Curriculum Vitae

 

Professional Experience

 

FROSS ZELNICK LEHRMAN & ZISSU, Legal Assistant

June 2019 - June 2021

  • Drafted legal letters, notices of opposition, petitions to cancel, and settlement agreements

  • Produced clearance reports for major luxury brands, analyzing new designer developments to assess legal and reputational risk; factors included other companies' copyright registrations and trade dress rights as well as issues of cultural appropriation and potential social media response

  • Monitored attorney’s email inbox and kept a current calendar of appointments and deadlines

  • Prepared litigation documents

  • Administrative duties including maintaining records, transcribing Dictaphone tapes, and filing office action responses, appointments, and extensions with the USPTO

THE LAST PODCAST ON THE LEFT, Research Assistant

September 2017 – Present

  • Researched federal crime reports and related literature for the award-winning true crime/paranormal podcast Last Podcast on the Left

  • Revolutionized the company’s mail-merge and data management techniques

  • Designed the show logo and unique Last Podcast on the Left merchandise, including t-shirts, plush toys, lighters, and VIP badges

  • Wrote original content for weekly blog posts, maintaining network branding and social media presence

  • Handled various administrative duties including shipping packages, drafting correspondences, and booking venues

ZOE BUCKMAN, Studio Manager

August 2018 - June 2019

  • Maintained and managed daily tasks including studio visits, artist’s agenda, commitments, and deliveries

  • Provided full administrative support, managing inventory, sales, and hi-res images

  • Served as the artist’s personal assistant, utilizing tact, discretion, and effective communication


MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, Curatorial Intern, Department of Architecture and Design

January 2018 – April 2018

  • Researched and curated exhibition content for upcoming exhibit in the Issues in Contemporary Architecture series, focusing on the nuanced relationship between architecture and systematic racial oppression

  • Compiled thorough biographies of contributing academics and artists

  • Conducted additional in-depth research on Bauhaus textile design, Russian Constructivism, Eames furniture, and other featured items in MoMA’s Highlights publication

  • Handled archival photographs and artworks, photographing and labeling for The Museum System (TMS) and our Digital Asset Management (DAM) software

  • Managed objects, acquisitions, loans, and checklists in TMS


BARNARD COLLEGE, Web and Graphic Designer

October 2017 – April 2018

  • Designed original graphics and assets to promote upcoming on-campus events

  • Performed programming duties, including web design, metadata assignment, UX, and UI


COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE, Editorial Design Intern

September 2016 – December 2016

  • Published original design work in five issues of Cosmopolitan, November 2016-March 2017

  • Interfaced directly with editor-in-chief and major clients such as Airbnb

  • Provided administrative support in the form of scanning, faxing, phone calls, and office organization

 

Education

 

UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW
J.D. Candidate, expected 2024

Los Angeles, California

  • Graton Scholar (merit-based full-tuition scholarship awarded to three students in the Class of 2024)

BARNARD COLLEGE OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
B.A. in Architecture and Art History with a concentration in Visual Arts, 2018

New York, New York

  • Dean's List, Cumulative GPA 3.68

  • King's Crown Shakespeare Troupe, Barnard Theatre Thesis Festival, Culinarian Magazine, Columbia Musical Theatre Society

UNIVERSITA CA' FOSCARI

Venice, Italy

  • Art in Venice course (2017, A): a comprehensive study of Venetian art history from the late Medieval to Baroque periods

  • Conservation of Venice's Built Heritage (2017, A): performed on-site diagnostic analysis on the church of the Gesuati in Dorsoduro, studied chemical composition and local conditions, and implemented reversible restorative methods with Save Venice, Inc.

 

Languages

Skills + Software

 

FLUENT

  • English (native)

  • French

INTERMEDIATE

  • Classical Latin

BASIC

  • Italian

  • Ancient Greek

  • Spanish

STILL WORKING ON...

  • Hebrew

FLUENT

  • Photoshop

  • InDesign

  • Costume Design

  • Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

  • iWork Office Suite (Pages, Numbers, Keynote)

  • Graphic Design

  • Digital Painting on Cintiq

  • Squarespace

INTERMEDIATE

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Rhinoceros 5

  • Art Handling

  • Audio Production

  • Wix

BASIC

  • Adobe Premiere Pro

  • Blender Animation

STILL WORKING ON...

  • Adobe Premiere Pro

  • AfterEffects