Maryam Yousif

Artist / Art Education

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Experience

  • Young Artist Program: Ceramics Instructor at San Francisco Art Institute
    Jul 2017 - Aug 2017 · 2 mos

    Taught a daily summer ceramics course for students aged 13-15 for three weeks.

  • San Francisco Art Institute (San Francisco Bay Area)
    • Teaching Assistant
      Sep 2015 - May 2017 · 1 yr 9 mos

      Had the opportunity to TA for the following courses while a graduate student at SFAI: -Drawing I -Ceramics: Kitsch -Painting 2 -Young Artist Program: 2 painting courses

    • Young Artist Program: Drawing Instructor
      Jul 2016 - Aug 2016 · 2 mos

      Taught a daily summer drawing course for students aged 13-15 for three weeks.

  • Freelance Content Editor at - Freelance
    Jun 2014 - Aug 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Gracenote (Emeryville, California)
    • Senior Content Editor - Music
      Jan 2014 - Jun 2014 · 6 mos

      Senior Content Editor in the music department for the world's most-queried media database. Responsible for: -As a senior editor I evaluate and review my team's productive output, correcting and defining production protocols in order to insure quality assurance. -Overlooking projects and ensuring deadlines are met. -Helped to establish workflows, documentation and editorial standards. -Applying independent judgment to create, review and correct music-related data elements according to established standards and practices. -Comprehensive knowledge of popular music with demonstrated expertise in one or more major genres, including detailed subgenres. -In-depth research skills. -Knowledgeable about database operations and data access methods. -Detail-oriented tasks, familiarity with data-standardization policies and techniques, styles guides and/or normalization routines.

    • Content Editor - Music
      Jan 2012 - Jan 2014 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Content Editor in the music department for the world's most-queried media database. -Helped to establish workflows, documentation and editorial standards. -Applying independent judgment to create, review and correct music-related data elements according to established standards and practices. -Comprehensive knowledge of popular music with demonstrated expertise in one or more major genres, including detailed subgenres. -In-depth research skills. -Knowledgeable about database operations and data access methods. -Detail-oriented tasks, familiarity with data-standardization policies and techniques, styles guides and/or normalization routines.

  • Assistant to Communications & Art Registrar Manager - Internship at Kala Art Institute
    2009 - 2010 · 1 yr