王起平

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
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