Alex Robinson

Experience

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  Greater Tater

  Jun 2012 - Feb 2022

  Human Resources Assistant and Administrative Assistant

  Throughout my educational career I worked part-time with a local farming business in my hometown. The company farms and supplies gourmet fingerling potatoes nation wide in the United States and parts of Canada. In this role I developed maintained the file management system for the company's invoicing, logistics, titles, as employee files. I assisted the office director with hiring, general accounting, invoicing, human resources, organic produce certification applications, and regulatory farming inspection preparations mandated by New York State. This farm scaled dramatically throughout my career with them which necessitated excellent organizational skills, time management, and attention to detail in my role. I left this position to gain more experience in the museum sector and improve my networking opportunities in the art world. Show less

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  University of Rochester

  Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Desk manager for the Sage Art Center Gallery• Provided service and information to visiting patrons and students.• Provided equipment services for students, such as access to the darkroom and woodshop.• Monitored the main gallery and assisted with gallery maintenance and studio maintenance.During the summer months, I worked along side the Studio Manager in Sage Art Center at the University of Rochester. I primarily did gallery renovations and studio management to prepare the building for incoming students in the fall. This position taught me many valuable skills in gallery upkeep, renovation, and installation which became vital to my time as a gallery intern. Show less

  • Gallery Internship

    Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Studio Assitant

    Jun 2019 - Dec 2019
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  ARIAS New York

  Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

  Creative Director Design Assistant

  In this internship I worked closely with ARIAS's creative director to develop and create the designs for the spring 2021 season. In this position I conducted the market research for spring 2021 trends and created company mood boards to reflect the projected color direction, trending silhouettes, and fabrics. I served as liaison for our pattern makers, fabric printers, and production facilities while also conducting quality control checks in our factories. I also designed bespoke print's for the spring 2021 line using Adobe illustrator. Show less

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  Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards

  Jun 2020 - Feb 2022

  Wine Guide

  I started this position during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. In this role I was a wine guide for the tasting room for Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards at their Naples, NY location, Hazlitt Red Cat Cellars. In this role I learned extensively about the wine making process and became a retail expert on New York State wines. As a staff member of the tasting room we provided retail customer service, wine touring education, and drink service. As a tasting room employee we represented Hazlitts in the Canandaguia Wine Trail, which is a collaborative association between all the local distilleries and winery's on Canandaguia Lake. In this role I became NYS TIPS Trained, a requirement for all bartenders in New York State to keep in compliance with NYS regulations, this was a comprehensive course to educate servers on the safe serving practices of alcohol. I loved working with customers and customizing their wine tasting experience to their preferences and educating them on the New York Wine trails, traditions of wine making locally, as well as the history of the Hazlitt family. This position was fast paced and required flexibility and quick problem solving while providing consistent excellent customer service. Most of my time working with Hazlitts was spent during the COVID-19 pandemic and we upheld stringent cleaning regulations and PPE precautions to keep our staff and customers safe during the peaks and valleys of the pandemic, changes to regulations happened daily and all staff needed to be ready and up to date on the current precautions outlined by New York State. Professionalism in this position was held at the highest standard, as tasting room servers we were the face of the company and bridged the gap between the customers and the wine making process. Show less

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  Memorial Art Gallery

  Sept 2021 - Jun 2022

  Provide staff and guests with a superior customer service experience while safeguarding the integrity of MAG’s exhibitions and irreplaceable art collection. Welcomes staff, guests and vendors and relays information and direction of routine and limited nature. Performs time sensitive rounds to observe and contribute to a safe and secure environment for museum members, guests, volunteers, staff, collections, facilities and grounds.I left this position on June 26th, 2022 because I relocated to Seattle the summer of 2022. Show less The Expanded Learning Collaboration program works along side the Rochester City School District to provide expanded education in art and art history. As a Teaching Assistant I work with other teaching artists and the education department at the Memorial Art Gallery to provide educational support and assistant with curriculum development. The program is hosted in sessions on Mondays and Fridays, part of our time is spent in the gallery where docents and teaching artist work together to outline art history concepts with the students. After the gallery, we return to the classroom where the teaching artist and myself introduce and work with students on studio art skills and art making practices that correlate with the outlined art history curriculum and learning objectives.This position was a seasonal position running September to June and ended on June 17, 2022. I relocated to Seattle the summer of 2022 and left my position with this program. I loved my time working with ELC and it expanded my passion for museum work as well as connecting me to a greater educational community. Show less

  • Security Ambassador

    Feb 2022 - Jun 2022

  • Teaching Assistant

    Sept 2021 - Jun 2022
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  Pacific First Montessori

  Oct 2022 - Apr 2023

  Pre-School Teaching Assistant

  In this role I collaborated, engaged, and assisted students with curriculum based educational tools and classwork centered around practical life education, math, language, arts, and emotional development for ages 2-5. I also assisted my lead with curriculum development and classroom preparation, creating and synthesizing educational works based on learning milestones and subject based explorative work; While maintaining the classroom organization by teaching and presenting classroom expectations for cleanliness with students. Show less

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  Artistically Alexis

  Apr 2023 - now

  Studio Artist, Freelance Illustrator, and Designer
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  American Academy of Fine Arts

  Oct 2023 - now

  Art Teacher

  As an educator I work tireless to develop creative, explorative, and integrative curriculum for age 3-18 with a focus on fundamentals and developmentally appropriate skill challenges, for illustration, studio arts, and cartooning. I foster strong relationships with students and guardians to build community which better reinforces learning and enjoyment of art outside of the classroom and facilitates long term flexible thinking skills. I work collaboratively with administration and other educators to provide students with comprehensive art education that prioritizes high achievement while fostering lifelong appreciation for the arts Show less