CREATE GOOD KARMA: HELP THIS BROOKLYN ARTS 'N CULTURE BLOGGER FIND HER NEXT WORK OPPORTUNITY!

Dear Friends,

I hope this note finds you well and enjoying Spring! I am excited to be celebrating the 10th year of my blog, Creative Times.

If, after taking a look at the info below, you have an idea of someone who you think I should meet, or an opportunity I should know about, please send me an email. I value your creative input!

I am looking for part time work close to my home in Carroll Gardens. Ideally, it would be a bike ride or short subway ride away.

I would love a job that allows me to use some combination of these talents:

• Community- and team-building
• Writing/researching/promoting the arts and culture scene in NY
• Connecting people of different generations
• Facilitating hands-on, interactive learning experiences

Specific settings that appeal to me are ones which center around these themes:

• Arts- and culture- related (especially the performing arts!)
• Literature/books (especially children's books!)
• Local community work
• The natural environment (e.g. parks and gardens)

Here's a little bit about my background: I'm a seasoned, Bank Street-trained educator and Brooklyn-based arts and culture writer with a history of providing hands-on, inquiry- and play-based learning experiences in school, nonprofit, and museum settings, including The Brooklyn Museum, The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, and The Brooklyn Children's Museum.

Currently, I am a docent in the Education Department at The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. There, I welcome parents, caregivers, tourists, and children into The Fragrance Garden and help them connect to opportunities to learn about the natural world. I also help run children's activities for members-only and special events. I would like to do similar work in a similar setting.

My appreciation of the rich cultural landscapes of Brooklyn and Manhattan is reflected in my work as Editor-In-Chief of the blog Creative Times. Now in its tenth year, Creative Times shines the spotlight on the performances and projects of New York's literary, performing, and visual artists and cultural institutions.

Here are some sample work projects:

• Collaborated with a team of 25 organizers to plan and oversee GO, a historic borough-wide open studio weekend designed to foster personal exchange between 1700 Brooklyn artists, their communities, and The Brooklyn Museum. Resulted in 147,000 studio visits in a single weekend.

• Conceptualized and Co-produced The Brooklyn Blogfest, an annual event for 300 bloggers, journalists, and community leaders. Recruited and managed 30-person volunteer staff. Organized monthly, neighborhood-based gatherings of Brooklyn bloggers.

• Consulted with Bank Street College of Education to use social and new media platforms to publicize alumni events; galvanize alumni activity on LinkedIn group and Twitter accounts; and strategize content areas and recruitment of writers for alumni blog.

• Managed PlayNet, a grant-funded project at The Brooklyn Children's Museum designed to increase educators', parents’, and caretakers’ understanding of play and capacity to facilitate play with children.

Thanks so much for your support! Please feel free to email me with questions or ideas.

How to Contact Me

Eleanor Traubman
ETraubman@gmail.com
creativetimes.blogsgpot.com

GOOD NEWS! THIS BROOKLYN-BASED, ARTS-LOVING, SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIST CAN HELP YOU BUILD A FOLLOWING FOR YOUR COMPANY OR CAUSE

Hello, Creative Times Reader!

Do you know of an organization or business that could use a hand expanding, connecting to, and engaging with its community of patrons / customers / clients / readers?

Look no further!

A seasoned arts and culture writer, promoter, educator, and community-builder, I bring to the table a carefully-crafted network of nonprofit organizations, small business owners, civic leaders, artists and art organizations built over 20 years of living in New York City. As a Brooklyn-based blogger and one of the organizers of The Brooklyn Blogfest, I also have a deep knowledge of and connection to many arts and education organizations in the borough.

I am currently available to lend my areas of expertise to a Brooklyn-based project, business, or organization on a part-time basis. If you know of a potential partner within your professional or social network who would benefit from my services, I'd be grateful for an introduction.

Sample Work Projects

* Collaborated with team of 25 organizers to plan and oversee GO, a historic borough-wide open studio weekend designed to foster personal exchange between 1700 Brooklyn artists, their communities, and The Brooklyn Museum. Resulted in 147,000 studio visits in a single weekend.

* Conducted Twitter campaign and created mascot for 8^th Annual Ladies of Hip Hop Festival to increase reach within New York and national dance communities

* Conceptualized and Co-produced The Brooklyn Blogfest, an annual event for 300 bloggers, journalists, and community leaders. Recruited and managed 30-person volunteer staff. Organized monthly, neighborhood-based gatherings of Brooklyn bloggers.

* Consult with Bank Street College of Education to use social and new media platforms to publicize alumni events; galvanize alumni activity on LinkedIn group and Twitter accounts; and strategize content areas and recruitment of writers for alumni blog.

* Consulted with Jim Henson Legacy to improve aesthetics, usability, and interactivity of their website.

