Sean Ward


About Me

Successful, creative manager of projects that require extensive research, planning, organizing and monitoring to ensure their seamless implementations.

Location

New York, New York
Wantagh, New York
Education
    School of the Art Institute of Chicago
    August 2009 - May 2011
    degree
    Master's
    majors
    Fine Arts
    Painting
    Photographic, Film, and Video Technology
    Syracuse University
    Syracuse University
    Syracuse University
    Syracuse University
Work Experience
    ArtsConnection
    Program Manager
    New York, New York, United States
    November 2014 - February 2018
    company
    ArtsConnection
    title
    Program Manager
    overview
    • Focus: Education Technology and Digital Documentation • Maintains a portfolio of school projects requiring on-site leadership through facilitation of strategy meetings, grant writing sessions and professional development for all stakeholders. • Mentors and coaches teaching artists and creatives by a process of direct observation and feedback to deepen curriculum and teaching approaches for English Language Learners, Special Needs and classroom management. • Consultant on technology use and implementation across the organization, managing $100,000 worth of digital technology and training coworkers. • Digital DELLTA: Develops “Digital Learning and Developing English Language Literacy Through the Arts” program for Middle School English Language Learners for increased language acquisition, express themselves in an artform and gain technology experience. • Research: Learns to build better learning tools such as digital worksheets, portfolio templates and curriculum designs that integrate technology by gathering data and information from direct observation of programs and reading papers on how we learn to synthesis, iterate and conduct usability tests in the field. • Videography: Identifies special learning moments for the videography team to capture in a teaching artist’s curriculum for review and documentation of programs.
    Apple
    Genius
    New York, New York, United States
    November 2011 - November 2014
    ArtsConnection
    Education Technology Specialist
    New York, New York, United States
    September 2013 - August 2014
Fun Fact

I love field recording and trying to make music out of it.

Passion

learning new technologies and educating others on their use.

Skills
Languages
Japanese
Technical skills
cssgithtmljavascriptwordpress
Skills
ArtAudio EditingDesignGraphic DesignPhoto EditingUser Experience Research and TestingUX/UIUX WireframingWriting, Editing, Research, Marketing, Adapting
Gigs / Freelance
    Freelance
    Teaching Artist and Professor
    January 2012 - December 2018
    Freelance
    Curator
    September 2011 - December 2018
    Springer Publishing Company
    Research Writer
    September 2011 - May 2017
Hobbies
reading
writing fiction
making videos
ikebana
research