Experiences
Professional Note Taker/Exam Invigilator Students Accessibility Services @ OCAD University
March 2018 - Present
- Wrote clear and comprehensive notes to extract relevant materials from lecture for students with disabilities
- Assist in exam distribution and inspection for students to ensure academic honesty
Senior Coordinator Asia-Global-Cultural-Studies-Forum
September 2019 - August 2021
- Working closely with a small team to coordinate the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th AGCSF live and online events
- Created and managing AGCSF's facebook, youtube and website
- Oversee and guide academic presentations
- Working closely with IT support to facilitate the first online ZOOM conference with over 30+ participants
Co-Director Journal of Visual and Critical Studies
September 2019 - May 2021
- Co-led 2020 -2021 Fall and Winter JVCS programming
- Coordinated JVCS' inaugural 2020 colloquium via Zoom with over 40+ participants
- Responsible for reviewing and editing written publications and manuscript
- Assisted in writing the 2019 and 2020 Student Union Grant
- Responsible for social media management and community outreach
Student Community Ambassador Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers
September 2020 - December 2020
- Leading a group of 30+ first-year Art and Design student by leading weekly group check-ins and one-on-one virtual peer advising session
- Facilitated in creating student wellness plan, skills workshop, and Artist/Designer alumni workshop
- Promoting participation in other OCAD U Initiatives, such as CEAD workshops and events
- In consultation with various stakeholders, develop a detailed programming schedule for the fall 2020 semester
- Create final report on SCA program and student involvement
Gallery Attendant Onsite Gallery
September 2017 - August 2020
- Responsible for day-to-day gallery operations
- Handled special collection materials for archiving and processing
- Performed administrative tasks including gallery reports and audience response
- Assist with installation and de-installation for exhibitions; such as handling artworks, artifacts, and sculptures, installing hanging material, patch and repair and painting walls
- Assist in media set-up for special events; such as artist talks, opening receptions, and other public events
Administrative intern - Marketing and Outreach Kids Up Front Foundation Vancouver Chapter
June 2019 - August 2019
- Handled daily administrative task such as processing ticket donations and community outreach
- Research, organize and set-up booths for community events
- Digitizing old data into new systems and counting festival inventories and other data processing work
- Fundraised over $500+ in donations from local Vancouver business
- Created Instagram and twitter content such as monthly review and festival updates
Administrative Assistant Students Accessibility Services September 2017 - December 2018
- Design graphics and poster using Adobe illustrator and photoshop to advertise programs and day-to-day operations
- Carry out administrative duties such as creating and maintaining student records, printing out documents and answering calls
Program Assistant - Marketing Imagination Catalyst
May 2018 - August 2018
- Manage and created content for Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and MailChimp, through publishing dashboards like Hootsuite and Buffer
- Creating web content to advertise events, affiliated student club The Grind, and business for social media accounts
- Coordinated with over 5+ starts ups
- Organized files, data management and data entry
- Assisted in investor meet'n greet for soft product launch
Marketing and Programming Intern Gaia Plants
January 2017 - February 2018
- Manage marketing materials from planning and scheduling social media content for Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram
- Created and schedule 12 months worth of media content
- Wrote copies for plants and plant related articles on Medium
- Planned and research a mock 3-month long Indiegogo campaign for soft and hard product launch
- Researched on competition, target market, grant, potential investors
- Researched and organized over 50+ grant applications
Education
York University
September 2021 - Ongoing
Master of Art History and Visual Culture
OCAD University
September 2016 - May 2021
Honours BA Visual and Critical Studies with a Minor in Social Science
- 2021 OCAD U Medal Winner for Visual & Critical Studies Thesis
Skills
- Basic proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Reader
- Fluent in Google Suite and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Teams)
- Basic Imovie and Final Cut Pro skills
- Fluent in HootSuite, MailChimp, and Buffer
- Experience in social media management and content creation
- Strong administration, organization, planning and time management skills
- Ability to organize data and analyze information systematically within database
Accomplishment
- Member of Liberal Arts & Sciences Art History Tenure-Track Search Committee
- Google S.E.O Certified
- Serving It Right (BC)
- Smart Serve (ON)
- Accessibility For Ontarians with DisabilityAct (AODA) training
- Anti-Oppression Training
- Emily Carr Summer Institute for Teen Alumni
- Young Investor: Sauder UBC Alumni
- Y.E.L.L. Alumni
Publication/ Presentation
"Female Representation in Japanese Manga: Junji Ito's Tomie (1987 - 2000)” - Journal of Visual & Critical Studies: 5th Edition (2020)
"Female Representation in Japanese Manga: Junji Ito's Tomie (1987 - 2000)” - Asia-Global-Cultural-Studies Forum (2020)
"The Fantasy within the Spectacle: Through Valerie Soe and Patty Chang" - OCADU VCS Thesis Symposium (2021)
Volunteer
Tangled Art + Disability Gallery
Richmond Art Gallery
Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver Community Art
Onsite Gallery
Grants/Scholarship
York University's Master of Art Fellowship Scholarship
Program Winner In Visual & Critical Studies Award
Nora E. Vaughan Award
Credit Union Foundation of BC Education Award
OCADU TSA Fall Bursary Fund
Languages
- Mandarin
- English