Resume

JESSIE PETERSON
peterson.jessie@gmail.com

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, CO, December 2007
Major: Visual Arts | Minor: Gallery Management

EXPERIENCE:
Sales Associate, Forbidden Planet, New York, NY (July 2009- Present)
Familiarized myself with current and upcoming products. Learned to adapt to different customers’ needs and customize recommendations.

Intern and Artist Liaison, Invisible-Exports, New York, NY (May 2009 – August 2009)
Worked closely with owners to provide administrative support. Installed and deinstalled shows. Liaised with artists, suppliers and other staff.  Screened telephone calls, and handled them when appropriate.Made deliveries as necessary. Organized gallery’s library and storage space.

Operations and Sales Assistant, Bargain Comics, Colorado Springs, CO (May 2005 – May 2009)

Provided support for owner and president of company. Assisted management with monthly product orders, weekly invoices, and online marketing activities. Spearheaded weekly product inventory and weekly shipment processing. Used html and Photoshop to modify graphics for the store’s newsletter and to create printed promotional fliers.  Provided excellent customer service in a comics and collectibles specialty shop.

Art Handler, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO (June 2007- August 2007)
Assisted the CSFAC staff in preparation and installation of exhibits and their maintenance, framing, labels, painting and construction of exhibit properties. Aided with preparation of storage furniture and movement of collections. Operated power and hand tools, scissor-lift, and aerial work platform as required.

Museum Intern, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO (February 2007 – May 2007)

Catalogedobjects. Fact-checked catalog texts. Created and coordinated data for collection objects and information within the Colorado Artist database. Assisted with label preparation for exhibitions and final prep work. Performed construction including painting, patching, sanding temporary walls for exhibitions.

Gallery Assistant, Gallery of Contemporary Art, UCCS, CO, (August 2005 – May 2006)
Researched artists and exhibits. Learned proper procedures and protocols regarding museum-quality displays and installations. Developed fine art exhibits. Wrote labels. Mounted text captions and vinyl signage. Installed gallery lighting. Performed condition reporting.

SKILLS: Programs: Adobe Acrobat Reader, Illustrator, and Photoshop, Artsystems GalleryPro, Word, Powerpoint,, Excel, and Outlook.
Typing: 76 wpm.
Platforms: Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/XP/Vista

REFERENCES: Numbers and names provided upon request.