Rachael Barnes Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Minnesota

· Promoted from Events and Reception Coordinator with increasing responsibilities delegated over the course of two years· Managed an annual fundraiser responsible for raising half of the non-profit’s annual operating budget.· Edited and published content promoting events and programming across public channels.· Managed the staffing, resource development, entry tracking, and visitor experience for an annual community-created exhibit (15,000 visitors over the course of 6 weeks in 2019).· Grew, planned, and executed logistics for Norway House events and rentals.· Assisted with the development / coordination of Norway House and partner programs.· Supported a rotating gallery of exhibits from coordinating with external vendors and artists to installation.· Managed welcome desk volunteers and weekend staff. Create and maintain resources to train / support the team.· Coordinated tour groups and serve as an on-site guide throughout visits.· Created a welcoming, safe environment for cultural center patrons by greeting visitors, answering questions, and facilitating sale of gallery admission, programming and event tickets.

2300 Berkshire Lane North, Suite 200 Plymouth, Mn 55441

VAA continues to grow and serve its clients as a multidisciplinary engineering and design firm. My role on the marketing team:- Maintain and develop new marketing content, i.e. technical articles, social media posts, VAA website text and graphics, project sheets, resumes, e-blasts, etc.- Development and company-wide roll-out of a new proposal template; daily proofreading and formatting of proposal / contract documents.- School visit program development and execution; presentation creation and coaching.- Contributed to the team development of Career Fair Program materials and messaging.- Strategy, planning, and coordination of internal events that serve over 170 employees.- Strategy development and point-of-contact for planning / coordination of trade shows.- Maintain employee directory with information updates and coordination of photo sessions.- Assist with the creation of technical and business support PowerPoint presentations.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

- Contribute to the positive customer experience of the theater by responding to patron requests and needs in a timely manner.- Scan and manually tear tickets for events; involved frequent technology troubleshooting.- Provide clear and concise directions to patrons.- Inspect and clean up sections of the theater.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Tutor up to 32 student-athletes in composition and course management-Assist with brainstorming, thesis creation, editing, writing, and time management skills

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Mentor a group of incoming transfer students of various ages. • Support individual and group transition throughout the year. Lead larger groups in activities and reflections. • Attend monthly “Transfermation Lunches” and additional staff meetings/trainings.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Promoted from General Desk Worker to Student Manager after two months. -Welcomed and assisted students, faculty/staff, and other guests. -Supervised over 40 workers and trained approximately 6 student employees. -Coordinated set-ups for over 40 conferences, meetings, and celebrations.

• Completed an editorial fact check and related research.• Logged, read, and evaluated over 15 selected project proposals and manuscripts.• Assisted in the preparation of final manuscripts of transmittal to production.• Created summaries for supervising editor for unsolicited proposals and manuscripts.• Participated in 3 to 5 interior and cover design reviews.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature, Senior

Activities and Societies: Women's Tennis Team, selected as MIAC (Conference) Player of the Week

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