Work history
Recruitment Consultant
London, United KingdomFull Time
Consultant: November 2015 – Present
Manage entire recruitment process across a variety of briefs within the fine arts sector internationally; Develop relationships with new and existing clients and candidates; meet with new and exiting clients to discuss their staffing needs; Meet with and interview existing candidates and new candidates as applied into our website; Hold extensive phone calls and interviews with international candidates; Conduct extensive research projects into companies and give findings to our CEO and MD; Research and contact new candidates through LinkedIn or other vehicles; Respond to client briefs by matching candidates with the job description and additional information as provided by the client; Organize initial and additional interviews between clients and candidates; Serve as middle man through offer stage and contract negotiations; Continue research responsibilities as set out in my previous freelance position; Hit January – March 2016 quarterly target (£30k), exceeded April – June 2016 target (£30k) within April alone (£35,094.09); To date, I have made the company £116,840
Freelance Researcher: April 2015 – November 2015
Responded to briefs as provided by the company directors; Executed extensive research projects on various elements of the fine arts industry; Created excel spreadsheets including names, job titles, contact information, years of experience, etc.; Created market maps ranging from specialists in auction house departments to executives within the private arts sector to arts & culture communications firms globally; Ran LinkedIn searches for new candidates to increase the company’s stock of candidates in specialized areas (eg. technicians, artist studio managers, fine art specialists, business development managers, etc.)
Research Manager
- London, United KingdomFull Time
Selected and purchased new book titles, exhibition catalogues, periodicals, etc., for library collection; Organized and Classified research materials and new acquisitions; Developed new archiving system; Organized and maintained archives dating as far back as the 18th century; Assisted in research needs internally and with external organizations; Assisted in possible discovery of a Rembrandt, Van Dyck, and Veronese, among others, through research efforts; Visited libraries and institutions across London for research purposes; Updated and Maintained intranet cataloguing system; Liaised with external contacts wishing to access our archives; Provided directors with archive material and records per request; Performed administrative duties and other ad-hoc tasks for the directors and chairmen; Acted as EA to two directors and chairmen in absence of regular EA; Performed registrar duties jointly with two other individuals including examining artworks upon delivery and collection, photographing and recording flaws, liaising with art handlers, etc.
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Skills
- Research
- Client Services
- Account Management
- Background in Visual Research and Photographic art
- Arts
- Academics
- Academic Research
- Academic Writing
Education
Master of Arts
- London, United Kingdom
M.A. with Merit History of Art 2010-2011
Specialties: Medieval English and 18th & 19th Century British & French Art UCL History of Art Society, Founding Member 2010-2011
Bachelor of Arts
- Charlottesville, United States
B.A. Art History (3.33), B.A. Medieval Studies (3.5) Minor: History UK Equivalent: Upper 2:1 Dean’s List, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009
Cross Cultural Solutions, Elementary School Volunteer Lima, Peru Summer 2006
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority, Officer: Archivist and Historian, (2008-9) Spring 2007-2010 Charlottesville SPCA and Humane Society, Volunteer Charlottesville, VA 2008-2011 University of Edinburgh, Study Abroad January 2009-June 2009