Marianna Tanska

Skills                                                                                         

• All types of Arts & Entertainment articles in English, Russian and Ukrainian
• Understanding the fundamentals of culture
• Research in cultural studies
• Critical thinking
• Creativity and call for extraordinary solutions

Education                                                                                

Texas A&M University                                      College Station, Texas

M.A. in Performance Studies                          August 2017 – May 2019

National University of Food Technologies                   Kyiv, Ukraine

B.S. in Management                                September 2007 – June 2011

M.S. in Management of foreign trade activity  September 2011 – June 2012

Work and Volunteering Experience                                        

Texas A&M University                                           College Station, TX

Graduate teaching assistant                   September 2017- May 2019

• Supervised attendance records for a class of Theatre History of 265 students
• Graded written assignments for a class of Theatre History of 265 students
• Supervised extra credit assignments record for a class of World Theatre of 900 students
• Prepared class summaries for the class of World Theatre
• Graded assignments for online-class of Performance in World Cultures of 1053 students

KANM Student radio                                         College Station, Texas

DJ, General Member                                September 2018 - May 2019

• Hosted 10 live shows titled "Gosh, She Is Ukrainian"
• Created playlists from a mandatory and elective repertoire
• Air-break presentations
• On-air promo for various festivals and local events
• Wrote articles and concert reviews posted at the KANM webpage
• Participated in music review crew
• Assisted with First Friday open live broadcast in downtown Bryan

Mamamusic                                                                       Kyiv, Ukraine

Intern in social media marketing                 June – September 2015

• Created content for project Yunik.ME focused on education in the music business

Avangardco IPL                                                                Kyiv, Ukraine

Receptionist                                    September 2012 – February 2016

• Created the departmental registration protocol for incoming internal and external calls that were received and distributed within the Company
• Established incoming and outcoming mail recording system
• Decreased costs of the contracts with mail delivery companies by 48%

Self-employed business                                                  Kyiv, Ukraine

Master of the ceremony, party host, singer     March 2009 – September 2016

• Led celebrations, sung selected repertoire
• Conducted negotiations with potential and existing clients
• Created event scripts and music playlists
• Organized sound equipment and stage-properties
• Supervised audio operator

Lollipop Confectionery                                                    Kyiv, Ukraine

Salesman, sales manager           September 2009 - September 2010

• Gained stable sales of the startup company
• Organized sales logistics
• Recruited and supervised sales department

Languages                                                                              

English (American) – fluent

Ukrainian, Russian – native speaker

Hobbies                                                                                   

Singing and acting

Aikido Aikikai

Making cardboard cactuses