Manager Project

Philip A. Robinson Jr.

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Expert in client relationship development, specifically with Collectors and Historians to help provide guidance, encouragement, customer support, and troubleshooting direction across all fronts

Highly trained, disciplined professional Account and Brand Manager and Creative Director skilled in bringing original thinking to solving design/brand/marketing challenges.

Professional artist with proven ability to apply highly developed aesthetic/design sense to breadth of media (2D and 3D Forms, Sculpture, Wood Working, Graphics, Typography, Digital Layout, Web Design, Videography, Printmaking, Photography, Painting, Sketching, and Ceramics)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

El Museo del Barrio - New York, New York January 2015 – Current

Creative Director & Private Art Handler at Mana Contemporary

Partner with Artists/Clients and museum department Managers to direct installation programs

Define and secure material/sculpture installation and placement areas

Strategic development of artist installation lifecycle

Aggregate and organize ‘collection for presentation’ or ‘performance’ data for internal review and benchmarking

Vendor point of contact, approval and selection

Construct work estimates, fee schedules and invoices from company to Clients [artists or vendors]

Documentation of artifact’s location and storage placement for upcoming collections

Abigail DeVille - New York, New York August 2014 – Current

Brand Manager

Radcliffe Institute “The Day the Earth Stood Still” & Anacostia Arts Center “The New Migration”

Brand management, including development, implementation and execution of marketing initiatives including press campaigns, print identity, web presence, social media, broadcast events and corporate partnership programs

Contract negations and price planning - maintain active knowledge of the competitive landscape, art innovations, new industry guidelines

Work with artist to scout locations for art displays, secure site specific locations and landmarks

Maintain/update location, display, artifact documentation, administer updates in a web-based resource center

Manage and curate website: Abigail DeVille (WIX, Wordpress)

Head liaison for residency program

EDUCATOR POSITIONS

PRIDE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, East Orange, New Jersey 2011-2012

Art Teacher

RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, Ridgewood, New Jersey 2010-2011

Art Teacher

DWIGHT ENGLEWOOD SCHOOL, Englewood, New Jersey 2008-2010

Art Teacher

Art Education/Curriculum Design

Created lesson plans and activities designed to help students experience art as vehicle for self-expression, self-discipline, community and civic engagement.

Published Students Artwork using iPhoto by creating a Macbook.

Emphasized applying tech savvy, critical thinking and creativity to classes up to 24 students.

Invited guest speakers from professional artist community.

Student assignments to observe, visually document, and discuss the world around them.

Identified and discussed images presented in media.

Equip students to apply curriculum to real world needs in the workplace.

Updated curriculum to include projects using Mac computer programs; iPhoto, Photoshop, Garageband, and iMovie.

Developed curriculum for Summer School Art Program; Emerging Artists, Sculpture, Ceramics, Oil Paints, Water Color, Still Life Drawing and Mixed Media.

Introduced varied media to express creativity beyond use of paint, brushes, pencils and paper: A4 Paper Project, Found Material Animal Project, 3D Sneaker Project and Brown Cardboard Project.

Enriched students’ knowledge and use of Internet resources: YOUTUBE, WIX, Google, flickr, otherpeoplespixels, Instagram, and Pinterest.

2007

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGIE - Digital Layout-2012

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY- MASON GROSS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS - Master of Fine Art- 2008

SKIDMORE COLLEGE - Bachelor of Sciences, Studio Art-2005

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