Britnei Merckle

Britnei Merckle
Phone: 740 605 9016

1216 5th Ave San Francisco CA, 94122
britters.merck@gmail.com

Education
2012 MA Major: Art Education, NYU Steinhardt- New York, NY
2004 BFA Major: Fine Art Photography, Ohio University- Athens, OH
Minor: Theater Arts
Teaching Experience

2015-2023 Synapse School, Visual Art and Innovation Specialist, Menlo Park, California
K-8
Design and Implement curriculum with focus on design thinking, emotional intelligence and
social justice while integrating cross curricular. Chamgemaker mindset with individual student
interest in mind.
2013- 2015 Churchill School and Center, Art Teacher-New York, NY Teaches K-5
Art in a private school geared towards children with language based learning difficulties.
Designs cross-curricular, technology driven lessons including 3D printing, light painting,
stop-motion animations, ceramics, drawing, painting and sculpture instillations. Builds and
designs sets for school performances.
2013 School Professionals, Substitute Teacher K-12- New York, NY
2012 United Nations International School, Student Teacher- New York,
NY Designed and implemented lesson plans for a ninth grade digital photography class.
Taught and provided guidance to 12th grade I.B. students.
2011 NYU Visionaries Studio: Saturday Art Workshop, Teacher- New York,
NY Developed a theme based curriculum for high school art class focused on the concept of
“Time.” Taught classes and provided individual guidance to students for their ongoing art
projects. Curated a final exhibition of student work.
2011 The Vincent D. Grippo School PS 69, Student Teacher – Brooklyn,
NY Designed and implemented lesson plans for kindergarten through fifth grade art classes.
Managed and organized classroom supplies.
2005-09 Perry County ESC, Substitute Teacher K-12- Hemlock, OH

Experience
2012-13 Pierre Hughye Studio, Assistant- Brooklyn, NY
General studio administration: assist in archiving past work, conduct research, scanning negatives
and photographs, reformat and retouch images, organize storage, run errands.
2013 International Emmy Awards, Visual Communications Intern- New
York, NY
Work with producers during pre-production and night of live event for broadcast. Duties include
phones, manage social media content, clerical, photo/video help and production assistant-type
work.
2012 Yard School for Creative Studies, Research Assistant- New York,
NY Attend board meetings, location scouting, conduct research on New School models.
2009-11 Eek Photo, Assistant- Brooklyn, NY
Retouched images and assisted photographer and clients during daily shoots, cataloged and
uploaded images on computer, second shooter for weddings, set up props and lighting.
2008 Snake Monkey Studios, Studio Assistant- New York, NY Digitized animated
film footage onto DVDs, organized gallery exhibitions and correspondence with potential
clients, assisted in creating stop animation videos and building sets.
2006 Jon Ragel Photography, Studio Assistant- New York, NY Transferred
images onto CDs and external hard drives, sorted and re-touched photos, managed
relationships with talent and clients.
2005 Rendville Art Works, Assistant Artist- Rendville, OH
Assisted artists with physical and mental disabilities, organized the studio and replenished
supplies.
2004 Little Angel Puppet Theater, Production Assistant- London, England
Built sets and helped design puppets for a children’s theatrical performance of Lewis Carroll’s
“Jabberwocky.”
Skills
Proficient in 3D design software and printing, Makerbot, Tinkercad, 123D app, Adobe Creative
Suite, Final Cut Pro, Power Point, Excel, website design, digital and analog photography, various
sculpture techniques, silkscreen, welding, drawing, ceramics, painting and sewing. Works well
with others, handles details, coordinates tasks, punctual, manages projects effectively, meets
deadlines, sets goals, Strong communication skills with both children and adults.
*My objective is to obtain a job where I can apply and expand my creative strengths.

References:

Macarena Sosnic, Visual Art Educator, Synapse School
Macarena.sosnic@synapseschool.org (310) 801-2508
Rich Seidman ES Art Educator/Supervisor at the Churchill School and
Center Rseidman@churchillschool.com
(914) 450-9836
Angela Fremont, Art Educator at the Vincent D. Grippo School PS
69 art@angelafremont.com
(646) 894-4741
Karen Evans, Photographer Eek Photo eekphoto@gmail.com
(646) 675-3646