Sofia Zymnis

Experience

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  Museum of Cycladic Art

  Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

  Communications and Development Intern

  Designed Summer Newsletter Card, featuring a Cycladic-inspired figure which was sent out the summer of 2017 to all members of the museum.Processed questionnaires from roughly 100 visitors to create charts of visitor feedback, which was later presented to the director of the department, in order to strategically improve visitor experience. Created an erasure animation inspired by AiWeiwei’s exhibition in the museum, which was then sent to AiWeiwei’s curator

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  Museum of Islamic Art

  Sept 2016 - Nov 2016

  Assistant Muralist

  Collaborated with muralist Navine G. Khan-Dossos to create the mural “Imagine A Palm Tree”Painted with gouache paint on the room’s walls and ceiling, to transform the museum’s top floor by filling the room with vibrant Islamic-inspired patterns, working on the mural 7 hours a week.

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  Duke FORM Magazine

  Jan 2018 - May 2019

  Created content both for the printed magazine and the online website by collaboration with other student artists, painting, photographing and writing; worked for the creation of both volume XIX and XX. Created unique artistic content in collaboration with other student artists for Volume XX. Photographed and wrote articles for the magazine's online presence, both for the Art & Design section as well as the Travel & Culture section.

  • Director of Art & Design

    Jun 2018 - May 2019

  • Member of Art & Design Team

    Jan 2018 - May 2018
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  Museum of Cycladic Art

  Jun 2018 - Jul 2018

  Communications and Development Intern

  Produced gifs, designed logos, edited videos, and photographed content which was used in the museum’s website and social media for promotion of exhibits by artists George Condo and Paul Chang as well as the museum’s shop.

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  Uffizi Galleries

  May 2019 - Jul 2019

  Digital Strategies Intern

  Produced and edited photographs, videos and texts for the museum’s website, online catalogue and all of its social media platforms for both Italian and international audiences. Attended and documented press conferences where new acquisitions and recent painting restorations were discussed with the museum’s directory, specialist art historians, and national as well as international press. Initiated two independent creative projects for the museum’s social media platforms. Uffizi Sketches: A digital campaign inviting visitors to share their sketches of the collection’s artworks under the hashtag #uffizisketch & created a promotional animation for the campaign. Frame Series: A video series for their social media platforms about the collections’ frames, their significance and functionality – wrote and recorded 4 chapters. Show less

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  Duke FORM Magazine

  Sept 2019 - May 2021

  Photographed and wrote articles for the magazine's online presence, both for the Art & Design section as well as the Travel & Culture section.

  • Director of Art & Design

    Jun 2020 - May 2021

  • Member of Art & Design Team

    Sept 2019 - May 2020
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  Nasher Museum of Art

  Aug 2020 - Nov 2020

  Academic Initiatives & Curatorial Intern

  Planned, researched and curated the exhibition focusing on printmaker Jean Charlot.Created the bibliography, chose the artworks and decided on the curatorial lens of the exhibition while also putting the works in conversation with prints by Jose Guadalupe Posada as well as objects from the Art of the Americas collection of the Nasher.

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  The Peggy Guggenheim Collection

  Jun 2021 - Jul 2021

  Museum Intern

  Conducted research, planned and gave talks and tours on the museum's collection. Worked with the museum's social media department to create videos and graphics for the museum's online presence.

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  WeTransfer

  Oct 2021 - now

  • Creative Developer

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Jr. Creative Developer

    Oct 2021 - Mar 2023