Beaverton, Or

As part of the producing team, I drove the execution of premium, accurate and on-time product image creation from line plan through to retail. I worked across multiple categories using data, product, material, color and graphic information in a high volume and fast-paced production environment. •Performed database administration, including uploading, logging and naming all images and inputting metadata for tracking and archiving•Participated in developing, maintaining and continuously improving the digital asset workflow•Ensured data accuracy in support of critical deadlines•Collected and analyzed data gathered throughout the season to communicate back to stakeholders, vendors, customers and internal partners•Conducted file backups for production and routing of assets and tracked assets through production•Routed and responded to requests as appropriate via customer service systems•Coordinated location and movement of electronic files with Customer Service and Production departments•With indirect supervision, ensured timely and accurate performance of responsibilities for a single functional area or work group, producing quality results•Ensured quality and consistency across a range of Photographic Artwork by evaluating condition of received client merchandise, and by digitally and physically tagging, cataloging, tracking and monitoring status of client merchandise throughout the Photo Studio process

Portland, Oregon Area

I was a project liaison between clients, the photography and sample management teams, as well as the creative, production and pre-press teams. I led the day-to-day management and optimization of a weekly flyer for a key national retail brand, assessing and managing the client’s needs, determining goals and coordinating a weekly publication. I worked closely with the designers, photographers, copywriters, traffic managers and production staff to set project milestones; created project timelines; tracked schedules and changes; and ensured all deliverable deadlines were met on time and on brand.• Acted as primary point-of-contact for client • Communicated with all teams across platforms (creative, photography, production and pre-press) to guarantee milestones were met• Followed and streamlined workflow procedures and quality control to handle complex, high-volume traffic for a high-profile customer account, with minimal supervision• Managed all weekly publication change requests through flyer life cycle, including oversight of SharePoint site, sample validation, and copy verification• Demonstrated understanding of the development and execution of a weekly publication• Attended and set relevant client meetings, bringing in appropriate resources from the team as needed• Set project milestones, created weekly flyer schedules, shoot schedules, project estimates and track schedules• Mediated pre-production meetings• Worked with project specialist to ensure tracking and routing of aspects of the weekly publication were aligned• Responsible for early detection of issues

Portland, Oregon Area

Managerial position overseeing day-to-day operations of retail design store.•Assisted in the opening of the twenty-first Jonathan Adler store worldwide, working closely with visual team to create a functional showroom•Training of sales associate team on company history, aesthetics, customer service and daily operations•Provide in-home consultations for clients needing design assistance •Responsible for opening and closing of store, cash handling, scheduling, stocking inventory, and the ordering of custom furniture and textile pieces

Studio W26, Ny, Ny

Producer for multiple accounts, including Tory Burch, Hanes Brands, Camuto Group, Aeropostale, Ann Taylor and Toth for LL Bean Signature•Functioned as a liaison between clients, sales, and post-production customer service to translate job requirements and identify client’s creative and budgetary needs for each project•Managed on-set photo shoot team and ensured smooth day-to-day photography operations•Sourced talent, managed castings and bookings, and negotiated usage and costs for models, photographers, stylists and hair and makeup artists•Applied understanding of customer’s business needs to establish solid customer relationships and facilitate problem solving•Oversaw post-production timelines and costs; communicated with customers and production, advising them of order progress, scheduling concerns and requests for additional information or materials when required•Responsible for accuracy and timeliness of customer invoices

Studio W26, Ny, Ny

Ny, Ny

Ny, Ny

Worked in several roles for the adult division of The New School, served a non-traditional, diverse student population and recruited strong candidates for both undergraduate and graduate programs.•Supervised staff of full-time employees and work-study students•Responsible for promotion of graduate programs in Media Studies, Creative Writing, International Affairs, MATESOL, an undergraduate program in Liberal Arts, and two graduate certificate programs in Media Management and Documentary Media Studies, consistently reached overall student targets for admission (Fall 2007 began nearly 600 new students)•Communicated with prospective students via one-on-one informational interviews, email/phone inquiries, group information sessions, and tri-state area outreach events/college visits, shared eligibility requirements and admissions procedures•Reviewed applications for graduate programs, determined whether applicants had submitted proper documentation and worked closely with students to ensure their applications became complete and were successfully reviewed by appropriate academic departments•Maintained a close relationship with university departments such as Media Studies, Creative Writing, Financial Aid, Housing and International Student Services•Responsible for the coordination of on-campus Graduate Prospective Students Day, weekly informational meeting, and evening information sessions which included coordination of staffing, panels of speakers, ordering of catering, maintenance and audio-visual set-up•Created communications plans, including creation of mailings, e-mailings, postcards, etc.

Ny, Ny

Boston, Ma

Maintained and advised adult degree population through Division of Continuing Education, consistently motivating students toward success.•Led application procedures, including recruitment, interviews, counseling, and the review of applications•Worked closely with Registrar’s Office, Student Accounts Office, and Financial Aid Office, ensuring student success

Boston, Ma

Ma, Media Studies

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Performing Arts