Office Assistant
Resume:
The Museum of Modern Art
** ***** ******, ****** ** The Director
New York, NY • 2018 - Present
• Support the Museum Director and Chief of Staff, act as the face of the Director’s Office and direct point of contact for all Director’s Office visitors
• Route, distribute, and manage 100% of incoming loan requests for priceless artwork and objects, coordinating and communicating with respective departments to ensure the receival of materials needed to begin the loan process
• Spearhead administration and organization of MoMA alumni database consisting of over 300 former employees. Facilitate communication between alumni and Special Events Team in light of October reopening events
• Manage and organize all incoming mail, as well as draft daily internal and external correspondence for the Director, saving team ~10 hours per week
• Perform administrative tasks such as filing, scheduling meetings, answering telephones, and providing overall administrative support for a fast-paced executive office on a daily basis
• Work directly with Director to maintain and update research on ~3,000 contacts, artists, and exhibitions as well as maintaining personal library of over 1,000 books
• Create itineraries to ensure smooth travel arrangements for the Director, whose travel purposes and needs vary from overseas press tours to domestic museum and studio visits
• Communicate with senior staff and department heads to gather information to be presented in All Staff Meeting slideshow, presented to over 700 MoMA staff members
• Liaise with all MoMA officers, trustees and senior staff, ensuring smooth communication between Director’s Office and receiving party
• Traveled to Chicago as part of MoMA professional development research trip focusing on fashion within the context of museums. Findings to be presented to a group of peers and supervisors
Freelance
Illustrator & Graphic Artist
Remote • 2018 - Present
Client: American Apparel
• Created winning design for American Apparel’s “GetGraphic” T-shirt design competition, design was screen-printed on T-shirts
• Sold on AA worldwide via their ecommerce platform, stock sold out twice over Client: Abigail Bell Vintage
• Designed logo for Abigail Bell Vintage, a Brooklyn based vintage furniture and decor retailer
• Worked with client to create a logo that captured the essence of the brand
• Created moodboard, conceptualized multiple logos, and incorporated changes reflected by client’s feedback into final design
• Advised client on strategies to reach particular audience Virginia Tech
Textile Lab Teacher’s Assistant
Blacksburg, VA • 2016- 2017
• Organized and led study sessions and student discussions for over 30 students enrolled in the Textile Lab course taught in the Fashion Merchandising & Design undergraduate program
• Assisted course instructor with preparation of over 500 pages of course material
• Aided students by answering questions and explaining curriculum to ensure their full understanding of the information presented in the course as well as proper lab practices
Virginia Tech
BS in Fashion Merchandising & Design,
Minor in Business
Blacksburg, VA • 2014 - 2017
• Magna Cum Laude
• Member, Association of Textile Chemists
and Colorists
EDUCATION
PORTFOLIO
www.saramoinian.format.com
CONTACT
********@*****.***
EXPERIENCE
SKILLS
Adobe Creative Cloud
Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator
Microsoft Office
Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook
Etc.
CAD, Sketchup, Retail Math, Branding
& Logo Design, Product Development,
Office Administration, Calendar
Management, TMS
Languages
English, Farsi, Basic Spanish
SARA MOINIAN
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