* Founded and publish Creative Times, an eight-year-old blog which highlights New York's literary, performing, and visual artists, organizations, and venues. Use social networking platforms to successfully promote launches, premiers, and special events of New York’s performing, visual, and literary arts and culture scene.

* Co-founded and lead Creative Conversations, a women’s monthly goal-setting group for visual artists and writers who wish to stay on the edge of creative and professional growth.

* Managed PlayNet, a grant-funded project at The Brooklyn Children’s Museum designed to increase educators’, parents’, and caretakers’ understanding of play and capacity to facilitate play with children.

Education

M.S., Education; Bank Street College of Education; NY; 1995

B.A., Women, Community and Social Change; Trinity College; CT; 1991

Sample Blog Posts

From Muppets to Mascots: The Incredible Journey of Bonnie Erickson

Taja Riley, Rising Dance Star

Maira Kalman, Creative Heroine

A Clear-Cut Space for Women in Hip-Hop

How to Contact Me

Eleanor Traubman
ETraubman@gmail.com
Twitter: @creativetimes
Creativetimes.blogspot.com

CREATE GOOD KARMA: HELP THIS ARTS-LOVIN' BLOGGER FIND NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE THE ARTS IN NY!

Dear Creative Times Reader:

Thanks so much for taking a look at this. I value your opinions, ideas, and expertise. I’ve been publishing Creative Times for six years, and am seeking additional opportunities to be employed as an arts and culture writer, promoter, and community-builder here in New York.

If, after taking a look at info below, you have an idea of someone who you think I should meet, please feel free to send me an email. I can be reached at ETraubman@aol.com

Summary
Seasoned arts and culture writer and promoter; educator; and community-builder who offers expertise in the following areas:

• The New York arts and culture landscape
• Strategies in social networking and new media for public relations purposes
• Skills in organizational development and operations, including event-planning, team building, workshop design and facilitation

Education
M.S., Education; Bank Street College of Education; NY; 1995
B.A., Women, Community and Social Change; Trinity College; CT; 1991

Samples of Work Projects

* Interview visual, literary, and performing artists for Creative Times, an arts and culture blog. Interviewees include:  Sesame Street Co-Producer and Elmo Muppeteer Kevin Clash; design legend Eva Zeisel; illustrator and author Maira Kalman.

* Use social networking platforms to promote launches, premiers, and special events of New York’s performing, visual, and literary artists, organizations, and venues.

* Consult with Bank Street College of Education to devise categories and recruit editorial board for Alumni Blog; increase interaction among members of Bank Street Alumni LinkedIn group.

* Consulted with Jim Henson Legacy to improve aesthetics, usability, and interactivity of their website.

* Co-Produced The Brooklyn Blogfest, an annual gathering for 300 bloggers, artists, local community activists & politicians who write, speak, organize, and make art about their neighborhoods and the world beyond.

* Co-Founded and lead Creative Conversations, a goal-setting group for women artists and entrepreneurs who want to stay on the edge of personal and professional growth.

* Managed PlayNet, a grant-funded project at The Brooklyn Museum designed to increase educators’, parents’, and caretakers’ understanding of play and capacity to facilitate play with children.

Thanks so much for your support!

Please feel free to email with questions or ideas.

Eleanor Traubman
Editor-In-Chief
Creative Times
917-499-7395
etraubman@aol.com

CREATE GOOD KARMA: HELP THIS BLOGGER (ME!) WITH HER JOB SEARCH

MY GOAL: A job (part time is fine) that allows me to what I love to do, am good at doing, and am already doing in my life!

WHAT I LOVE TO DO AND AM GOOD AT DOING:

Meeting, interviewing, writing about, and bringing together writers, artists, entrepreneurs, parents, philanthropists, community-minded folks.

Bringing people together for a common purpose or cause.

Introducing people to each other.

Connecting people to tools and resources for personal and professional development.

Choreographing, conceptualizing, and collaborating.

Making people laugh.


OTHER SKILLS & INTERESTS:

Team-building * Going Behind the Scenes and Getting the Scoop * Muppets * Comedy* Dance Facilitating Group Workshops * Client Relations * Children’s Literature * Theatre * Pageantry

IDEAL WORK SETTINGS:
New York-based publications (blogs, newspapers, magazines)
Local radio, television, or film

Libraries
Organizations related to culture/the arts - museums included
A place where creativity, human relations, collaboration, and a sense of humor are valued

Community-based organization

Natural environment/outdoor setting – e.g. Brooklyn Botanic Gardens

THIS WOULD BE GREAT:
If you hear of or know of a person, job opening, or organization that you think would be a good fit for me, let me know via email or phone. 917 499 7395 or ETraubman@aol.com

REWARD:
My undying gratitude!