Adrienne Elyse Meyers

Adrienne Elyse Meyers

Freelance Event/Portrait Photographer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Promotions Manager at University of Chicago Press

  • Education

    • School of the Museum of Fine Arts

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      Certificate Fine and Studio Arts
    • University of Houston

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      Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA Photography
    • The University of Chicago

      2016 - 2018
      Master of Fine Arts (MFA) VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

      Activities and Societies: Faculty Meeting Student Representative Graduate Teaching Assistant Thesis Catalog Coordinator Master of Fine Arts in Visual Art. Degree track included extensive individual and croup critiques, interest-led academic electives, teaching assistantships, exhibition planning, and the coordination of a print catalog for my graduating cohort.

    • School of the Museum of Fine Arts

      2015 - 2016
      Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Fine and Studio Arts
    • University of Houston

      2011 - 2015
      Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Photography / Digital Media, Minors: Art History, Creative Works

      Activities and Societies: Honors College, Glass Mountain Magazine, Aletheia Journal, Ekphrastic Arts Festival, Senior Photography Students Organization

  • Experience

    • Wade Wilson Art

      Sept 2011 - Apr 2014
      Freelance Event/Portrait Photographer
    • Houston Face Painting

      Apr 2013 - Jun 2015
      Face Painter

      Face painter and balloon artist

    • Gallery Sonja Roesch, Inc.

      May 2013 - Jun 2015
      Intern/Assistant
    • School of the Museum of Fine Arts

      Mar 2016 - Mar 2016
      Graduate Teaching Assistant

      Teaching assistant in sculpture (assisted faculty member Courtney McClellan) for "Breakthrough Thinking" business and arts workshop for MIT Sloan graduate students. Facilitated by the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

    • University of Chicago Press

      Oct 2016 - now

      Promotions manager working with trade and specialist books in a range of subjects, along with digital marketing, content creation, and social media. -Create and implement marketing plans for a range of projects-Serve as marketing representative and liaison for twenty national and international clients-Write copy for product descriptions, advertisements, press releases, and media pitches-Collaborate across departments and with external stakeholders and media contacts-Coordinate in-person and virtual events, host virtual events-Pitch products to media contacts, securing coverage in the New York Times, New Yorker, NewYork Review of Books, Boston Globe, and others-Create social media content across platforms, including photographs, graphics,ss platforms, including photographs, graphics, and blog posts Show less Promotions Assistant for the publicity team at the University of Chicago Press. -First point of contact for dozens of external reviewers and reporters-Coordinated promotional materials, contact lists, and events-Wrote and proofed product description copy for catalogs-Led overhaul of review material mailings, reducing costs and paper waste for the Press andsaving time for both managers and student assistants-Hired and managed rotating team of three graduate student publicity assistants-Tested and helped develop new contacts database Show less

      • Promotions Manager, Social Media & Visual Content Specialist

        Jan 2019 - now
      • Promotions Assistant

        Aug 2018 - Jan 2019
      • Student Publicity Assistant

        Oct 2016 - Aug 2018
    • University of Chicago

      Oct 2016 - Jul 2018
      Graduate Teaching Assistant

      Graduate teaching assistant for courses in the visual arts. Courses:Art Practice & Theory, Assistant to Amber GinsburgConceptual Drawing, Assistant to Scott WolniakAdopted Strategies, Assistant to Carol JacksonIntroduction to Painting, Assistant to David SchutterArt & Knowledge, Assistant to William Pope.L & Dieter RoelstraeteIntroduction to Printmaking, Assistant to Katherine DesjardinsOn Images, Assistant to Robert Peters

    • University of Chicago

      Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
      Post-MFA Teaching Fellow

      Teaching fellow in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Chicago. Designed and taught two foundational undergraduate art courses.

    • University of Chicago Press

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      Promotions Manager and Social Media & Visual Content Specialist
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Adrienne Elyse Meyers
      Portz Scholar National Collegiate Honors Council Nov 2015 National Honors award for outstanding senior thesis projects
    • Awarded to Adrienne Elyse Meyers
      Outstanding Senior Honors Thesis Award The University of Houston Honors College May 2015
    • Awarded to Adrienne Elyse Meyers
      Art Flaxman Scholarship University of Houston Jan 2015
    • Awarded to Adrienne Elyse Meyers
      Fall 2012 Dean's List - Nov 2012
    • Awarded to Adrienne Elyse Meyers
      Spring 2012 Dean's List - May 2012
    • Awarded to Adrienne Elyse Meyers
      Fall 2013 Dean's List University of Houston
    • Awarded to Adrienne Elyse Meyers
      Fall 2014 Dean's List University of Houston
    • Awarded to Adrienne Elyse Meyers
      Spring 2013 Dean's List University of Houston
    • Awarded to Adrienne Elyse Meyers
      Spring 2014 Dean's List University of Houston
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Working in the Schools (WITS) on Oct 2019
      Working in the Schools (WITS)Associated with Adrienne Elyse Meyers
    • Art Editor

      Issued by Glass Mountain on Sept 2014
      Glass MountainAssociated with Adrienne Elyse Meyers
    • Associate Editor

      Issued by The Aletheia Journal on Mar 2012
      The Aletheia JournalAssociated with Adrienne Elyse Meyers
    • Planning committee, Publicity, Organization

      Issued by Ekphrastic Arts Festival, University of Houston Honors College on Apr 2013
      Ekphrastic Arts Festival, University of Houston Honors CollegeAssociated with Adrienne Elyse Meyers
    • Intern - Press/Web/Marketing

      Issued by FotoFest on Sept 2013
      FotoFestAssociated with Adrienne Elyse Meyers
    • Summer Intern, Exhibitions

      Issued by Houston Center for Photography on May 2012
      Houston Center for PhotographyAssociated with Adrienne Elyse Meyers
    • President

      Issued by Lone Star College-Kingwood Culture and Arts Club on Apr 2010
      Lone Star College-Kingwood Culture and Arts ClubAssociated with Adrienne Elyse Meyers