Allison Elliott

New York, NY

603-339-2809 l allisonelliott4@gmail.com

 

Education

Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, Certificate, December 2023

CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY

Master of Arts, Media Studies, May 2023

CUNY Queens College, New York, NY

• Thesis: Queer Personal Digital Archiving: A Reade, publication forthcoming

Bachelor of Arts, Gender Studies, May 2018

Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA

• Minor: Politics

• Internships: Pioneer Valley Workers’ Center, Lesbian Herstory Archives, Prescott Park Arts Festival

• Activities: Gender Studies Department Liaison, Moneta Literary Magazine, WMHC Radio, Building Bridges: Trans and Queer People of Color Speaker Series

Research Interests

Multimedia Storytelling                          Digital Pedagogy

Counter-Archives                                    NYC Queer History, 1960s-Present

Public Memory                                        Digitization Practices

 

Professional Experience

Manager of Archives and Programs, June 2023-Present

Previously: Archives and Special Projects Coordinator, May 2022-May 2023

The Feminist Institute (TFI)

Hybrid- based in New York, NY

• Design and execute educational programming that strengthens TFI’s brand development, including a successful pop-up memory lab where over 650 materials were digitized and three workshops with guest speakers were held. 
• Develop educational materials on personal digital archiving, feminist legacy building, and best digitization practices. 
• Create strategic, mission-aligned digital content and blog series in collaboration with the communications team.
• Curate, catalog, describe and preserve digital multimedia objects in TFI’s digital archive.
• Research, plan and conduct oral histories with TFI content partners. 
• Identify and cultivate relationships with potential content partners with a focus on feminist and queer histories.
• Manage CUNY Cultural Corps interns on special projects.
• Contribute to ongoing internal protocol and organizational document creation.  

Project Administrator, February 2022-October 2022

Previously: Archives and Programs Intern, September 2021-August 2022

Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art (LLMA)

Hybrid- based in New York, NY

• Conducted archival research for the exhibition, Images on which to build. Built content databases to track key releases. 
• Acted as liaison for Spring 2022 LLMA Artist Fellows. Held virtual dress rehearsals with fellows and workshopped presentations.
• Hosted fellow multimedia presentations via Zoom to large audiences. Organized and preserved recordings of presentations.
• Updated and created accessibility materials, such as audio guides, transcriptions, and alt-text.
• Created social media content by collaborating with associated artists. 

Programs Intern, January 2022-May 2022

Creative Time

New York, NY

• Conducted research on event-sites and vendors for public programs. Provided event support. 
• Organized physical archive, created an office-wide protocol, and curated materials to showcase.

Non-Teaching Adjunct, Workshop Facilitator, September 2021-May 2022

CUNY Queens College

Remote- Based in Flushing, NY

• Facilitated monthly workshop, Living History, on archival skills for first-year undergraduate students through interactive research activities using the CUNY Digital History Archive.  
• Adapted existing curriculum to student needs and interests. 

Salesforce Administrator, September 2021-May 2022

Bob Woodruff Foundation

Remote- based in New York, NY

• Assessed, designed, and executed Salesforce database cleanup plan in accordance with contract length. 
• Optimized database for efficient external communication through the removal of over 2,000 duplicate accounts. 
• Composed comprehensive prospective donor reports on individuals, corporations, and foundations via database research. 

Gallery Assistant, November 2020-December 2021

Olympia Arts 

New York, NY

• Researched and curated bookstore selection, including zines and prints. Updated online store and shipped items. Managed inventory and artist invoices.
• Executed installs and deinstalls of rotating exhibitions.
• Maintained gallery appearance. Liaised with patrons. 

 

Art Handler, March 2021-December 2021

Freelance

New York, NY

• Prepared artwork to the highest standard for shipment, consignment, exhibitions, and internal gallery movement. 

 

Gallery and Archives Assistant, January 2021-March 2021

Callicoon Fine Arts

New York, NY

• Archived gallery press. Updated and maintained artist files.
• Created exhibition previews and press releases.
• Executed installs and deinstalls of rotating exhibitions.

 

Donations Development Coordinator, Fashion, January 2019-April 2020

Housing Works Inc.

Brooklyn, NY

• Cultivated in-kind donations through relationship building and research.
• Created targeted prospective donor lists through Salesforce research. Administered mass emails to over 2,000 contacts.
• Secured over $1,000,000 worth of product for yearly fundraiser. Tracked progress and projected gross value by utilizing KPIs.
• Acted as point person for VIP clients during large events. 
• Curated clothing collections for large events. Photographed pieces for social media campaigns. 

Presentations

Service

Skills

Project Management: Airtable, Asana, Github, Google Drive, Notion, Sharepoint, Slack, Trello, Zapier

Web: HTML/CSS, Squarespace, Economy, WordPress, Manifold, Omeka

Creative: Adobe Bridge, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Audacity, Canva, Figma

DAM/CMS: ArchivesSpace, CollectiveAccess, Salesforce, Neon CRM, Classy

Social Platforms: Substack, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit

Data Cleanup: Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, OpenRefine

Preservation Tools: Archivematica, Archive Web.Page

Digitization: Magnetic Media (VHS, Hi8, MiniDV, Audiocassette), Optical Media (CD-R-DVD-R), Slide Photographs, 35mm and Medium Format Negatives, Floppy Discs, Paper Materials