Margaret Stern

Operations Manager at Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, AU
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Limited working proficiency

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Experience

    • Australia
    • Artists and Writers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Operations Manager
      • May 2023 - Present
    • United States
    • Animation and Post-production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Software Engineering Immersive
      • Jun 2022 - May 2023
    • United States
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Operations Manager
      • May 2018 - Jul 2022

      Managed online and in-person programming and event calendar and communications schedule, including a weekly newsletter from 2020-2022. Created Printed Matter’s Youtube channel and curated content. Managed budget, tracking expenses and artist fees. Collaborated closely with the Finance Manager to improve efficiency of payment systems and financial record keeping. Streamlined and introduced more efficient programs and systems in every department of the organization. Managed the budget, logistics, and shipping for the NY and LA Art Book Fairs. Successfully managed the 2021 and 2022 Benefit Auctions with Artsy. Managed the budget, logistics, communications, and shipping for over 80 works. Assisted the first ever Printed Matter Virtual Art Book Fair in 2021, including setting up an entirely new split live stream service, moderated events, and orchestrated new subtitling services for better accessibility. Assisted the Director of Development with the 2019 Printed Matter Spring Benefit at Judson Church. Helped with run of show, deliveries, rentals, caterers, seating, staffing, set up, and break down. Maintained and designed materials for the website, worked closely with web developers to make the website more accessible and easy to use. Show less

    • Switzerland
    • Design Services
    • Interior Design Assistant
      • May 2017 - Apr 2018

      Organized meetings, kept track of all finances, created designs for rugs, tile mosaics, and other decorative elements in residential projects. Researched and purchased artworks for clients. Worked collaboratively with other designers on projects. Organized logistics of each project install. Organized meetings, kept track of all finances, created designs for rugs, tile mosaics, and other decorative elements in residential projects. Researched and purchased artworks for clients. Worked collaboratively with other designers on projects. Organized logistics of each project install.

    • Sporting Goods Manufacturing
    • Marketing Associate and Operations
      • Oct 2016 - May 2017

      Created all social media marketing, press releases, and marketing campaigns. Instrumental in the rebrand of the company, in charge of art direction and design direction for the brand. Managed financial allocation of all PR and marketing. Redesigned website. Managed inventory and completed orders. Created all social media marketing, press releases, and marketing campaigns. Instrumental in the rebrand of the company, in charge of art direction and design direction for the brand. Managed financial allocation of all PR and marketing. Redesigned website. Managed inventory and completed orders.

    • Canada
    • Apparel & Fashion
    • Assistant Manager
      • Aug 2015 - Apr 2016

      Administrative work (emailing customers, organizing large shipments and orders, managing the website for the store), cataloguing the items both manually and on the website. Photographing the textiles for the website. Research of antique and vintage textiles. Shipping and handling of delicate textiles and antiques. Administrative work (emailing customers, organizing large shipments and orders, managing the website for the store), cataloguing the items both manually and on the website. Photographing the textiles for the website. Research of antique and vintage textiles. Shipping and handling of delicate textiles and antiques.

    • Volunteer
      • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

      Administrative work. Cataloguing and managing inventory for institution’s library. Administrative work. Cataloguing and managing inventory for institution’s library.

    • Canada
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Graduate Student Representative
      • Aug 2014 - May 2015

      Representative for Critical Curatorial Studies graduate students. Informed fellow students of department activities. Voiced concerns and represented cohort at meetings.

    • Curator
      • Sep 2014 - Mar 2015

      Submission-based concurrent exhibition with the 2015 Annual Art History, Visual Art and Theory Graduate Student Symposium. Curated exhibition. Installed full exhibition. Arranged for programming with gallery staff. Designed all publicity for the opening and exhibition.

    • Co-Organizer for the UBC Art History, Visual Art & Theory Graduate Student Symposium
      • Sep 2014 - Mar 2015

      Co-organizer of event. Job details as follows: created a budget for both exhibition and symposium; fundraised for the event across departments and the university; researched the theme; approached and invited keynote speaker; wrote and received Arts HSS Grant through UBC; forged new partnership with the Museum of Anthropology on campus; wrote call for papers and call for artists; met with multiple department heads, deans, etc. to discuss the event; designed promotional material using Illustrator; arranged travel and accommodation for the keynote; contacted symposium participants and artists; arranged for catering for all events; set up entire event; wrote opening and closing remarks; finalized budget issues for reimbursement. Show less

    • Canada
    • Photography
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Volunteer
      • Oct 2013 - Oct 2013

      Volunteered at the Peer to Peer exhibition at Emily Carr University. Volunteered at the Peer to Peer exhibition at Emily Carr University.

    • Canada
    • Retail
    • Volunteer
      • Oct 2013 - Oct 2013

      Volunteer at the Or Gallery Art Auction: handled and packed art for shipping purposes. Volunteer at the Or Gallery Art Auction: handled and packed art for shipping purposes.

    • Volunteer
      • Sep 2013 - Sep 2013

      Volunteered at the LIVE! Performance Art Festival. Volunteered at the LIVE! Performance Art Festival.

    • United States
    • Artists and Writers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Treasurer
      • Aug 2012 - May 2013

      Officer for the Undergraduate Art History Association at Florida State University. Arranged all financial fundraising. Bookkeeping for association. Officer for the Undergraduate Art History Association at Florida State University. Arranged all financial fundraising. Bookkeeping for association.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Education Intern
      • Aug 2012 - Dec 2012

      Education intern for the museum. Designed educational tours and activities for the exhibition. Published in educational material accompanying exhibition. Designed several booklets for educational material using InDesign. Education intern for the museum. Designed educational tours and activities for the exhibition. Published in educational material accompanying exhibition. Designed several booklets for educational material using InDesign.

    • Library Assistant
      • May 2010 - Aug 2010

      Cataloguing for the library. Various administrative responsibilities. Cataloguing for the library. Various administrative responsibilities.

Education

  • The University of British Columbia
    Master of Arts (MA), Critical Curatorial Studies
    2013 - 2015
  • General Assembly
    Certificate, Software Engineering Immersive
    2022 - 2022
  • Florida State University
    Bachelor's degree, Art History, Criticism and Conservation
    2009 - 2013

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