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Rebecca Calkin: Non-Profit and Arts Professional
Rebecca Calkin is currently the Associate Manager of Communications at ArtsWave in Cincinnati, OH.
Graphic Design, Communications, Branding, Website, Social Media
-Directing Wait Until Dark, the fourth show in Wayside Theatre's 51st Season, as well as directing two fully produced educational productions. -Administrating Wayside Theatre social media (facebook, twitter) and boosting Wayside's web presence. -Writing and distributing press releases, e-mail blasts, newsletters -Coordinating press interviews, reviewers, and media outlets -Designing playbills, posters, advertisements, logos, and marketing materials using Adobe Photoshop and InDesign -Securing vendors, training staff, and ordering stock for Curtain Call Cafe. -Overseeing intern company in theatre duties, goals, and career development -Grant writing, database management, development, marketing, and administrative tasks -Directing, assistant directing, stage managing, teaching -Coaching young playwrights in writing Mary Shelley: A Spark of Being and Charlie Chaplin, and helped develop the world premiere Christmas play, Glory Bea.
-Lead the Fine Jewelry Department at Sears Store 2784 -Motivate consultative sales team in sales, care plans, protection plans, credit, rewards program, leads, customer surveys, etc -Serve as liaison between ASM Softlines and jewelry team, and with repair centers and district jewelry business manager -Oversee installation and arrangement of new displays for all jewelry -Check-in high security merchandise weekly and inspect quality of product received Achievements: -Promoted to coordinator position within first month of employment -Coordinated complete change in trim (jewelry displays) -Led department to the largest sales percent increase in the region and best percentage of care plans (jewelry warranty) in district for 2010 -Consistently above goal in care plans, protection plans, sales, rewards, and margin -100% average on customer satisfaction surveys -Recognized by Loss Prevention Department for excellence in Safety and Security -Appointed by corporate headquarters to answer questions from associates across the nation on Sears Social Media/Message Board: Pebble (Designated Fine Jewelry Pebbler)
-Serve as Assistant Stage Manager for mainstage productions -Serve as Stage Manager for one mainstage production and many second stage productions -Create calendar for Christmas changeovers/repertory productions on second stage -Assist the theatre in moving to a new state-of-the-art building
In-person and phone ticket sales Publicity: postering, mailings, brochures House Manager
PSM for Hank Williams: Lost Highway and A Year with Frog & Toad Oversaw one stage management intern Scheduling for all shows
Assistant Stage Manager for The Lost Colony Stage Manager for Cinderella
Director for Gunplay and Nothing But the Truth Liaison with press and media outlets Found production space, equipment borrowing Secured a New Venture Grant from Wake Forest University's Department of Entrepreneurship to fund 2006 Season
Led oldest group of campers in drama, music, and dance classes Assisted in directing final production for summer camp Stage Managed Disney's The Jungle Book Kids
-Directing Boeing Boeing and The Woman in Black
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Arts, marketing, communications, branding, design, social media, theatre, directing, stage management, advertising,
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