Isa Reyes
Creative, visually driven NYC-based storyteller with hands-on experience in social media, cultural programming, and education-focused spaces, blending on-the-ground leadership in youth and classroom settings with a sharp eye for art, community, and digital culture.
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Part-time position
Experience
Lead Studio Assistant and Graphic Designer at Kamau Studios / Black Gotham Experience (2021-08 – 2024-10)
Part-time position
- Designed graphics, marketing materials, and web content for exhibitions and events
- Managed social media accounts and newsletters, tracking engagement and campaign performance
- Organized digital archives and documented artwork and programming
- Assisted with exhibition installation, gallery operations, and public programming
- Led walking tours on African Diasporic history in Lower Manhattan
- Developed lesson plans and educational programming for youth and adult audiences
Tour guide and Educator at Black Gotham Experience (2021-08 – 2024-10)
- Led walking tours on African Diasporic history in Lower Manhattan
- Developed lesson plans and educational programming for youth and adult audiences
Gallery Staff at Gallery Walk NYC via Kamau Studios (2021-08 – 2024-10)
- Responsible for maintaining the gallery, overseeing artwork safety, and photographing work daily.
- Informing visitors of the artists and their work, and developing and providing gallery tours.
- Providing a price list on request, opening and closing gallery.
Assistant Teacher at Manhattan Youth Judith S Kaye Afterschool Programs (2019-09 – 2020-07)
- Assisted music production and arts programming for students
- Maintained student records and classroom materials
- Helped transition programming to remote learning during COVID-19
Student Educator / Museum Apprentice at The Brooklyn Museum (2015-11 – 2017-09)
- Developed art lesson plans for youth ages 4–13
- Assisted with summer camps, workshops, and museum events
- Facilitated creative activities and visitor engagement
Winter Art Camp Teacher's Assistant at The Brooklyn Museum (2018-02 – 2018-02)
- Assisting lead educators with classroom arts activities.
- Supervising and supporting students throughout their project for the duration of the camp. Helping with set up, clean up, and attendance monitoring.
Front of House Staff / Cashier at Abraco Cafe (2024-11 – 2026-04)
- Opening cafe, taking orders, handling transactions, bussing tables, welcoming customers, washing dishes, doing prep for the next day, making beverages and supporting barista/ bartender in making beverages (coffee, tea, wine, cocktails, beer), handling all orders.
Clerk at Radical Women Boutique Clerk (2018-08 – 2019-08)
- Informing customers about items by artists represented in the store.
- Updating and maintaining shop presence, handling sales, stockroom maintenance & rearranging for space allocations.
- Providing customers with a memorable shopping experience. Additionally allotted the tasks of creating inventory reports, logging & answering incoming calls.
Education
BFA in Photography – SUNY Purchase (2017-09 – 2020-05)
High School Diploma – Beacon High School (2017-06)
