Online CV
Franzi R. Ehmer
07788167794
Online Portfolio: www.franziehmer.com
Instagram: @naga_tattooer
________________________________Education__________________________________
Northeastern University Boston, MA 2012 - 2014
Former candidate for Bachelor of Arts in Art & Design; Major Fine Art & Minor in Music Industry
Activities: Live Music Association, Green Line Records and Council for University Programs
GPA: 2.9
_______________________Relevant Work Experience__________________________
Self Employed Artist London, UK 2014- Present
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Registering self-employment
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Managing personal and business accounts: recording of income and expenses
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Working with excel to manage finances for annual tax return
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Building and maintaining an online presence (for example creating my own website, updating and promoting site, selling my work through various online art stores such as instagram & society 6
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Provide space, opportunities and exposure for me to showcase my work
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Improved networking and strong communication skills
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Develop efficient business and marketing plans within budgets and time constraints
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Previous Exhibitions: Winterville Bizaare Bazaar, Marbles & Ware Collective, "Art in Mind" Brick Lane Gallery
Tattoo Apprentice West Norwood, London 2015-2016
· Completed intense and unpaid 1.5 year apprenticeship at STUDIOTRAP
· Learnt how to set up station and the skill of tattooing (lining, shading and dot-work)
· Understanding the importance of hygiene and cross contamination
· Thorough knowledge of how to dispose needles and human waste properly
· Ensuring each client has filled out a consent form or disclaimer
· Hands on experience of how to operate in a studio: took on a variety of roles such as front of the house, answering phone calls and emails, appointment taking, handling cash and deposits, organizing communal areas, deep cleaning studio (floor, walls, toilet, basins, stations, etc)
· Catering to artist’s needs: help in setting up and hand stenciling tattoos
· Became a fully licensed tattoo artist
Junior Tattoo Artist Tower Bridge, London 2016-2017
· With the foundation education from my apprenticeship I graduated to Junior artist once my boss opened a second studio in more central London location TATU SOCIETY
· Developed artistic style and gathered a clientele
· Ability to take walk ins and draw up designs on the spot
· Customer interaction and satisfaction was key
· Tattooing various areas of the body in the upmost professional manner
· After a year of being a junior artist I felt comfortable and confident in myself to move onto another shop
Tattoo Artist South London, 2017-Present
· Continuing my career in the tattoo industry:
· MA Ink in Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire (March – September 2017)
· Kink Peckham (September 2017- present)
· Sydenham Ink (September 2017 – present)
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Hospitality Agency London, 2013-2015
Part time event hospitality for Brightsparks Limited
Festival Decorative Crew England & Wales, UK 2013-2015
· Volunteering for numerous UK music & art festivals including: Sunrise, Green Gathering, Secret Garden Party & Shambala
Artist & Repertoire London, UK & Boston, MA 2012-2014
· Green Line Records Band Representative
Event Planning Boston, MA 2012-2013
· Live Music Association
Volunteer at Boston Calling Festival September 2013
Bartender and waitress for “The Belvedere Arms” April – August 2013
Volunteer Worker Young Life Macedonia & Bulgaria Service Trips 2010-2011
Promotional Photographer for “Bentley’s House” Hotel October 2010
____________________________Skills & Interests______________________________
Computer skills:
Internet Research, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop CS6, iMovie, GarageBand, CorelDraw, Google SketchUp, Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram
Languages: Fluent in English and German
Interests: Art, painting, tattooing, live music, attending festivals, art exhibitions and food