Natalia Rivs

Reed Pop's New York Comic Con is the largest pop culture event on the East Coast. Stationed at the Star Trek Universe Shop beside the never-seen-before costumes from Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Discovery. Managed inventory of exclusive Star Trek merchandise and assisted attendees with their purchases through an iPad point of sale system. Promoted the Star Trek panels at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden and the interactive U.S.S. Discovery Transporter Experience within the Javitts… Show more

Reed Pop's New York Comic Con is the largest pop culture event on the East Coast. Stationed at the Star Trek Universe Shop beside the never-seen-before costumes from Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Discovery. Managed inventory of exclusive Star Trek merchandise and assisted attendees with their purchases through an iPad point of sale system. Promoted the Star Trek panels at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden and the interactive U.S.S. Discovery Transporter Experience within the Javitts Center. Gave additional support to Marvel and Game Of Thrones shops. Show less

New York Comic Con and Anime Expo joined forces for the Anime Fest @ NYCC x Anime Expo. This premier event was dedicated to Japanese guests, a curated Artist Alley, creative classes, Instagram-worthy activations, and cosplay. Greeted incoming attendees and assisted with basic questions regarding panel schedules, group meetups, and performances. Engaged cosplayers with various photography opportunities and encouraged their contributions to the event branded polaroid photo wall.

Reed Pop's New York Comic Con is the largest pop culture event on the East Coast. Organized interested patrons at the Capcom exhibit so that lines were evenly distributed between the Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite game demos and photo booth opportunity. Special care was taken to keep main aisles clear for moving foot traffic and safety.

Nightmare Film Festival is a prestige festival and part of advancing horror filmmaking around the world. Shared promotional materials via social media leading up to the event. As a festival volunteer, time was spent welcoming filmmakers and horror enthusiasts into the VIP lounge as well as sharing up to date details regarding film screenings.

Reed Pop's Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) is a Chicago fan convention dedicated to comics, pop culture, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television. Interacted with patrons in the ECCC Gaming sponsored Lending Library. Kept count of individuals borrowing table top board games and assisted with general questions.

Come together with horror filmmakers and fans for a celebration of the world's best terrifying, suspenseful and bizarre movies at the world-renowned Gateway Film Center. Responsibilities included assisting attendees with their questions and checking credentials at the VIP entrance.

Wizard World holds multi-genre fan conventions across the US and I was part of the Chicago Volunteer Staff. Checked in VIP patrons by issuing their lanyard passes and exclusive merchandise bundles. Also managed the Street Fighter gaming experience by ensuring equipment was operating correctly as well as maintained crowd control during busier times.