William Hightower

Experience

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  Academy of Cinema and Television

  Sept 2008 - May 2010

  Instructor and School Director

  • Working with teachers to design and create class curriculum and lesson plans• Hiring and training of new instructors• Administrative duties such as enrollment paperwork and communication• Handling cash/check/credit card payments• Placing ads for employment opportunities• Created and executed curriculum and lesson plans, Ages 4-17• Originated the following classes for ACT:Acting for TV and Film 1 & 2MonologueScene StudyImprovVoice Over

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  Valley Youth Theatre

  Jun 2011 - Dec 2017

  • Instructor: Intro and Advanced Improv

    Sept 2010 - Dec 2017

  • Magical Theatre Summer Workshop

    Jun 2011 - Jul 2016
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  Voices Studio

  Sept 2011 - Dec 2011

  Acting Instructor
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  Phoenix Theatre

  Jan 2012 - Feb 2012

  Phoenix Theatre’s Books Alive! Reading Program
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  Childsplay, Inc.

  Jan 2012 - May 2013

  After School Improv

  Resident Teaching Artist

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  University of Phoenix

  Nov 2013 - Jul 2014

  Academic Counselor
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  Class 6 Theatre

  Jun 2014 - Jun 2016

  Duties and Responsibilities: • Leading marketing committee, recruits for committee, and delegates responsibilities accordingly.• Writing copy and creating graphics for social media, newsletter, e-blast, and printed materials.• Coordinating with artists for the show postcards.• Creating season promotional materials such as brochure, magnets, or flyers. • Design of production programs.• Planning, development, and execution of video content creation. • Developing and executing marketing strategies for group sales to schools and communities.• Creating and executing donation campaigns for specific shows (Save a Character Campaign for Julius Caesar). • Attending business development functions (Coffee with the Mayor, Chamber of Commerce meetings, Theatre Think Tank).• Developing and executing business-to-business presentations to solicit for corporate sponsorships. Show less

  • Board Member

    Jul 2013 - Jun 2016

  • Marketing Director

    Jun 2014 - Jun 2015
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  Theatre Think Tank

  Sept 2014 - now

  Founder

  Home of the Artist ID Program!Theatre Think Tank is a theatre community to exchange ideas, discuss issues and strategies, and enjoy presentations from industry professionals.Benefits of an individual membership:Entrance to industry events and workshopsArtist ID used for discounts at participating theatres and retail partnersAccess to online member forumsMore details to come!Benefits of Organization Membership:Increased artist support!Offer targeted promotions, events, and more!Additional community engagement and outreach!Mission Statement:To cultivate and connect the local theatre community through the exchange of ideas and resources, the cross-training of skills, and the promotion of arts and entertainment utilizing strategic brainstorming, passionate dialog, and powerful presentations with the industry’s professional artists, community advocates, and thought leaders. Show less

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  Arizona School for the Arts

  Nov 2014 - Jan 2016

  Theatre Teaching Artist

  Year 1:Teaching 2 sections of Fundamentals of Acting to 7th and 8th grade.Year 2:Teaching Improv 1, Improv Troupe, and Storytelling to grades 7th-12th.

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  VMEdu Inc.

  Dec 2015 - Jun 2016

  Academic Videographer

  Duties include:Recording principal voiceover for all customer-facing marketing materials.Long-form narration of VMEdu generated text books.Sharing and supervising voiceover workload for internal media with 3 other voiceover artists.Directing production of live-action scripts in studio. Performance as on-camera personality for web-based marketing materials.Planning and execution of event videography for conference events. Manage studio equipment inventory, repairs, and purchases. Other duties developing. More about VMEdu:VMEdu is a Leading Education Platform company which offers an SaaS based platform for adult education. We work with content providers and training partners globally to deliver high quality courses through mobile-apps, online, in classrooms, and through blended modes. We are active in fields such as Scrum and Agile (SCRUMstudy.com is the global Accreditation Body for Scrum and Agile Certifications); project management (PMstudy.com is the largest global PMP training provider), PRINCE2 (Projstudy.com), Six Sigma (6sigmastudy.com), Information Technology and related certifications (MyITstudy.com), and now sales and marketing (through SMstudy.com). We have trained more than 400,000 students worldwide. VMEdu serves as a marketplace by bringing together content experts from around the world and uses its state-of-the-art content creation expertise to create quality online and classroom courses. This quality is provided to students worldwide through its global network of training partners. Show less

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  Northern Arizona University

  Sept 2016 - Jul 2018

  Academic Advisor and Success Coach

  Academic Advisor for Online Health Sciences programs.

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  DentiMax

  Dec 2018 - Feb 2019

  Tier-One Tech Support

  Assisting end-users with tier-one tech support issues regarding DentiMax software and network connectivity. Tools used include MS Office Suite, Splashtop SOS, DentiMax Practice Management Software, a custom CRM, and basic SQL Commands on occasion.

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  Scribd

  Mar 2019 - Jun 2021

  Customer Joy Creator II

  On a typical day, I might:-handle technical troubleshooting-contribute to documentation and team resources-address higher-level billing issues, possibly fraud billing-clarify complex publishing advice-QA test a new website functionality-debug a customer’s problem