Xanthe Rook

Full CV / Resume

EXPERIENCE:

Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision - Collections Archivist.

(April 2022- Present)

At Ngā Taonga, I do a wide variety of work, including; research, collection assessment, inventory, quality checking and creating metadata. .

Arapaki/Wadestown Library - Librarian. (May 2021 - Present)

My work at the Library ranges widely - from customer service, to mending books, to organizing and setting up displays.

The New Zealand Basketball Foundation - Historian and Archivist.

(June 2021 - Present)

At the Foundation, I am cataloging a range of historical basketball memorabilia that dates back to the early 1900’s, when Basketball first appeared in New Zealand. I spend most of my time scanning, filing, and writing object and condition descriptions into an online database, which will eventually be able to be made public.

Girls Rock Camp Aotearoa/To The Front - Band Mentor and Performance Facilitator.

(2017- Present)

Victoria University, Kelburn - Tutor.

(February - June 2021)

In the semester after the completion of my BA, I was selected by my professor, Dr. Sara Rahmani to tutor Religious Studies 229, a course about death among cultures. This experience deepened my reading, editing and teaching skills.

The Lighthouse Cinema- Customer Service. (October 2019- June 2021)
The Auckland War Memorial Museum- Visitor




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Host/Customer Service.

(December 2018- May 2019)

At the Auckland Museum I worked as a Visitor Host which covered an array of public focused aspects of the gallery experience such as working with kids/school groups, engaging with people about the exhibitions, security, selling tickets etc.

Magnation- Customer Service/ Retail.

(December 2017-October 2018)

At Magnation I ran the shop mostly by myself or with one other. The work involved preparing orders, calling and ing customers, serving customers in store, helping with magazine deliveries, learning and engaging with the public about the magazines and books.










MUSIC:

Recitals - Performance and Management.

(Dec 2019 - Present)

In Recitals I do a lot of writing, playing and management. In August we are releasing our debut album on Flying Nun Records. The band has significantly improved my ability and eciency in management and administration which has taught me a lot of transferable skills.