Manager Social Media

ELENE DAMENIA

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Brooklyn,NY ****7

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+1-347-***-**-**

work experience

. Red Bull Arts New York / Gallery Manager

New York, NY April 2018 - Present.

. Gallery manager for Akeem Smith: No Gyal Can Test (2020) / Gretchen Bender: So Much Deathless (2019)

. Interviewed, hired and supervised the gallery attendants, as well as the security team; Was in charge of hiring interns;

. Acted as a main contact for the building supervisor.

. Main contact for the shipping of the works; Coordinated & systematized the in-house storage facilities.

. Coordinated various aspects of events conception, production and execution for weekly artist talks & screenings

. Worked closely with registrar to organize checklists, coordinate with the preperation for timing of installation, acted as an archivist for the images of artworks; worked closely with the Estate and their requests,

. In charge of the RSVP email lists; Updating Mailchimp and creating programming invitations via Splash That & Eventbrite; In charge of the ArtLogic account; Directed online Red Bull Gift Shop.

. Overseeing shows’ install and deinstall; Archiving materials; Managing install team purchases; Sourcing vendors & building relationships across the states; Overseeing international projects for the NYC shows.

. Organized and coordinated private in-house and offsite VIP dinners, large scale events & children workshops

. Was in charge of the gallery attendant and the security team payrolls; Worked closely with projects & exhibition manager, assisting with planning, administrative duties, bookkeeping, updating Airtable & Concur expenses.

. Opening/closing the gallery space, answering phone calls, emails & visitor or guest inquires for the RedBull Gallery, RadBull Radio & RedBull Recording Studios.

. Rammellzee - Racing for Thunder exhibition co-manager

. Archived, sourced, edited images and the documents for the Rammellzee audio/photo bibliography

. Assissted the Rammellzee catalogue book project for 2019 fall publication

. Bureau Betak / Office Manager / Freelance Production Coordinator New York, NY April 2017 - Present

. Coordinator for the Chufy x The Luxury Collection pop-up store at the Webster NYC

. Managed office operations & worked closely with production, design & accounting teams

. Provided the depth support to directors and producers during pre/post production process

. Vendor and product sourcing and booking

. Review & fill budgets and PO documents; Organized floor plans; Arranged flights & hotel rooms

. Created call sheets; Operated the production inventory control checklist and made purchases as necessary

. Production & backstage assistant for - Calvin Klein 205W39NYC, Raf Simons, Longchamp, Gabriela Hearst, Business of Fashion Gala Dinner, Michael Kors, Rodarte, Saint Laurent, Helmut Lang, Alexander Wang After Party, Proenza Schouler ‘Arizona’perfume launch party, Dior Gala Benefit Dinner at Guggenheim Museum

. Produced & coordinated the Fashion Revolution book signing dinner for Alex De Betak in New York City

. Coordenated volunteers and interns during the fashion week projects

. Ensured efficient workflow and upkeep of organized working environment in dressing space

. In charge of sample traffic: picies going for alternations, to IN/OUT rack; Prepping & transfering the collection to the runway space

. Sans Creative / Beyond 8 / Freelance Production Coordinator New York, 2017 - Present

. RODE NY photoshoot; True Religion SoHo pop-up store opening party; Black Frame press preview; Deborah Berke x FX Collaborative video interview

. Digital Color Concept NYC / Photo Production Assistant New York, November 2017 - January 2018

. Assisted with on time printing, proofing, color matching and reviewing the retouched projects

. Managed and coordinated Aeropostale Spring 2018 editorial images for the large scale prints for all stores & ads in USA

. NeueHouse / Member Liaison

New York, May 2014 - February 2017

. Coordinator of all conference room bookings; Performed the front of house reception duties

. Organized catering and set up AV equipments for the private conefernce meetings

. Acted as a key social connector between members and companies, that reflected potential for a new business collaboration

. Hosted brunch series for members of NeueHouse and friends & family, with a mission to network and collaborate

. Coordinator for the NeueHouse VIP lounge room at the Frieze Art Fair, 2016 photography experience 2010-2016

.Art Observed

.Photographed gala openings, private art dinners,

exhibition openings, auctions and the artist portraits

.Director of Photography for talking-head interview with artist Andre Saraiva for the exhibition ‘Love Letters’ at Half Gallery in New York

.Mana Contemporary

.Photographed private events and art openings for MANA Contemporary social media, archive and press

.Creem Magazine / Astonish Magazine

.Photographed designers and artists like Zana Bayne and Juliana Huxtable for both online and print issues

.Participated in multiple photo projects such as photographing and writing about artists or upcoming chefs and their culinary projects

.Covered fashion week via autumn & winter 2014

Art In General / www.see.me

.Interactive Media showcase assistant & photographer

.One time judge for the photography contest ‘Art Takes Paris’ to choose 100 best artists among 7.000 contestants ACHIEVMENTS AND AWARDS2009-2016

.Art direction for the Weekend Money videos

“Keys 2 the Gates”, “Clockworkin” New York

.Featured photographer for Hyperallergic, Kaltblut, Hunger TV, Vogue Italy, PDN, NYAA and more

.Textile designer for Lako Bukia Parsons MFA Fashion Design + a show at Gucci America Inc,New York

.Online published on Whitney Museum

.Creative visual direction for the facade installation o of the Ideal Glass Gallery fashion show ‘ Days of a Dandy’, New York

.Group exhibitions by L.A.F Projects at Mimi Ferzt Gallery, New York / Gallery 9, Tbilisi

.Group show at “Open Iron Curtain” exhibition dedicated to 20 years of the collapse of the Berlin wall Tbilisi

.Winner of the United Nations Population Fund Contest United Kingdom

.Winner of the British Council Photo Contest United Kingdom skills

.Adobe Creative Suite

.Studio and light equipment

.Canon & Nikon camera systems

LANGUAGES

.Georgian

.English

.Russian

EDUCATION

Continuing Studies in Illustrator, Textile, Silkscreen & Collage School of Visual Arts, New York, 2013

B.A. in Social and Political Studies

Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, 2010

Photo Journalism Certificate

Georgian Institute for Public Affairs, Tbilisi, 2010 Raygunlab Projects, Toowoomba, Australia / Napa Gallery, Prague homepage for Charles Atlas exhibition, ‘Ocean’, New York

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