Philip A. Robinson Jr.
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Ph. 201-***-****
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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