Ileana Maria Livingston

+1 (305) 450-4021 | ileana.livingston@gmail.com | ileanalivingston.com

Brooklyn, New York

Education

M.Phil. Film and Screen Studies July 2020

University of Cambridge Cambridge, England

● Second-class honors degree classification (roughly equivalent to a 3.5 American GPA).

● Dissertation Title: Precarity and the Disillusionment of the American Dream: The Motel as Signifying Trope in American Cinema.

● Coursework concentrations include Abstraction, Gender Theory, Latin-American Cinema.

M.A. (Honours) Modern History and Art History June 2019

University of St Andrews St Andrews, Scotland

● Upper second-class honors degree classification (roughly equivalent to a 3.7 American GPA).

● Dissertation Title: The Double-Edged Sword of Visibility: Comparing Mainstream and Alternative Media Representation of the Black

Panther Party, 1966-1974.

● Coursework concentrations in Modern History: African American History, 20th century popular media/culture. In Art History: 20th

Century Modernisms w/ a focus on African and South American Art, and 21st Contemporary Art w/an emphasis on queer + feminist

works in the Americas.

Work Experience

Production Coordinator | National Geographic Content

Sept 2021- Present, New York City

● I support the production department and network executives in an administrative capacity, which included but was not limited to:

managing calendars, liaising with production partners, streamlining workflows, tracking expenses, and managing a six-figure budget for

the production department.

● I created an automated calendar to track all creative materials and milestones for over 40+ projects in production at the channel.

● I manage materials, schedules, and deliverables for over 15+ shows and feature films, from pre-pro to final delivery.

● I collaborate with executives on creative materials presented to production partners. This included reviewing and noting cuts (from RC

to Master), episode outlines, casting, style guides, and treatments for over 15+ shows and long-form documentaries.

● I oversee the NGC internship program from the hiring stage to the day-to-day management of seasonal interns.

Researcher and Writer | Chase Art

January 2021- May 2021, Freelance, Remote

● Conducted original research for the private art collection of Robert Merrill Chase, founder of Chase Art.

● Developed, researched, wrote, designed, and published a small book on the history, themes, and style of Salvador Dalí’s 1964 painting,

Saint Sebastian. (A copy of the book can be found onmy Linkedin profile and my website).

Costume Designer June 2018 – Present

Sfumato Films New York, New York

● Made use of vintage outlets & thrifting to create original costumes for a self-written short film (now streaming on Amazon Prime).

● Managed a small team of professionals and tradesmen for the creative production of Latin music videos.

● Managed commercial materials (budgets, exhibits, and mood boards) for pitch meetings with producers and distributors.

Content & Curation Intern | Urban Archive

June 2018 – August 2018, New York City

● Curated a program of walking tours for an augmented reality app that contextualizes the history of locations in New York.

● Comprehensively mapped the city’s historic elevated railway system through a collection of thousands of archival photos.

● Liaised with content curation staff at the NPYL, Museum of the City of New York, GVSHP, and the Brooklyn Historical Society.

● Managed the usability and integrity of large archival collections (data and metadata) from museum and academic partners.

Assistant Gallery Manager | David Castillo Gallery

June 2016 – August 2016, Miami, Florida

● Assisted in the curation of original exhibits of contemporary Latin American artists across a variety of media, including sculpture.

● Custom-designed an inventory management system for 500+ items across mixed media and 30+ artists.

● Created original content for the gallery’s website and social media portfolio, showcasing recent exhibitions.

● Oversaw the gallery’s relationship with the main artist responsible for original programming during the summer.

Special Skills and other Information

● Fluent in Spanish.

● Software proficiencies: MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher), Adobe CS (Acrobat, Premiere Pro, Photoshop).