Anna Grant Palagashvili
adck26@r.postjobfree.com • linkedin.com/in/anna-grant-a67a92a9 718-***-**** • Brooklyn, NY Dynamic, highly driven leader with expertise in fine art, marketing, and event management gained over five years of professional experience. Proven ability to direct creative projects across cinematography, photography, and design. Excels in public speaking. Personable and engaging with the communication skills needed to build consensus on critical initiatives.
Areas of Expertise include:
Professional Experience
Holden Caulfield LLC • Brooklyn, NY • March 2014 to Present Founder & CEO
Drive creative projects from conception to completion. Produce, write, and play in short films. Write articles on Medium to develop awareness of upcoming projects. Devise and execute social media strategy to gain traction with followers.
Key Accomplishments:
• Co-wrote and produced 'Say No More to Domestic Abuse.’ o Auditioned and hired actors, found the cameraman, and worked together in post and re-editing. o Launched collaboration with large organization to promote the project.
• Planned and executed the 'New Year, New Them' Charity event for 2019. o Organized a charity in December of 2018 to raise money for the homeless in partnership with two social media collaborators.
o Shot the event on film and promoted it to raise awareness of challenges facing the homeless. o Delivered charity bags to 80 homeless people on January first.
Web Analysis
Six Sigma
Acrobat Pro DC
Adobe Spark
Acrobat X Pro
After Effects
Audition
Dreamweaver
Fireworks
Flash Pro
Flash Builder
InDesign
Illustrator
Lightroom
Photoshop Extended
Premiere Pro
Fluently Bilingual English/Russian
Markerting
Public Relations
Detail Oriented
Strong Analytical Skills
Proficiency
Highly Focused
Innovative
Excellent Sales Skills
Strong Organizational Skills
Research
WordPress
Cinematography
Strong Script and Writing
Skills
Post-Production
Directing
Photography
Editing
Curating
Paris Fashion Week • Paris, France • September 23rd, 2019 to October 1st, 2019 Cinematographer/ Photographer
Key Responsibilities:
• Collaborated with Co-Founders of up and coming sustainable high fashion clothing line during their first Paris Fashion Week Runway Show.
• Establish the vision, did valuable last minute managerial tasks, as well as used my skills in marketing, social media supervision and social networking, press, advertising, promotion of the show, and supervise.
• Photographed the event and took cinematic videos for behind the scenes and campaign footage.
• Edited both cinema and photography in Adobe Premier.
• Advertise and promote the brand.
Castle FitzJohns Gallery • NY, NY • May 2014 to December 2016 Intern - Curator
Key Responsibilities:
Collaborated with the Gallery owner to execute press, social networking, advertising, and promotion of the organization. Photographed and edited (Photoshop) events and spaces. Edited cinema photography in Final Cut Pro. Represented artists and sold pieces to prospective clients.
• Sold 30+ pieces of art.
• Developed relationships with 15 VIP clients.
SodaPop Magazine • NY, NY • March 2015 to July 2015 Journalist/Blogger Intern
Chosen to be the New York Voice of an LA-based magazine. Wrote about art, culture, music, and photography. Key Accomplishments:
• Wrote a feature article for the magazine on life in New York. Education
Major in Art History, Minor in Marketing/Business, Minor in Psychology, Minor in Film & Screen Studies. Pace University • New York, NY
Brooklyn College • Brooklyn, NY