emily nemens
professional resume

EDUCATION 

Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island  

• B.A. in Visual Arts/ Art History, Magna Cum Laude                                                                           May 2005
• Awards: Phi Beta Kappa, Gaspee Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Prize for History     Spring 2005

Studied Studio Arts and Art History at Facultad de Bellas Artes, Complutense Universidad, Madrid (Spring 2004);
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI (2002–03); and Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
(Summer 2000)

NON-PROFIT and ARTS ADMINISTRATIVE Work Experience            

Graphic Designer
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City                                                                          July to September 2007

• Designed digital signage for Museum’s new education wing and Burke Hall, opened October 2007

Graphic Designer and Fundraising Associate
W. Douglas Wingo, Inc, New York City                                                                                August 2006 to July 2007
    •  Graphic designer for fundraising consultancy, designing marketing materials (print and web)
       for New York nonprofits
    •  Other duties included: managing print production, event planning, marketing campaigns, corporate sponsorship
       campaigns, database maintenance, and editing

Editorial Intern for Educational Media
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City                                                                            June 2005 to June 2006

• Fulltime, paid internship in Educational Media, department responsible for print and electronic educational resources
• Assisted Education department Chief Editor, Art Director, and Web Manager; duties included editing and design for
  family guides to the Museum, copy editing publications, managing production schedules for print projects, image
  research, preparing digital files for print publication, writing film synopses
• Edited gallery-based teacher resource for creative writing for middle school students, published by MMA

Katzenberger Foundation Art History Intern
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC                                                      Summer 2003

• Edited oral history interviews of major American craft artists and researched the American Crafts movement for
  the Laitman Documentation Project for Craft in America
• Assisted head curator to develop “Getting the Picture (Part II): the Art of the Illustrated Letter” (on display at AAA
  NYC office, Aug to Oct 2003, published Fall 2005), researched artists, wrote object descriptions, scanned objects
  for website

Coordinator
AIDS Oral History Project, Swearer Center for Public Service, Brown University          September 2002 to December 2003

• Produced and co-directed “Speaking of Life,” actors from Brown and local high school participated (December 2003)
• Developed community relations with local hospitals, schools, and AIDS organizations
• Coordinated ongoing volunteer training sessions in oral history methods, digital media, and HIV/AIDS