CV – Joyce Zale Design Studio

Relevant Work Experience

Teaching Assistant | Zen Educate | 2023-2025

Supported a 4–5-year-old autistic child in Reception with his learning development by playing with him, helping him with his communication skills and assisting him with his self-care.
Travelled to 30+ schools across London to cover absent support staff in various responsibilities including classroom sessions, lunchtime breaks, afterschool clubs and supporting SEN children.

Gallery Assistant | Crafts Council | 2022-2023

Answered email enquiries from visitors and directed them to the right member of staff.
Worked collaboratively with the gallery team in taking care of the gallery.
Used Microsoft Excel to enter data on the number of visitors to help with the evaluation of each exhibition hosted at the gallery.

Designer and Maker volunteer | FibreLab | 2021-2022

Collaborated with the Founder of FibreLab on making 3 upcycled bags for an exhibition hosted by Project ReGo.

Heritage Assistant Trainee | Brent Museum and Archives | 2018-2019

Produced a Podcast with Culture & titled ‘Music and Wembley’ representing Brent Museum and Archives Which helped attract people to the museum’s archives.
Planned and delivered family craft workshops for at Brent Libraries. Liaised with Learning Officer to oversee the plans and preparation of the workshop before delivering.
Curated my own display case titled ‘Crime in Brent’ and installed it at Kingsbury Library to attract people to the museum.
Managed and produced engaging content on the museum’s social media account to attract new visitors. Edited and produced short videos for the social media accounts.

Heritage assistant volunteer | Lauderdale House | 2018

Created engaging and well-reviewed and self-led activity packs for schoolteachers to follow and direct their students to learn about Lauderdale house.

Learning Apprentice: Battle Bus Project | London Transport Museum | 2017-2018

Coordinated an outreach volunteer project aimed at 18–25-year-olds, called “Printing the Home Front” to provide an opportunity for young people to gain work experience.
Worked as a team with the Learning Officer, screen-print artist and young volunteers in delivering a screen print activity at the Battle Bus Launch event engaging over 550 primary school children and families.

Relevant Education and Training

Morley college (Sept 2019-Jul 2021)

Culture &: New Museum School (October 2018-September 2019)

NVQLevel3Business Administration
Level 2 ICT functional skills
Gold Arts Award Level 3 Personal arts development and Arts project leadership

Transport Museum (March 2017-March 2018)

St Charles Sixth Form College (Sept 2013- June 2015)

Pimlico Academy (Sept 2010-July 2012)

Collectives/ Short Courses/ Workshops

Young Crafts Citizen Member | Crafts Council| September 2018- Present

Worked as a social media assistant for a month in September 2018 Managed, produced, and scheduled content for young people’s programme’s Twitter account which helped increase 100+ followers by the end of placement leading to built relationships with other youth organisations by re-tweeting their posts.
Wrote a blog for Craft’s council on my experience at London Design Festival 2018.
Delivered an online embroidery workshop to a group of adults via zoom.

Makerversity Design Workshops | Makerversity | October 2024

V&A Youth collective Member | V&A Museum | November 2020- February 2022

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