Experience

Worked in:

YLE, PUBLICS, Himmelblau Gallery, Tampere University of Applied Sciences, SuomiArena, Virtual Event Services (VES), Presnal5, Mattlidens Gymnassium… more freelance event videography & photography gigs.

Positions/roles/duties:

Exhibition financial coordinator, exhibition producer, curator, graphic & web designer, exhibition editor/copywriter, event videographer, event photographer, content creator, social media manager, lighting designer (for virtual events, exhibitions, and live events), marketing manager, event assistant for children’s art workshops, stop motion animator, and virtual exhibition scanner & editor using Matterport, Captur3D, and Kunstmatrix.

2023 Exhibition Producer. Flip Fantasia, Helsinki, Finland. September ‘23.

2023 Art Workshop (Kids Corner) Assistant. Art for All Festival, Helsinki, Finland. August ‘23.

2023 PUBLICS Youth Board Member. PUBLICS, Helsinki, Finland. February ‘23 - January ‘24.

2022-2023 RAW Exhibition Financial & Technical Producer. Tampere University of Applied Science, an exhibition at Grafiikanpaja Himmelblau Oy, Tampere, Finland. September ‘22 - August ‘23.

  • Writing the application (alongside colleagues Mia Kyllönen and Elisa Serave) and then later managing the undergraduate expenditure grant by myself for the Finnish Cultural Foundation (SKR) which resulted in receiving 1500eu for the working group to use for the production of the RAW degree show. This is the first grant received as a group by fine art graduate students from TAMK (in previous years it has been that the group applied together and hadn’t received it or that there have been individuals who have received it, but not the entire working group).

  • Producing a virtual gallery (with colleague Elina Kinnunen) using Matterport and then later editing by myself using Captur3D so that the exhibition lives on virtually after its physical version has been completed. This virtual exhibition was presented at Paidia - Living Lab of Play in Nokia Arena in Tampere.

  • Copywriting for the exhibition, i.e. - press release (ENG) & exhibition text. Did some assistance with language check and editing art statements.

  • Communicating with the working group about informational needs and statuses of exhibition production. Delegating tasks to the working group alongside my other producers (Salla Kuoppamaa, Teuta Pashnjari, Yu-Hsuan Yao).

  • Presenting to teachers and international guests about the production process for the annual school event - Eye on TAMK / iWeek (alongside Kuoppamaa & Pashnjari).

  • General exhibition production: Assisting in transportation, visual design feedback to help shape visual design and branding, assisting in the installation process, working in a student team with members from both Finnish and international backgrounds, and other miscellaneous smaller tasks.

2022 Videographer + Content Creator & Art Assistant. Grafiikanpaja Himmelblau Oy, Tampere, Finland. May - June, September.

  • Worked in a majority student team during the installation process of Finlayson Art Area 2022 (FAA22).

  • Worked as a video producer, photographer, and general content producer using platforms such as Premiere Pro & Instagram to create short videos for social media using Nikon & Canon cameras.

  • The video team produced fifteen 5-10 minute interviews of each artist (15 in total) who exhibited in FAA22. Was a part of filming at least half of the interviews & interviewing + editing interviews conducted in English. Interview compilation was exhibited in the Finlayson area for the duration of the exhibition (10.6. - 28.8.).

  • Also worked as general staff for installation (9.5.22-9.6.22) & take-down (29.8.22-9.9.22) (preparing spaces to be painted, moving heavy objects, miscellaneous tasks), an art assistant (cleaning, moving, unboxing, light installation), and briefly as a street painter (outdoor).

2022 Stop Motion Animator for Pienet Koneet (Tiny Machines). YLE. March ‘22.

  • Making short stop motion scenes for the introduction of a YLE children’s television show Pienet Koneet. Used Dragon Frame. Learned under Tuomo Joronen.

2022 Exhibition Coordinator. TAMK iWeek. Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Tampere, Finland. March - April ‘22.

  • Simultaneously organizing & curating 4 exhibitions, 2 in-person exhibitions (Ephemeral exhibition at Cafe Raina, Kehräsaari, Tampere & Connections exhibition at Mediapolis, Tampere - two halls) & 2 virtual exhibitions (via Kunstmatrix).

  • Worked & coordinated in an international team, with Finnish and international artists (25+ creators) and educators from partner universities, as well as local businesses for venue space. Worked as curator, and copywriter, and did some graphic design for the exhibitions.

2021-2022 Aerial Roots Marketing Manager & Graphic + Web Designer. Grafiikanpaja Himmelblau Oy, Tampere, Finland. December ‘21 - February ‘22.

  • Worked as Marketing Manager, Graphic Designer & Web Designer for the exhibition Aerial Roots which exhibited works by TAMK alumni Luiza Preda in collaboration with Allan Castellanos.

  • Worked in international student team using programs such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, and Adobe Photoshop, & social media platforms such as Instagram & Facebook.

2021 Exhibition Copywriter / Editor. Coalescence. Arthouse Cafe Kehrasaari, Tampere, Finland. August - December.

  • Editing & re-writing artist statements, and artist biographies, as well as writing the exhibition statement.

2021 Assistant Lighting Designer. Virtual Event Services (VES), Tampere, Finland. August - December.

  • Assistant Light Technician, working with Grand MA & designing the light set of live event productions.

2021 Video Editor & Content Producer. Presnal5, Espoo, Finland. April - August.

  • Assisting in social media profiles, video editing E-course material with Adobe Premiere Pro, and creating designs for merchandise.

2021 Technical Assistant. Tampere University of Applied Sciences. March.

  • Technically assisting a series of fifty 20min online interviews in Adobe Connect.

2018-2019 Live Event Lighting Designer. Mattlidens skola/Mattlidens Gymnasium.

  • Used ETC ColorSource 20 lighting console. Did live lighting for events like concerts and graduations.

2018 Event Assistant. SuomiAreena, Pori, Finland. June.

  • I worked during a week-long daycare event called Lapsiparkki held by SuomiAreena and C More in Pori. My job was to encourage children’s artistic skills and creative thinking.

Volunteer Experience

2018 - Helsinki Pride - volunteer for Helsinki Pride Parade Team.

2018 - Finnish Paralympic Committee, Suomen Paralympiakomitea - Instructor.

2018 - Finnish Red Cross - volunteer to collect donations.

Tech & Media Skills

Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Adobe Connect, Illustrator, InDesign, Canva, & very basics of Blender.

Familiar with GrandMA & ColorSource AV.

Insta360 Camera, GoPro MAX, Theta360 Camera.

Matterport, Kunstmatrix, Captur3d.

Uses social media daily and has amassed a total following of 500k across various platforms (Pinterest, Instagram, Tiktok).