Pamela Martin ('10)

Pamela Martin at the Venice Biennale.

Current Job:

  •  Digital Content Manager, Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Job History:

  • Editorial Assistant and Assistant Editor at Albright-Knox Art Gallery (after graduating from the Arts Management program)
  • Project Manager and User Experience Lead at Threespot Media and Web Project Manager at American Apparel (before the Arts Management program)

What was your background before the UB Arts Management Program?

After earning a BA in Print Journalism from American University, I worked as a Project Manager and User Experience Lead at Threespot Media, focusing on digital projects such as websites, and as a Web Project Manager at American Apparel.

What made you decide to go to UB and the Arts Management Program more specifically?

I really wanted to work at an art museum and I was not getting any traction applying to jobs at art museums with my BA in Print Journalism. I thought that a master's in Arts Management would help me break into the field, and I was right!

What do you remember most about your time in the Program?

Our trip to the 2009 Venice Biennale, specifically, getting a tour of the group exhibition at the Arsenale from that year's curator, Daniel Birnbaum.

Describe your current job (i.e.: what do you do)?

I manage digital initiatives at the Albright-Knox, including the museum's website, email communications, and social media. I am currently managing a complete redesign of the Albright-Knox's website. I also co-founded and lead the museum's cross-departmental Digital Engagement Group.

"I really wanted to work at an art museum and [...] I thought that a master's in Arts Management would help me break into the field, and I was right!"

How did the Program help prepare you for your career?

The Arts Management program helped me make connections that have been invaluable in both my personal and professional life. I also find myself calling on the information I learned in the business and legal classes that I took as part of the program. I think this classes are a very important component of the program.

What advice would you give to current and/or prospective students?

I would encourage them to get as much hands on experience in the field as possible, through field work, internships, volunteer work, etc.