Taz Urnov
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Russian Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Professional working proficiency
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Korean Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Experience
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Soho Press
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Editor
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May 2023 - Present
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Assistant Editor
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Mar 2022 - May 2023
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Editorial Assistant
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Sep 2021 - Mar 2022
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Intern
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May 2021 - Aug 2021
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Troom Troom
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Remote
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Translator and Copy Editor
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Aug 2018 - Present
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TAPIF - Teaching Assistant Program in France - USA
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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English Teaching Assistant, Cité Scolaire Émile Loubet
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Oct 2019 - Apr 2020
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Ruffalo Noel Levitz/University of Chicago
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Chicago, IL
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Fundraiser
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Oct 2016 - Dec 2018
- Contacted up to 80 alumni, community members, and parents per shift via cold calls, using call center software to make calls and log data - Memorized call scripts, personalized conversations for each call, was consistently friendly and enthusiastic on calls, followed up on callback requests in a timely manner - Exceeded fundraising goals and was regularly on "top 10 callers" list for donations received - Contacted up to 80 alumni, community members, and parents per shift via cold calls, using call center software to make calls and log data - Memorized call scripts, personalized conversations for each call, was consistently friendly and enthusiastic on calls, followed up on callback requests in a timely manner - Exceeded fundraising goals and was regularly on "top 10 callers" list for donations received
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Telluride Film Festival
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Movies, Videos, and Sound
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1 - 100 Employee
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Translator & Interpreter
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Sep 2017 - Sep 2018
- Translated pre-recorded interviews with film directors from Russian into English for credited publication in festival newspaper in 2017 and 2018- Performed oral simultaneous translation from Russian into English and vice versa for UCLA FilmLab Q&A panel with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev, consistently maintaining pace to make the discussion seamless
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Usher & Scanner
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Sep 2017 - Sep 2017
- Greeted filmgoers and answered questions, remained friendly and approachable- Maintained lines- Scanned passes for film admission- Post-screening theater cleanup
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Telluride Film Festival
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Movies, Videos, and Sound
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1 - 100 Employee
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Film Screener Intern
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Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
- Screened and evaluated short and feature film submissions, wrote detailed reports assessing suitability for the festival in terms of content and style, was personally thanked by founder and director of film festival for my incisive and helpful analysis, updated film submission spreadsheet, informed filmmakers of submission status - Received positive feedback and personal thanks from founder and director of film festival for incisive and helpful film reports - Screened and evaluated short and feature film submissions, wrote detailed reports assessing suitability for the festival in terms of content and style, was personally thanked by founder and director of film festival for my incisive and helpful analysis, updated film submission spreadsheet, informed filmmakers of submission status - Received positive feedback and personal thanks from founder and director of film festival for incisive and helpful film reports
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Locke Lord LLP
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United States
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Law Practice
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700 & Above Employee
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Dallas Bar Association Summer Intern
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Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
- Scanned, catalogued, and closed case files, coordinated office communication - Maintained office organization, including occasional physical labor - Completed large amounts of data organization in short periods of time - Scanned, catalogued, and closed case files, coordinated office communication - Maintained office organization, including occasional physical labor - Completed large amounts of data organization in short periods of time
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Education
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University of Chicago
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Linguistics -
Booker T Washington Spva Magnet
High School Diploma, Theatre/Theater