Alex Zhang

Visual Artist dealing with images (moving/still)

Brooklyn, New York, United States

About

1) Top student. Top program. Top school. Expert in images (film/video/photo). Deep understanding for art. Great taste for fashion. 2) Rational vs. creative thinking balanced. Romantic visual artist with a critical mind. 3) Outstanding speaker/host/actor. Great talent behind the stage; Rock star on the stage. 4) Warm, caring, competitive, communicative, down-to-earth personality

Experience

  • Framing Designer/Sales, Fine Art Printing Specialist at 567 Framing Corp.
    Jan 2013 - Apr 2013 · 4 mos

    1) Offer best frame design solutions for clients 2) Director of the wide-format archival inkjet printing service. 3) Help Start up and expand the companyʼs online fine art gallery business

  • Bilingual Retail Sales Professional, Men's Designer Labels at Bloomingdale's
    Nov 2012 - Jan 2013 · 3 mos

    1) Based between Men’s Designer Labels: Burberry, Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs, Hugo Boss, Paul Smith… 2) Personal shopping and personal style counseling with customers across the entire Men’s World. 3) The only Mandarin speaking specialist in the whole floor, when customers have language needs

  • Photography Intern, Studio D at Hearst Magazines
    Oct 2012 - Nov 2012 · 2 mos

    1) Assisting a roster of 40 photographers’ everyday in-house photo shoots in all 12 photo studios of Studio D, serving all Hearst Magazines: Harper’s Bazaar, Esquire, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, O the Opera… 2) Front desk reception: answering photo calls, greeting visitors, signing deliveries. 3) Working closely with the photo department of every Hearst Magazine to ensure smooth shooting workflows. 4) Image counting and classification of current and past issues of Hearst Magazines. 5) Managerial and organization work related to the expansion of Studio D.

  • Teaching Assistant, Digital Image Librarian, Photography Dept at The Art Institute of Chicago
    Sep 2010 - May 2012 · 1 yr 9 mos

    1) Teaching Assistant: Assist professors in their teaching; Teach part of the curriculum on my own; Lead independent critique sessions on students' works; After class assistance to students, artistically and technically. 2) LIbrarian: Organize, classify, inventory the department’s digital image Library; Scan/print various photo/text materials.

  • Entertainment Photographer/Journalist Intern at SOHU.com Inc.
    Dec 2009 - Apr 2010 · 5 mos

    Take photos and write reports about world-wide super stars’ events held in Beijing, for Yule.sohu.com, China’s largest, most influential on-line entertainment news center. selected work samples: http://pic.yule.sohu.com/group-206022.shtml#g=206022&p=1776774 http://yule.sohu.com/20100205/n270071601.shtml http://pic.yule.sohu.com/group-195095.shtml#m=b&g=195095&p=1632893 http://pic.yule.sohu.com/group-205840.shtml#g=205840&p=1774951 http://pic.music.sohu.com/group-196158.shtml#g=196158&p=1646606