Priscilla J Gaona
(Pejota)
Brooklyn, NY *****
adjjrz@r.postjobfree.com
p-jota.com
Skills
- Bilingual (English and Spanish)
- Software sufficiency in Adobe (Photoshop, Premiere Pro, etc) and Microsoft Office
(Powerpoint, Word, Excel) programs. Archivist Toolkit, Filemaker Pro and Handbrake as well.
- Passionate writer, filmmaker/videographer and analog photographer Experience
06/2018-09/2019
The New School Archives and Special Collections, New York, NY - Scanning Technician and Photographer
● In charge of scan requests made by students and researchers, digitizing analog documents
(speeches, catalogs, posters, prints and other tangible material), sorting and labeling documents/boxes/folders as scanned material
● Converting digital video work such as dvds, catalogs, alumni work, etc. into archival MP4s and TIFs
● Creatively photographing archival material for the archives’ promo cards that are distributed around campus and photographing exhibits/sites on campus that include archival display from our collections
05/2018 - Present
International Center of Photography, New York, NY - On-Call Employee
● An ICP Alumni position
● TA opportunities for Teen Academy and related photo courses
● Framing and mounting for exhibits
01/2018 - 2019
The New School Photo Dept., New York, NY - Student Photo Technician
● In charge of checking out photo equipment to students, specifically darkroom and inkjet printing supplies, monitoring facilities and cleaning.
● Being a personable, reliable, and responsible problem solver to students using facilities Education
August 2016 - May 2020
Parsons School of Design (The New School), New York, NY - Bachelor of Fine Arts 2
BFA in Photography