Maya Garcia Fisher

Experience

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  CUNY Explorers Program

  Jan 2018 - Jun 2019

  Campus Visit Guide

  • Lead up to forty middle school students on interactive campus tours of Brooklyn College. • Answered questions about college awareness and preparedness during a student panel.

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  Westville Restaurant Group

  Jun 2018 - Nov 2018

  Phone Operator

  • Operated phone lines for takeout and delivery orders per eight-hour shifts.• Handled up to $1000 in credit card transactions and settled delivery drivers’ tips at the end of shifts.

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  Red Sugarcane Press Inc.

  Jan 2020 - May 2020

  Intern

  • Operated social media accounts on a daily basis with content related to Latinx arts, media, history, and current events. • Maintained company website using Jimdo software to engage viewers.• Researched upcoming book projects and community events.

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  American Geographical Society

  Feb 2020 - May 2020

  Intern

  • Helped operate social media pages on a daily basis using Hootsuite database.• Wrote blog entries related to topics of geography, sustainability, and environmentalism for company website on daily and weekly basis.

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  IKEA

  Jul 2020 - Nov 2020

  Customer Service Representative

  • Handled up to $5000 in credit card and cash transactions on registers per eight-hour shifts.• Assisted customers with any additional questions or concerns.

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  The Audre Lorde Project

  Oct 2020 - Dec 2020

  Digital Canvasser

  • Phone banked and collected member testimony for the annual Brick-by-Brick Housing Equity and TransJustice campaigns.

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  The Rumpus

  Nov 2020 - Apr 2024

  Volunteer Feature Essay Reader

  • Proofread essay packets with seven to ten submissions for errors.• Voted to determine which essay submissions to publish weekly.

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  The Writer's Guild of America East

  Feb 2021 - May 2021

  Intern

  • Assisted with research and organizing efforts for upcoming campaigns.

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  Literacy Minnesota

  Feb 2021 - May 2021

  Copyediting Intern

  • Copyedited and proofread entries extensively for the Journeys Adult Literacy anthology. • Created images using Canva to increase visibility, engage viewers, and promote the anthology.

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  Kweli Journal

  Mar 2022 - Aug 2022

  Communications and Public Relations Associate

  • Helped manage Kweli social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram), including community management (DMs, replies). • Brainstormed and proposed creative social media campaigns to promote journal issues, conferences, and other programming.• Helped draft press releases, talking points, and other materials for media use.

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  Minnesota Orchestra

  Mar 2022 - Oct 2022

  Mail Services Specialist

  • Helped deliver incoming mail and send outgoing mail to employees working remotely. • Helped track postal spending using excel, google, and tessitura programs. • Assisted in additional mailroom tasks.

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  Green Card Voices

  Oct 2022 - Apr 2023

  Communications Associate

  • Maintained social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin), including community engagement, on a daily basis.• Aided in writing and promoting newsletters up to three times a month. • Worked directly with the co-leadership team to support overall organization needs.• Packed and processed mail orders using Wordpress and Shipstation programs on a weekly basis.• Assisted with additional tasks, such as selling products at conferences.

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  Project for Pride in Living (PPL)

  Nov 2023 - Jul 2024

  Administrative Assistant
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  Rutgers University - Newark

  Aug 2024 - now

  Teaching Assistant