Melissa Nario | Résumé

Experience

Educator and Curriculum Developer

Teach process-based art classes to Kindergarten children in a New York City public school in drawing, painting, printmaking, collage and sculpture
Develop unit and lesson plans based on the Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts
Prepare and display student artwork throughout the school building

Executive Assistant Operations Manager, Marketing Manager

Worked closely with clients and ensured that final deliverables were to expectations
Owned all Graphic Design creation for digital albums, marketing, media kits and business development using Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Microsoft Office
Managed and trained a team of telemarketers while maintaining a low turnover
Pitched event packages to clients and successfully up-sold more premium packages
Oversaw the work of a third party vendor and ensured timeliness, quality and budget restraints
Worked directly with the President - attended meetings, travel arrangements and client communications

Educator
Drawing Research Project

Led weekly lessons in storybooks and material exploration to adolescent students
Worked along side the Director of the Saturday Art School Program in researching the content of work in which the students produced
Selected and curated work for student exhibition at Pratt Institute

Educator and Curriculum Developer
Art Foundations

Organized and taught weekly art lessons geared towards the fundamentals in artistic expression to elementary students
Selected and curated work for student exhibition at Pratt Institute

Educator and Curriculum Developer
Middle School Portfolio Development

Developed curriculum for portfolio development geared towards middle school students interested in perusing art in specialty high schools
Taught drawing, graphic design, sculpture and sketchbook development to middle school students
Selected and curated work for student exhibition at Pratt Institute