1. REBECCA NESS
rebeccanessartist@gmail.com
(781)-910-5702
PROFILE
Accomplished artist with demonstrated leadership ability and solid interpersonal skills. Proven
teaching and mentoring abilities. Accustomed to fast paced environments, customer service,
hospitality, retail, and teaching. Successful track record with applying creative education to
making innovative solutions.
EXPERIENCE
Clerk, Artist and Craftsman Supply North Boston — 2015-2016
Store specialist in painting and printmaking. Quickly promoted to a variety of leadership
positions. These responsibilities included:
• Data entry and tracking of incoming inventory and purchase orders, placing orders,
receiving and processing shipment arrivals.
• Responding to emails and calls from vendors and customers.
• Independently opening and closing the store, as well as handling the cash register and
large sums of money.
• Store marketing and development. Coordination of store outreach; responsible for
planning events in the community in order to advertise the store. Head of social media;
daily posts on Facebook, Instagram, and customer email list regarding events and
promotions at the store.
• Coordination of store classes. Formulated ideas for classes and recruited teachers and
students accordingly.
Boston University Admissions Reception Center — 2013-2015
Over the two years as a paid student staff member, was promoted from a Student Admissions
Representative to a Staff Coordinator. Worked two full-time summers with the office.
Responsibilities included:
• Serving as the first face a prospective student sees when they enter the building; providing
a welcoming environment with excellent interpersonal skills and a helpful attitude. Meet
with prospective students and their families to provide insight about the Boston University
student experience.
• Data entry from emails, telephone inquiries, and online and paper forms.
• Correspondence with prospective students and families over telephone and email.
Domestic and international correspondence.
• Direct supervision and training of nineteen Student Admissions Representatives.
• Creating, coordinating, and preparing weekly schedules for nineteen Student Admissions
Representatives.
• Serving as a featured speaker in information sessions with up to 300 people in attendance,
as well as leading large campus tours.
• General office tasks
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2. Courtroom Sketch Artist, US v. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — 2015
Selected by Boston University’s Daily Free Press as a courtroom sketch artist. Granted press
credentials to attend and cover proceedings on a freelance basis. Sketches featured weekly in
print and online.
Volunteer art instructor, Norfolk Correctional Facility — 2015
Provided art instruction to inmates within the Norfolk Correctional Facility in partnership with
Boston University’s Prison Education Program.
Studio Assistant, Boston University Printmaking Department — 2012-2013
Monitor and organize the printmaking facilities to ensure all materials are stocked and equipment
is in working order. Assist in setting up shows. Gained valuable knowledge on how to
successfully operate a high-quality and busy printmaking facility.
Sales Associate, Staples, Salem, MA — 2012
Responsible for cash register and assisting customers. Rewarded regionally for outstanding
customer service and loss prevention.
Clerk, DS Designs, Marblehead, MA — 2009-2011
Clerk in a small boutique clothing and accessory store. Experience processing orders, computer
and phone inquiries, and the visual branding and interior design of the store. Experience on the
cash register handling large sums of money.
EDUCATION
Boston University- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting. Magna cum laude- 2015
The New York Studio School Drawing Marathon - 2016
The Chautauqua Institution, Residency Program - 2015
Boston University Venice Studio Arts Program - 2013
SKILLS
Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Powerpoint, Keynote, Pages, Sharepoint,
Wordpress, SlideRoom, Word, Squarespace, Outlook, and Excel. Proficient in all main social
media platforms.
REFERENCES
Available upon request.
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