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In higher\-education technology, Anna most recently served in Operations and as Senior Admissions Coordinator at Quantic School of Business and Technology, conducting admissions and eligibility review, global accreditation and degree\-specification research, high\-volume application auditing, and Airtable\-based data quality management\. She is particularly skilled at identifying academic eligibility issues and plagiarism that require escalation, documenting complex processes, and building hands\-on onboarding programs\. Anna holds a Life Coach Certification from Life Purpose Institute, an Executive MBA from Valar Institute, and degrees in literary studies and photography from The New School and Parsons School of Design\. ## Services - Multitasking - High Level Of Accuracy - Business Development - Relationship Development - Digital Marketing - Multiple Projects Simultaneously - Photo Research - Airtable - Adobe Photoshop - Adobe Lightroom - Adobe Bridge - Photo editing - Image Editing - Editorial Photography - Digital Photography - Travel Photography - Fine Art Photography - Research Skills - Photo Styling - Copywriting ## Highlights - Serves as Creative Coach & Mentor at Anna Sirota Photography, helping clients clarify creative voice, direction, and aesthetic and cultivate sustainable artistic practices\. - Plans and executes conceptual fine\-art photoshoots, including pre\-production and post\-production\. - Creates social\-media content and manages social\-media accounts, a website, and a mailing list for Anna Sirota Photography\. - Writes and submits grant proposals\. - Served in Operations and as Senior Admissions Coordinator at Quantic School of Business and Technology in the higher\-education technology sector\. - Researched and verified global academic accreditation and degree specifications to support academic eligibility decisions\. - Used Airtable and Acro for database management, academic verification, organization, and data\-accuracy management\. - Identified academic eligibility issues and plagiarism in applications requiring escalation\. - Analyzed survey data and translated insights into cross\-functional changes\. - Supported internal coordination through communication, scheduling, and documentation creation\. - Built onboarding programs that addressed training gaps through documentation and hands\-on coaching\. - Provided freelance image processing, retouching, editing, studio setup, and organizational support for wedding, portrait, lifestyle, and event photographers\. - Delivered culling, batch image processing, retouching, slideshow and website curation, lighting and equipment troubleshooting, digital\-file organization, client correspondence, photo printing, and workflow protocols\. - Created social\-media content and written materials and managed post scheduling as Production Manager at The Women's Collective\. - Monitored and transcribed coaching calls and pitched podcast and online\-event collaborations to industry peers at The Women's Collective\. - Photographed people and businesses across assigned Hudson Valley regions as a Contributing Photographer for Chronogram Media\. - Published photography in Chronogram print publications, websites, weekly newsletters, and branded marketing materials\. - Consulted for City Catering & Cafe in New York City for about a year, supporting event menu planning, cafe nutrition and dietary recommendations, and photoshoots for menu design and promotional marketing\. - Created a detailed scope of work for improving City Catering & Cafe's menu nutrition and dietary offerings, with steps, timelines, recommendations, deliverables, regular updates, and scheduled check\-ins\. - Earned a 5/5 reference rating from Jordana Meltzer for communication, judgment, accountability, adaptability, and positive project and team impact\. - Holds a Life Coach Certification from Life Purpose Institute\. - Earned an Executive Master of Business Administration from Valar Institute\. - Earned a BA in Literary Studies \(Fiction Writing\) from The New School and a BFA in Photography from Parsons School of Design at The New School\. ## Experience - **Creative Coach & Mentor at Anna Sirota Photography** (2021–present) — \-Help clients get clarity on creative voice, direction, and aesthetic \-Teach techniques for cultivating sustainable artistic practice - **Fine Art Photographer at Anna Sirota Photography** (2012–present) — \-Plan and execute conceptual photoshoots, including pre/post\-production work \-Create social media content and manage social media accounts, website, and mailing list\. \-Write and submit grant proposals - **Senior Admissions Coordinator at Quantic School of Business and Technology** (2022–2025) — Admissions and eligibility review • Global accreditation and institutional research • High\-volume application auditing • Airtable data management and quality assurance • Process improvement and content integrity review • Cross\-functional coordination • Research documentation - **Freelance Image Processor, Retoucher, Editor and Studio Assistant at Anna Sirota Photography** (2005–2024) — \-Provide editing, studio set\-up, and organizational services for various wedding, portrait, lifestyle, and event photographers \-Services include culling, batch processing images, retouching, slideshow and website curation, lighting and equipment troubleshooting, digital file organization, client correspondence, photo printing, and creating workflow protocols - **Admissions Representative at Quantic School of Business and Technology** (2020–2022) - **Production Manager at The Women's Collective** (2020–2021) — \-Created social media content and written materials and managed the scheduling of posts to align with the brand’s larger marketing strategy \-Nurtured internal community by monitoring and transcribing coaching calls and conducted outreach to promote the brand to industry peers by pitching podcast and online event collaborations - **Contributing Photographer