Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

I manage Web and Social Media as well as The Art of Video Games exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Work History

• Smithsonian American Art Museum
• Web & Social Media Content Manager
• September 2011 to Present

• I am responsible for creating and implementing strategies for social media and online outreach. I also coordinate content development and distribution through social media, email, and websites.

• Smithsonian American Art Museum
• Interpretive Programs Manager, Luce Foundation Center
• April 2006 to September 2011

• I managed all operations of the Luce Foundation Center, an innovative visible storage facility with over 3,300 artworks. I developed a regular schedule of public programs, updated interpretative information, maintain audiovisual installations, coordinated the selection and installation of collection objects in cases in the Center, and supervised staff. In 2008, I managed the creation of Ghosts of a Chance, the first Alternate Reality Game (ARG) to be implemented by a museum.

• Smithsonian American Art Museum
• Research Assistant/Project Manager
• September 2003 to April 2006

• I worked extensively on the design and installation of the Luce Foundation Center, creating interpretive content and overseeing the development of an interactive kiosk system and companion Web site.

Education

• Glasgow School of Art
• BA (hons) Visual Communication / Illustration
• 1998 - 2001

• Blackpool and the Fylde College of Art and Design
• BTEC in Foundation Art and Design
• 1997 - 1998