Molei Zhang

May 2022 – June 2022

Composer, Butterfly Knot @ Texas Student Television, Austin, TX

• Composed and produced the soundtrack to the pilot episode of TSTV’s first all-Mandarin romantic comedy series, Butterfly Knot
• Coordinated closely with director Katherine Zhang and crew to adapt and edit the soundtrack to the specifications of the final delivery

December 2021 – January 2022

Substitute Organist, St. Luke’s on the Lake Episcopal Church, Austin, TX

• Accompanied the congregation during hymns and played preludes and postludes for 2 Christmas services
• Rehearsed with and accompanied the choir during anthems
• Arranged and performed a jazz reharmonization of “Auld Lang Syne” as a New Year prelude

JUNE 2021 – AUGUST 2021

Summer Intern, Street Youth Ministry, Austin, TX

• Provided one-on-one services at a drop-in center including food, clothing, and advice to homeless Austinites
• Focused on youth aged 18 – 28, discussing with them issues including adjusting to homelessness, relationships, education, job-seeking, health, etc.
• Helped develop and implement organizational and operational strategies, including cataloguing donations and managing the client store inventory
• Assisted in training new volunteers (having personally volunteered for several years before the internship)

January 2021 – June 2021

Sales Representative, ION Solar, Austin, TX

• Persuaded homeowners in Austin, Del Valle, and Elgin to set appointments to evaluate custom solar quotes
• Developed rapport at the doors to dispel misconceptions about solar energy
• Tied with supervisor for best appointment setter in April, resulting in 34.6 kW of power sold that month
• Learned basic Spanish to be able to communicate with Spanish monolinguals in the primarily Hispanic Del Valle
• Achieved the unprecedented combination of all-time sit and close conversion rates both above 40%

June 2020 – December 2020

Student Researcher, Initiative for the Study of Politico-Religious Ideation and Influence @ UT Austin

• With a teammate, analyzed comments on the web edition of The Epoch Times for sentiments, political positions, and conspiracy references
• Designed and executed statistical tests on metrics from comments and articles, developing spreadsheet skills along the way