Gallery Assistant/Manager

California State University, Fullerton — BA Public Relations and Radio, TV, Film
August 2004 – June 2010
The Los Angeles Recording School, Hollywood — Certificate in Audio Engineering and Post Production
August 2005 – June 2006

REN Gallery, Los Angeles – Senior Gallery Manager/Design Consultant
October 2016 – PRESENT
-Representing mid-career and emerging Downtown Los Angeles artists and promoting sales by curating their work to a varied and eclectic base of informed investors.
-Executing operational event and exhibition functions including: planning, high-level staffing and securing financing for numerous art fairs, public exhibitions, and private events throughout the year.
-Developing and executing innovative social media and email marketing strategies to exponentially grow direct relationships, and metered online/email engagement that directly translates into increased gallery sales and event attendance.
-Executing the essential daily online and physical inventory management, shipping, and marketing/PR/asset creation necessary to maximizing operations and client satisfaction.

MASH Gallery, West Hollywood – Gallery Assistant/Marketing Manager
October 2022, (Contract)
-Creating and distributing press and marketing press kits with press releases, media alerts, flyers, high-resolution images and supplementary information calibrated for art publications, influencers, interior designers, and art critics.
-Designing, copywriting, and distributing email marketing blasts promoting upcoming events, services, and exhibition openings to finely-targeted audiences via Mailchimp.
-Writing blogs on featured artists highlighting work to-be-exhibited at upcoming openings.
-Day-to-day correspondence with artists, collaborators, logistical shipping providers in regards to securing consignment agreements, receiving artwork, curatorial direction, and maintaining essential in-person routine gallery functions.
-Updating exhibition information via our website hosted on Artlogic and our personal Artsy page.
-Calendaring upcoming events and exhibition openings on Los Angeles events calendars.

Modern Multiples, Los Angeles – Fine Art Print Shop Apprentice/Inventory Management
February 2022 – August 2022
-Assisting in day-to-day upkeep, handling, and hands-on assisting in the manufacturing and storage of fine art serigraph and giclée reproductions.
-Managing Shopify CMS inventory of web store, including photography, photo editing/asset creation, file management, and logistical data for shipping and archival of purchased works.
-Creating and establishing a database of product inventory and storage of rare and limited works of art owned and created by blue chip and historically significant members of the Chicano Arts Movement.

• Google Suite: Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms
• MS Office
• Word
• Excel
• Powerpoint
• Outlook
• Apple iWork Suite
• Pages
• Numbers
• Keynote
• Zoom/Google Meet
• Monday.com
• project management software
• Mailchimp
• Constant Contact
• Cision/PR Web
• SMS marketing
• Adobe Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
• Canva
• Artsy page management
• Artlogic CMS management
• Wordpress CMS management
• Shopify store management
• FedEx/UPS/DHL/LTL logistical Experience
• Art handling
• storage, and general installation
• Knowledge of art history
• local and contemporary artists/movements