Kristopher Gray
510-***-**** ac7cwz@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE Apply knowledge and skills gained from CTVA BA in creative writing, planning, organizing in a unique position. I am seeking a position that can benefit from my background as a Black person in this country and that can help me further understand how to help create spaces for people like myself who often don’t have enough visible spaces. SKILLS
Canon EOS devices (excellent), JVC Camera (excellent), Adobe (excellent), Social Media Management/Marketing (excellent), Microsoft Office (excellent), customer service (excellent), Blog Designing (excellent), creative perspective, excellent writer. EDUCATION California State University, Northridge Northridge, CA
BA in Cinema Televisions & Arts (2013-2018)
St. Joseph Notre Dame HS – 2013 Alameda, CA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Public Relations and Outreach, Kaur and Singh Academy Present
Handle official Youtube channel for the academy as well as all social media outlets
Assist in teaching a social justice film class to elementary through high school students Photographer, Brown Girl Joy Present
Social media, filmmaking/photography projects, attend conferences to help represent brown womxn (alongside founders Amrit, Jazz, & Amani Kaur)
Interview womxn of color in various intersections for publications on social media + website
Activist for Social Change Fellow, All Stars Project Inc. June 2018-July 2018
Created an official Instagram page & designed the nonprofit's first ever DSY
(Development School for Youth) blog
Participated in both outdoor and over the phone fundraising
Shot and edited videos for the organization’s various social media pages (Twitter, Facebook & Instagram)
Customer Associate, Walgreens (Northridge) June 2016-May 2018
Customer service in store/online, answer emails, fax letters, organize meetings Head of Public Relations, Producer, International Youth Media Summit (IYMS) Aug 2014-Dec 2015
Bring together 50 filmmakers and delegates from 22 countries to create PSAs on social issues
Led team of interns to form partnerships and obtain sponsors, contact international delegates and interact with media
Acted as spokesperson and participated in interviews by local radio stations and newspapers at Summit
Office TA, Southern Wine & Spirits Summer 2015
Assist with accounts payable/receivable, forward emails, store/unload document packages
Pay company bills, forward emails, fax letters, make appointments for DMV, insurance companies, etc
Salesman, Cutco Cutlery Summer 2013
Verbal, creative pitches on the spot for new customers
Acquired marketing strategies through various training and procedures COMMUNITY SERVICE
Mobilize for a Clean Dream Act with organizations with Asian Americans Advancing Justice LA Present
Assist at LA City Hall Rally for Ending the Libya Slave Trade 2018
Deliver food for Alameda County Meals on Wheels 2016
Packed food/goods for Alameda County Community Food Bank 2014