at Chronogram Media** (2019–2020) — \-Traveled to assigned regions of the Hudson Valley to photograph people and businesses featured by the magazine \-Photos appeared in print publications, on the company’s multiple websites and in weekly newsletters as well as on branded marketing materials ## Education - Literature — Centenary University - Executive Master of Business Administration \- EMBA — Valar Institute - Bachelor of Arts \- BA, Literary Studies \(Fiction Writing\) — The New School - Bachelor of Fine Arts \- BFA, Photography — Parsons School of Design \- The New School ## FAQ ### What does Anna do? Anna is a Creative Coach & Mentor and Fine Art Photographer at Anna Sirota Photography\. She helps clients gain clarity on their creative voice, direction, and aesthetic, and teaches techniques for cultivating a sustainable artistic practice\. ### What does Anna do through Anna Sirota Photography? Anna plans and executes conceptual photoshoots, including pre\-production and post\-production work\. She also creates social\-media content manages social accounts, a website, and a mailing list and writes and submits grant proposals\. ### What photography production and post\-production services has Anna provided? Anna provides editing, studio setup, and organizational services for wedding, portrait, lifestyle, and event photographers\. Her services include culling, batch processing, retouching, slideshow and website curation, lighting and equipment troubleshooting, digital\-file organization, client correspondence, photo printing, and workflow\-protocol creation\. ### What operations and academic\-verification experience does Anna have? Anna's most recent Quantic work included Operations and Senior Admissions Coordinator responsibilities in the higher\-education technology sector\. She used Airtable and Acro for database management and academic verification, assessed academic eligibility, and identified issues requiring escalation\. ### What research and quality\-assurance strengths does Anna bring? Anna specializes in researching and verifying global academic accreditation and degree specifications\. She has also caught eligibility issues and plagiarism in applications through careful application and content\-integrity review\. ### How has Anna used data and cross\-functional coordination? Anna has analyzed survey data and translated insights into cross\-functional changes\. She has also supported internal coordination through communication, scheduling, and documentation creation\. ### What is Anna's onboarding and process\-improvement experience? Anna builds onboarding programs that address training gaps through clear documentation and hands\-on coaching\. Her work has included making nuanced, complex workflows easier to navigate\. ### What was Anna's earlier role at Quantic School of Business and Technology? As an Admissions Representative at Quantic School of Business and Technology, Anna worked in the institution's admissions function before her Senior Admissions Coordinator and Operations work\. ### What did Anna accomplish as Production Manager at The Women's Collective? At The Women's Collective, Anna created social\-media content and written materials, and scheduled posts in alignment with the brand's broader marketing strategy\. She monitored and transcribed coaching calls to nurture the internal community and conducted outreach to industry peers by pitching podcast and online\-event collaborations\. ### What did Anna do for Chronogram Media? As a Contributing Photographer, Anna traveled to assigned Hudson Valley regions to photograph people and businesses featured by Chronogram Media\. Her photographs appeared in print publications, across the company's websites, in weekly newsletters, and on branded marketing materials\. ### What consulting work did Anna do for City Catering & Cafe? Anna was hired by City Catering & Cafe in New York City as a consultant for about a year\. She supported event menu planning, nutrition and dietary recommendations for the cafe storefront, and coordination of photoshoots for menu design and promotional marketing materials\. ### What was an example of Anna's work at City Catering & Cafe? Anna created a detailed scope of work to improve City Catering & Cafe's menu nutrition and dietary offerings, including steps, timelines, recommendations, and deliverables\. She managed the process with regular updates and scheduled check\-ins\. ### What is Anna's educational background? Anna holds an Executive Master of Business Administration from Valar Institute\. She also studied Literature at Centenary University, earned a Bachelor of Arts in Literary Studies with a Fiction Writing focus from The New School, and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from Parsons School of Design at The New School\. ### What certification does Anna hold? Anna holds a Life Coach Certification from Life Purpose Institute\. ### What tools and professional skills does Anna use? Anna's skills include Airtable, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Bridge, photo and image editing, editorial, digital, travel, and fine\-art photography, photo research, photo styling, copywriting, digital marketing, research, business development, relationship development, multitasking, high accuracy, and managing multiple projects simultaneously\. ### What do references say about Anna? Jordana Meltzer, who hired Anna as a consultant at City Catering & Cafe, rated Anna 5 out of 5 and strongly recommended her\. Jordana cited Anna's communication with customers and colleagues, detail\-oriented and methodical approach to projects and schedules, effectiveness across cultures and personalities in stressful situations, high standards, accountability, and positive team impact\. Jordana also described Anna as self\-sufficient and collaborative, receptive to client feedback and others' ideas, and able to judge when to listen, ask questions, or take ownership\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/anna\-sirota\-930273331