Tamara Schwarz Email & Phone Number

Oakland, CA, US

As principal of Swiftwing Studio, I work with your team, or assemble the team you need, to create memorable and educational experiences that matter to public audiences. My expertise includes exhibition and interpretive planning, content strategy and development for exhibitions and digital experiences, writing and editing, team leadership, and project.

San Francisco Bay Area

• I led exhibit planning and development for more than 30 natural history and aquarium exhibitions and managed a team responsible for interpretive strategy, content development, interactive experience design, and.
• Co-led exhibits department with staff of 16. Coached and mentored direct reports and creative teams to develop innovative and engaging exhibits on science and sustainability topics.
• Facilitated year-long assessment and team-building process to strengthen… Show more I led exhibit planning and development for more than 30 natural history and aquarium exhibitions and managed a team responsible for.
• Facilitated year-long assessment and team-building process to strengthen department culture and improve communication and processes.
• Collaborated with senior leadership on long-range exhibit planning and strategy, including creating and updating a 6-year exhibitions calendar.
• Led creation of the museum’s first multilingual exhibits in collaboration with exhibition teams, audiences, and internal stakeholders.

San Francisco, CA

Led exhibit content development team. Responsible for interpretive strategy, content research and development, and exhibit registration for all Academy exhibitions. Collaborated with scientists, designers, educators, media developers, evaluators, and other partners to deliver engaging and educational exhibitions.

Responsible for all aspects of design and development of Chabot’s major visitor experiences and other public spaces, including permanent and temporary/traveling exhibitions, programming in the planetarium, large-screen theater, observatories, and digital media for online learning. Provide leadership for planning, design, content development, production and.

Lead planning and development of exhibitions from concept to installation, with primary responsibility for project management, exhibition content, and design. Managed exhibit development teams, including Chabot staff as well as design, multimedia, and fabrication contractors. Contributed to long-range planning for permanent and temporary exhibitions..

Managed development and maintenance of Chabot’s website, including educational content, graphic design, and application development. Responsible for site redesign and expansion into e-commerce and interactive science education. Developed and produced exhibition graphics, facility signage, print materials, and multimedia projects, including planning.

Researched commercialism in schools and provided community organizing support to members, partner organizations, grassroots contacts nationally. Co-authored major report on politically-motivated campaign against environmental education. Wrote, edited, and designed quarterly newsletter, web site, program materials, and grant proposals. Conducted media.