Brian Jester Email & Phone Number

Nokomis, IL, US

• These are a few of the projects I'm working on, as I begin my career at Ronk Electrical Industries:
• Building a marketing strategy around SEO.
• Building a new corporate website combining all company brands using SEO best practices.
• Developing web solutions using Webflow.
• Graphic Design for the web, print media, social media, and where-ever else needed.
• Product Photography and retouching.

• Administered SEO strategies.
• Managed web site design and services.
• Organized marketing and promotions.
• Utilized skills as an Adobe PhotoShop and retouching expert.
• Executed post production and lab prep for portrait orders.Accomplishments:~Increased proficiency in HTML, CSS, and other computer languages.~Have maintained satisfied web clients for more than 20 years.

Springfield, IL, US

• Consolidated five separate websites under one corporate site. Increasing the visibility, creating an idealcustomer experience that drove organic traffic continuously.
• Completed graphic design projects to help cut the cost of outsourcing the same work.
• Developed the front end web code for the new corporate site in order to have more control over the company’s SEO.
• Increased searchable keywords from 1,300 to 8,200 in 3 years.
• Implemented SEO best practices to increase page 1 keywords by 85% and page 2-5 keywords by 153%,bringing never-before-seen organic traffic to the website within one year.
• Responsible for a 113% increase in ranking image results.

• Developed and taught basic to advanced classes in photography.
• Incorporated classes to cover basic to advanced camera skills, professional lighting, Adobe Photoshop,and Adobe Lightroom.
• Stimulated students with the knowledge and confidence to capture, produce and archive work.
• Enabled amateur photographers and hobbyists to get the most out of their equipment.

Springfield, IL, US

• Streamlined post production and lab prep for portrait and commercial orders.
• Production of Graphic Media, including Slide-show / Video Productions. Increasing sales potential foreach client.
• Supervised studio marketing and promotions.
• Sustained photo printing and in-house lab maintenance of Chromira 5x photo printer. Generating profitsthat would otherwise be lost to outsourcing.
• Executed all custom mounting and framing to help the company cut costs.
• Ability to take on increasing responsibilities, and diversify my skill set to keep staff at a minimum.

US

• Advanced Photoshop, retouching and digital workflow specialist.
• Improved Pre and Post production / lab prep for portrait orders.
• Facilitated website design and services.
• Developed new marketing and promotions that increased Easterling’s status and visibility.
• Accomplished portrait photographer specializing in High School Seniors.
• Developed new products and procedures designed to raise profits.

• Advanced PhotoShop and retouching specialist.
• Enhanced post production and lab prep for portrait orders.
• Provided website design and services.
• Launched studio marketing and promotions.
• Photographed seniors, models, and sports sessions.
• Learned a broad range of digital equipment use and techniques.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Photography

High School Diploma, College Prep