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Title: | CELTA trained ESL teacher looking for opportunity |
Posted by: | Ted Beckstead |
Location: | Montreal, Canada |
Date: | November 17, 2004 |
Details: objective to obtain an English teaching position which will utilize my CELTA training in the communicative approach, as well as my energy, patience and vibrant sense of humor in the classroom. education University of Cambridge-CELTA, course completed at ILSC-Montreal, November 2004 University of Colorado, BA, English literature, 1988 teaching experience THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER IN NEW YORK, NYC February 2002 - November 2002 Volunteer conversation partner met one-on-one with ESL students, two hours a week for six months helped students to improve their conversational English skills and supported their adjustment to life in New York attended three 2 hour training sessions other experience HUDSON COUNTY ART SUPPLY, Jersey City, NJ June 2003 - August 2004 Partner/Business Manager - retail art supply store conceived of and implemented business plan and marketing strategy set up supplier relationships and purchased full inventory for start-up retail operation set up store from ground up including Point of Sale inventory tracking system sought out school and corporate supply accounts and closed deals managed and ran daily store operations ARTMEDIA GROUP, NYC August 2000 - March 2002 Director of Sales and Marketing - art management and licensing company developed and implemented marketing plan and promotional materials worked with web designers in developing on-line archive of images for website prospected potential clients - cold calling advertising and corporate executives to pitch art licensing program, set up appointments and made presentations to creative directors GALLERY SYSTEMS, NYC October 1999 - August 2000 Training & Support - software company coordinated development of The Gallery System, a SQL based proprietary database designed for fine art galleries, with programmers and Crystal Reports writer performed product demos for clients in-house, at client sites and at trade shows customer service and client support / coordinated Y2K fix rollout PACE PRIMITIVE, NYC May 1995 - June 1998 Assistant Director - gallery specializing in antique African art sales and sales support - contact with high-profile international and corporate clients researching and writing of detailed reports on art objects for clients and web site advertising, press releases and mailings; marketing and correspondence PACE EDITIONS, NYC August 1993 - May 1995 Registrar - publisher specializing in limited edition contemporary prints liaison between printmakers, publisher, and sales associates wrote documentation certificates and managed inventory and archives |
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