Jeila Saidi
Oakland, CA
University of California Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts, Curatorial & Media Studies
CV available upon request.
SKILLS
• Editing: AP and Chicago style
• Technological:
Adobe Suite (InDesign, Audition, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro)
Final Cut Pro
Logic
Microsoft Office
Google Drive
MailChimp
The Museum System (TMS)
Salesforce
• Languages: English, Farsi (intermediate written/verbal), Spanish (intermediate written/basic verbal)
EXPERIENCE
Bartender (March 2018 – Ongoing)
The Punchdown
• Educating customers on natural wine, viticulture, enology, and history
• Processing shipments and inventory
• Assisting customers with retail purchases and providing hospitality to guests while serving wine by the glass, flight, and bottle
Operations Manager (January 2017 – February 2018)
Eats By E
• Managed dinner pop-up events by scheduling, budgeting, building supply lists, and delegating tasks to team
• Set up events, assisted hosts and guests, and delivered menu remarks
• Wrote copy for event and menu descriptions and managed social media
• Established partnership with Heidrun Meadery, and secured sponsorships (My Son Fish Sauce, Sun Tropics, Gouache Artisan Aprons
Curatorial Assistant, Multicultural Undergraduate Intern (June 2016 – August 2016)
J. Paul Getty Museum, Department of Photographs
• Worked with associate curator and collections management team to conduct exhibition research
• Wrote chronologies for exhibitions/associated publications and edited curatorial essays for print
• Selected works and configured wall arrangements for exhibitions on history of fashion photography and on women photographers, using only works from the Getty permanent collection
• Scouted emerging and young artists for exhibition loans and permanent acquisitions
Editing Assistant (June 2015 – June 2016)
University of California Press
• Edited and coded manuscripts, proofs, blues, and jacket copy, for academic, trade, and high value art books using The Chicago Manual of Style
• Proofread and copyedited, vetted author and indexer corrections, fact-checked, and compiled edits for authors and design team
• Filed CIP registration applications and inspected e-Books
Gallery Assistant ( April 2016 - June 2016)
Gallery Wendi Norris
• Conducted condition inspections/reports and prepared art for shipping, installation, and photography
• Managed Salesforce database (Auctefera)
• Copyedited and proofread artist and gallery web and print material, created press packs and style guide
• Researched contemporary artist candidates for public art commissions
Communications Assistant (January 2014 - May 2014)
UC Berkeley Department of Music
• Wrote and edited feature articles for department website• Wrote and coded press releases and performed media outreach to maintain department relationships (SF Gate, San Jose Mercury News, East Bay Express, etc.)