MARYKATHRYN BRIGGS
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EDUCATION
The New School University
New York, NY
Masters of Arts, Media Studies, May 2010
GPA 3.89
Organizing committee, Critical Themes in Media Studies Conference
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Bachelors of Arts, Media Studies & Photography, December 2006
GPA 3.70
Art Editor of Helicon, Vassar's annual literary and arts publication
EXPERIENCE
Current Women and Their Work Austin, TX
Volunteer
Member and contributors database maintenance
Cold calling and sales for upcoming fundraising events
Assistance with event organization and implementation
All other administrative duties
2008-2010 JW Foundation: The Art of Learning Project
New York, NY
Freelance Consulting
Consultations on new website, blog, podcasts, social networking techniques,
and implementing design strategies
Fall 2009 The New School University New York,
NY
Research Assistant to Paul Ryan, Professor of Media Studies and
Video Artist
Organized and archived collection of video art for the Smithsonian
Institute
Digitized and edited all MiniDV, Beta and 3/4" video tape in FinalCut Pro
Summer 2009 Jezebel Productions New York,
NY
Intern
Transcription and organization of video for Gretta Schiller's documentary
No Dinosaurs in Heaven
2002-2007 Separate Cinema Archive Hyde
Park, NY
Assistant to the Owner and Director, John Kisch
All digital and analog archival duties of entire collection, maintained in
FileMaker and edited in Photoshop
Maintaining online sales (eBay) and customer service, including client
relationships and communications via social networking applications
Writing and editing text panels to accompany traveling exhibits
Writing and editing material to be included in press kits
Representative at national trade shows
All other personal assistant and administrative duties
2004-2006 The Evolving Media Network
Kingston, NY
Assistant to the Owner and Director, Kale Kaposchilin
All administrative and organizational duties
Assisted in promotion for various productions, including all social/media
networking
On-set photographer for feature-length and short productions
1997-2001 The Law Office of Richard C. Seltzer
Houston, TX
Secretary
All administrative and secretarial duties
All billing and book-keeping duties
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Proficient in both Mac and Windows based operating systems
Proficient in Adobe CS5 Photoshop and Illustrator, FinalCut Pro and iMovie
Working knowledge of Adobe Flash, Dreamweaver (HTML & CSS), InDesign,
Acrobat, and ProTools
Working knowledge of Spanish, and written Arabic
Proficient in processing, printing, and editing analog and digital
photography