JASMINE C. GRIFFIN
Jasminegriffin08@gmail.com · jasminegriffin.com · @jcgriffiwrites
EXPERIENCE
2022– PRESENT
LEARNING AND OUTREACH MANAGER, TAFT MUSEUM OF ART, Cincinnati, OH, (FULL TIME)
• Oversee and manage all adult programs including, email, contract creation, and invoice management. •Coordinate with partner organizations. • Working with the Learning and Education team, to develop an effective strategy to ensure that Taft Museum is intentionally inclusive, equitable, and accessible. Serve as team leader on staff Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access (EDIA) committee. • Hire and manage artists of all mediums for adult programs. • Work with the Director to regularly evaluate and review adult programs, both in-house and in the community. • Manage Lunch & Learn lecture series, Young Professionals programming, and musical programs.
2021– 2022
ADULT PROGRAMS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER, LIGHTHOUSE WRITERS WORKSHOP, Denver, CO (FULL TIME)
• Oversee and manage all adult community engagement programs. •Coordinate with partner organizations. • Working with the Community Engagement team, develop an effective strategy to ensure that Lighthouse is intentionally inclusive, equitable, and accessible. Serve as team leader on staff Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access (EDIA) committee. • Hire and manage faculty for all adult community engagement programs. • Regularly evaluate and review community engagement programs, both in-house and in the community. • Library Management •Customer Service •Answering Calls• Data Entry• Website Management Support •General Staff Support • Community Engagement Support • Youth Support • Library Management• Queer Creatives Program Management
2020 – 2022
FEATURES EDITOR, CARVE MAGAZINE, Remote (PART-TIME)
•Reading Interviews, Articles, and Submissions • Interview Assignment Delegation • Feature Interviews• Image Sourcing and Selections with Illustrator • Editing/Proofreading • Volunteer Management • Author Recruiting
2020 – 2021
BOOK REVIEWER, PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY, Remote (FREELANCE, PART-TIME)
•Reading and Selecting Books • Analyzing Text • Writing Reviews• Working with the editor to meet deadlines. • Editing/Proofreading
2020 – 2021
FREELANCE WRITER, CINCINNATI REFINED, Cincinnati, OH (FREELANCE, PART-TIME)
•Writing articles/profiles. •Interviewing subjects. • Finding/sourcing photographs. • Editing/Proofreading
2019 – 2021
MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR, THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY, Cincinnati, OH (PART-TIME)
•Incoming/Outgoing Mailing. •Data Entry • Answering calls. • Facilitating book discussions. •Volunteer Coordination. • Membership Outreach • Author Outreach •Writing Workshop facilitation. • Administrative duties. • Website management. • Customer Service.
EDUCATION
MASTER OF ARTS, CREATIVE WRITING, WILKES UNIVERSITY
Creative Thesis: Blackbird at the Crossroads, Fiction Novel
Thesis Direction: Lenore Hart Poyer
BACHELOR OF ARTS, PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGY, BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
• April 2024 - May 2024 "Devils Unmasked: Monsters in Horror Fiction", Hugo House
• July 2023 "Elements of Gothic Fiction", Women Writing for (a) Change
• November 2020 - Present "Afro-futurism & Identity", Guest Lecturer, Xavier University, Recurring
• 2020 "Writer's Room: Writer's Workshop", Co-Facilitator, The Mercantile Library
• 2019 “Twice Told Tales: Plot and Character Archetypes in Fiction” · 10- Week Writing Workshop, The Mercantile Library
HONORS & AWARDS
• Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing
· Author Fellowship, Summer Writing Conference, 2019
• Wilkes University Maslow Family Creative Writing Program
· The Bergman Family Foundation Award Scholarship, 2020