nicole beck resume

Philadelphia, PA 19122

717.881.0106 [email protected]

NICOLE BECK

PROFILE Articulate entry-‐level professional with creative multi-‐media experience. Self-‐starter with proven ability to learn and approach problems with originality.

SKILL SUMMARY ♦ Written Analysis Art Historical Field Work

♦ Long-‐Term Research ♦ Media Production

♦ Informative Oral Presentation ♦ Customer Service

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RESEARCH AND FIELD WORK

Received grant money to pursue interdisciplinary research project. Collected art historical evidence independently, developing a research paper and a digital arts project over the course of six months.

Entered grant project into a university-‐wide juried competition. Received “Library Prize Honorable Mention” for this work.

Interviewed assistant curator for Dumbarton Oaks Museum, Washington D.C. Collected data from Byzantine objects and the museum archives.

MEDIA PRODUCTION

Assistant editor on documentary senior project The Cooper, director Ian Rose. Grip crew member on narrative senior project Comfort, director J. D. Sacharok. Videographer for the summer camp Epic Adventurez. Recorded the camp’s theater workshops and role-‐playing events, and then edited the footage into videos that were uploaded online for promotional purposes.

Co-‐founded a WordPress blog for feminist media analysis, fatalfemmes.wordpress.com. Reviewed, deconstructed, and reported on developments in media and women’s activism.

Distributed film and video equipment to university students and faculty. Provided basic technical troubleshooting, checked out and returned reservations, and inventoried entire lot of equipment.

ORAL COMMUNICATION

Delivered presentation with a partner at the Pot of Gold workshop held by Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania. Led discussion about fostering media literacy in young girls.

Conducted research into documentary ethics related to the depiction of human trafficking in Russia. Presented final paper and findings to an audience of peers, grads, and faculty at Temple’s Global Conference.

Nicole Beck

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

FILM/VIDEO EQUIPMENT OFFICE—Temple University, Philadelphia Student Worker, Sept 2011-‐ Dec 2013

EPIC ADVENTUREZ SUMMER CAMP—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Videographer, Summer 2011

WHITE ROSE CREDIT UNION—York, Pennsylvania Teller, 2008-‐2009

EDUCATION TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Center for the Arts—Philadelphia, PA Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Film & Media Arts, 2014 Graduated Summa Cum Laude Related Coursework: Art History Methodologies Capstone; Art History Independent Study; Late Antique and Byzantine Visual Culture; Editing for Film, 3D Modeling; Media Writing Software: Microsoft Office Suite, Final Cut Pro 7, Lightwave, Inform 7

AWARDS, HONORS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP $1000/Semester, Fall 2009—Fall 2013 DIAMOND SCHOLAR AWARD $2,750/May 2013—December 2013

Distinguished Achievement in Art History Award, Spring 2014

Library Prize Honorable Mention, Spring 2014

VOLUNTEER PHILLY AIDS THRIFT—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Retail Volunteer, Spring 2014

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY—Biloxi, Mississippi Katrina Relief, Summer 2007

REFERENCES Available Upon Request

Nicole Beck

717.881.0106 [email protected]

NICOLE BECK

DR. ELIZABETH BOLMAN Professor, Temple University Tyler School of Art

[email protected], 215.684.9466

PROF. DAN FRIEDLAENDER Film Instructor, Temple University


ANGELENA MCCLOSKEY Video Systems Coordinator, Temple University School of Media and Communication


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