Raffeal Sears

RAFFEAL SEARS Kansas City, MO--PROFILE Administrative and Teaching Professional with over 10 years’ experience in educational and arts settings. 3 years of teaching Acting Fundamentals for non-majors at the undergraduate level. Strong History and Arts background. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & SKILLS Legal Clerk, Access Staffing (AGMB) New York, NY 2019 - 2020 ● Transport and deliver legal documents and payoff checks to and from law offices and property closings. ● Perform clerical tasks such as making photocopies of original documents and filing the documents. Receptionist / Game Tester, City Staffing Chicago, IL 2018 - 2019 ● Provided quality customer service by responding to clients’ needs promptly and efficiently. ● Inspected newly developed games and apps for the company Next/Now. ● Brewed coffee, stocked fridge and kitchen with snacks and utensils. Acting Educator, University of Illinois Champaign, IL 2015 - 2018 ● Developed and taught an undergraduate course in fundamental acting to non-acting majors. Students learned to score a script, analyze a scene, and apply basic acting techniques to assist them in public speaking and auditions. ● Auditioned students to select cast and assign parts. ● Coached monologues and scenes for class and auditions outside of class. ● Facilitated and taught online theatre courses to 50 students per semester. Content Manager, Halo Media New York, NY 2014 - 2015 ● Coordinated web projects across departments and campaigns. ● Established an online presence for the company through social media. ● Published content with an eye to information architecture and usability. ● Assembled an Instagram campaign showcasing Halo’s visual arts clients. ● Responsible for the accuracy and editorial integrity of content on websites. Project Manager, Universal Republic Records New York, NY ● Administered the workflow of 12 graphic designers in New Media. 2008 - 2010 ● ● Tripled web traffic from 60,000 to 279,246 for the record label and artists’ websites within a week by creating an online presence via social media. Contributed to the development and the design of OwlCity.com and UniversalRepublic.com History Educator, The Bridge / YMCA Nashville, TN 2004 - 2006 ● Developed and taught middle school courses in African American history with an emphasis on the performing arts. ● Created a weekly poetry slam / open mic event for students to share their talents as well as their voices. ● Built positive relationships through mentorship. EDUCATION MFA, Theater, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Champaign, IL. BS, Liberal Studies, Belmont University, Nashville, TN 2015 - - - 2013 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Actors’ Equity (AEA) Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD)