Michelle Chow

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EDUCATION

New York University (New York, NY)

Bachelor of Science in Media, Culture, and Communication

Expected May 2021

  • GPA: 3.96/4.00, Dean's List
  • Concentrations: Technology & Society; Images & Screen Studies
  • Minors: Web Programming and Applications; Digital Art & Design

NYU London (London, UK)

January - May 2019

EXPERIENCE

Van Der Plas Gallery (New York, NY)

Art Gallery Intern

June - August 2019

  • Responsible for creating digital marketing materials for exhibitions, interacting with customers, and relaying information about the art.
  • Managed correspondence with artists and customers over email and social media platforms.
  • Processed credit card and PayPal transactions.

Blueprint: Film & Blueprint: Film Foundation (London, UK)

Marketing and Design Intern

January - May 2019

  • Created digital illustrations for marketing assets; responsible for composing and scheduling social media posts.
  • Composed documentation to facilitate distribution of the company’s feature film to foreign markets (“combined continuity spotting list” with scene descriptions, timestamps, and transcriptions).
  • Conducted research and transcribed interviews for documentary about childhood obesity in London.
  • Created a database of potential partners for the foundation.

Critical Language Scholarship (Gwangju, KR)

Korean Language Scholar

June - August 2018

  • Awarded full scholarship by the U.S. Dept. of State to study languages that are critical to US national security.
  • Studied Korean language, culture, and arts through immersive program at Chonnam National University.

Philemona Williamson - Fine Artist (East Orange, NJ)

Studio Assistant

May - August 2017

  • Assisted artist in preparing a solo exhibition at Montclair Art Museum; accompanied artist on site visits/meetings.
  • Assisted in the creation of sculptures featured in exhibition; prepared/painted canvases.
  • Reviewed and edited materials for the exhibit’s program book.

SKILLS

Programs

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • iMovie
  • Final Cut Pro (basics)
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Google Suite
  • Mac Packages

Technical Skills

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript (basics)
  • Processing
  • Python (basics)

Social Media

  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Snapchat
  • Facebook
  • Hootsuite (Scheduling Platform)

Other

  • Drawing
  • Writing
  • Korean (intermediate)

AWARDS and HONORS

ACTIVITIES