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- Collaborate with gallery owner to create marketing strategies, employing advanced writing skills, to increase sales of original artworks such as social media campaigns on Instagram, through our email and mailing list subscription service, and catalogs for shows such as a gift guide for the holidays - Discuss relevant art history and artistic significance of artworks to generate interest and encourage sales to walk-in clients- Assist in all areas of operations including sales, inventory, and monthly events- Catalog, organize, and maintain inventory within our system using both digital records through Intuit QuickBooks and handwritten records- Communicate with clients and artists via numerous methods to ensure great customer service and increase sales- Create informational content to send to prospective clients, as well as certificates of authenticity, appraisals for secondary market sales, occasional client art collections- Handle artworks daily for photographing, installing, de-installing, and shipping

- Work with children of all ages and backgrounds to provide a memorable experience to all - Take high quality portrait photos of school aged children and high school senior portraits- Capture live events including sports, proms, and graduations- Use tripods, flashes, and lights to create innovative lighting effects- Setup and tear down equipment- Be a representative of the Lifetouch community

I was chosen as a participant in this unique program in order to work alongside professionals at several significant sites in St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia, aiding in identifying and being advised on practical solutions to current issues. The sites I supported included The State Hermitage Museum, Peterhof Palace, Catherine Palace, The Russian Museum, and Penaty (estate of artist Ilya Repin), amongst several. I gained valuable insights into a range of professional disciplines including:- Building preservation- Collections management- Interpretation- Heritage learning- Visitor behavior

- Assisted in the formation of an exhibition to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the founding of the Girl Scouts of America- Researched the history and formulated a timeline of the Girl Scouts- Researched the visual history of the Girl Scouts and filed copyright permissions for the use of photographs not copyrighted by the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace- Assisted in the design and layout of the exhibition, the search for a proper facility to hold the exhibit, and research in proposals for grants to help in the funding of the exhibition

- Observed and educated in conservation efforts, transportation of works from gallery space into storage, and installing and de-installing exhibitions- Participated in Historical House cleaning, assisting in moving and cleaning furniture, rugs, and smaller objects- Gathered data from hygrothermographs and catalogued into the Access database setup - Assisted in on-site inventory and cataloguing of off-site materials and objects, assigning acquisition numbers, tagging, photographing, and entering into a database- Organized acquisition files, recording acquisition number on all sheets within file and adding cover sleeves to inventory photos; organized inventory for organ rolls and entered into an electronic file