André Martinez

Film Education Specialist @ Academy Museum of Motion Pictures | Arts Management

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

About

Mission-driven arts education professional with experience supporting and facilitating community-based film programs for youth within a nonprofit museum environment. Provide end-to-end program support, including curriculum development, applicant review and interviewing, participant onboarding, scheduling, and educator training. Manage program logistics, budgeting and expense tracking, contractor payments, and database systems to ensure programs are fiscally responsible, accessible, and smoothly executed. Maintain and steward large audiovisual equipment inventories while making technical tools and filmmaking concepts approachable for participants with varied levels of experience. Committed to advancing equity, access, and creative empowerment through collaborative, learner-centered programming.

Experience

  • Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (Los Angeles, California, United States)
    • Film Education Specialist
      Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

      Support the planning, coordination, and delivery of youth and public film education programs within a large nonprofit museum environment. Manage program operations including scheduling, budgeting support, participant onboarding, curriculum development, and educator coordination. Facilitate workshops and trainings that translate technical filmmaking concepts into accessible learning experiences. Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams and external partners to ensure programs are executed smoothly, equitably, and in alignment with institutional goals.

    • Visitor Experience Supervisor
      May 2022 - Jan 2023 · 9 mos

    • Visitor Experience Lead
      Aug 2021 - May 2022 · 10 mos

      - Supervises daily admissions operations, including online, phone, and on-site ticket sales. - Oversees Visitor Experience Associates, ensures ample floor coverage, and manages break times as necessary. - Handles museum patron queries, concerns, and complaints and resolves them in a timely and professional manner. - Acts as an interdepartmental liaison making sure the Visitor Experience team is up to date regarding museum events, policies, and procedures. - Monitors and maintains VE assets and equipment. - Creates, develops, and implements training programs for Visitor Experience Associates

  • Visitor Engagement Associate at The Wende Museum of the Cold War
    Jun 2021 - Sep 2021 · 4 mos

    - Welcomed and assisted guests with reception and check-in at front desk. - Tasked with opening/closing procedures of museum exhibitions - Oversaw sales and kept track of inventory of the museum gift shop - Forwarded incoming mail to correct departments and maintained constant communication. - Assisted with set-up and strike down of museum-wide events including coordinating with vendors and liaising between departments to ensure events run smoothly.

  • Visitor Services Specialist at The Broad
    Apr 2018 - May 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    - Assisted leadership team with daily museum operations, acted as main point of contact with technical issues and resolving visitor related issues with discretion and professionalism. - Acted as main point person for ticketing and special exhibitions. - Functioned as an administrative assistant by maintaining heavy phone lines and keeping e-mail correspondence, as well as updating spreadsheets and databases with keen attention to detail. - Answered all visitor queries and shared knowledge about the museum, including current and upcoming exhibitions, programming and events. - Facilitated educational programs such as creative writing and art workshops for K-12 students. - Member of the museum's outreach team, manned informational booths at community-based events in order to inform them about the museum's current events and programming.

  • Visitor Service Associate at Marciano Art Foundation
    Aug 2018 - Apr 2019 · 9 mos

    - Greeted and welcomed all visitors, oriented and enforced rules and policies. - Facilitated guest check-in by scanning and issuing tickets. - Acted as a museum guide, engaging visitors about the works on view and answered questions about the foundation in general.

  • Frontliner at Art Fair Philippines 2017
    Feb 2017 - Feb 2017 · 1 mo

    - Facilitated VIP guest check-in and general admission reception and ticket sales. - Assisted with way-finding and overall guest experience. - Stocked and sold merchandise for Art Fair Philippines product booths.