Career Experience
The Commercial Review, May 2013-July 2013
Daily newspaper, Portland, Ind.
-Produced 36 images that appeared on the front and inside of the paper
-Photographed 4-6 events weekly
-Completed 4-5 business briefs and capsule reports weekly
-Edited 3-4 copies daily
Ball State Daily News, September 2012-May 2015
Student-run newspaper, Ball State University, Muncie, Ind.
-Produced images that appear on bsudailynews.com and in the newspaper
-Photographed 1-2 events every other week
Ball State Ball Bearings, April 2014-May 2015
Student-run magazine, Ball State University, Muncie, Ind.
-Produced images weekly that appear on ballbearingsmag.com
Ball State Journalism at the Fair, August 2014
Student group that covered the 2014 Indiana State Fair
-Generated images daily that appeared on attheindianafair.com
-Produced multiple photo galleries for WTHR Indianapolis and the Kokomo Tribune
Skills
Macintosh: InDesign CS6, Photoshop CS6, Dreamweaver CS6, Illustrator CS6, Bridge CS6, Premiere Pro CC 2017
Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher
Social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, LinkedIn
Work Experience
Ball State University, Muncie, Ind.
Photographer/Videographer, August 2016-present.
Convey the Ball State brand through visual storytelling using an array of photography, video, audio, and editing techniques.
– Conceptualize and capture photo and video assets of strategic university events and exhibits.
– Coordinate with clients on details of assignments to document events in a creative style that conveys Ball State's brand and meets client needs.
– Collaborate with colleagues from within Marketing and Communications, or work independently to make creative decisions that ensure key messages are visually expressed during the photo and/or video shoot.
– Create video, audio and photo deliverables, including prints and digital images from slides, prints, and digital images produced from photo assignments; scan images, graphs, and artwork from magazines, books, and original photographs to produce digital images; create final video and audio products appropriate for HD broadcast, web publishing, and DVD and Blu-Ray.
– Create portraiture of faculty, staff and administrators.
– Edit creative works within tight turnaround times.
– Keep current on emerging digital techniques for photo, video, audio, and editing.
– Understand and adapt to demands of a deadline-based editorial team; be able to follow creative standards in order to capture the best photo and video imagery possible.
– Secure, maintain, and effectively use equipment and supplies.
– Develop photography and videography best practices and professional development sessions to be shared with Marketing and Communications and the rest of Ball State's campus.
– Perform other duties as assigned.
Ball State University, Muncie, Ind.
Library Night Assistant, August 2016.
Walgreens, Muncie, Ind.
Shift Leader, March 2014-July 2016
– Help people get, stay and live well
– Open and close the store in absence of the store manager, including all required system start-ups and cash handling
– Ensure the floor and stock room are ready for the business day
– Complete product returns, order voids, customer refunds, cash drops to the safe, and providing change to the registers as needed
– Serving as liaison between management and non-management team members by communicating assigned task to team members when store management is not present
– Modeling and delivering delightful customer experience
Photo Technician
– Ensure each department is functioning effectively (Photo, Front end, Pharmacy and Cosmetics)
– Operate photo lab equipment
– Assemble photo orders (canvases, posters, photo books, calendars, etc.)
– Enter sales on the cash register
– Construct and maintain photo department displays
– Suggestive sell
– Stock product for customers
– Maintain store appearance
Pharmacy Technician
– Use Intercom Plus workflow system to process prescriptions and assist patients under supervision of a pharmacist, including entering customer's insurance information
– Handle incoming and outgoing calls
– Process customer transactions
Pizza King, Muncie, Ind.
Wait staff, July 2011-March 2014
– Ran the cash register
– Took and prepared orders
– Delivered orders when needed
– Maintained cleanliness of the dining room, dish room and restrooms
– Provided customers with anything they may need during their meal
Student Center Tally, Ball State University
Grill staff, September 2010-May 2011
Education
Ball State University, Muncie, Ind., August 2010-May 2015
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Majors: Photojournalism and English Studies