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.• Engineered organic traffic delivered more site views month after month for 3 years straight.• Earned certification in SEO to develop and execute strategies for organizational websites.• Skills in design, HTML, SEO, and media creation, I’ve been able to bring our corporate analytics aboveand beyond our competitors.• Implemented Corporate Digital Asset Manager to organize images, packaging, and labels across multiple teams.• When outsourcing our CNC work was no longer an option, I learned CNC programming, design andmachining so we could continue to bring products to the market.• Organized and oversaw on-location talent to film, produce and edit videos for social media, training, and the web.• Produced all our commercial photography. Photographing everything from products, packaging, finished job sites and much more.

• 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.• Managed and maintained sales software.• Trained and advanced existing and new staff.

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• 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.• Trained and advanced existing and new staff.• Implemented new lighting technique and equipment.• Built studio sets, both on-site and location to help us stand out from the competition• Furthered my own education by attending seminars and training courses.

• 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.• Proficient at direct mail marketing.• Executed studio management training.• Outdoor and location lighting specialist.Accomplishments:• Increased sales averages.• Helped Phase One Software company test and develop studio software to be sold on a national level.• Awarded many national awards and accolades while working for Peters Photography.• Taught computer / PhotoShop classes at seminars for Peters Photography.• Taught advanced photography techniques to other professional photographers during paid seminars held at Peters Photography.Seminars and training programs which include:• Pennsylvania Professional Photographers Conference.• Wisconsin Professional Photographers Conference.• Texas School of Photography.• Ohio Professional Photographers Conference.• Michigan Professional Photographers Conference.• Senior Photographers International Conference, Florida.• Kodak Training Center, Rochester, New York

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Photography

High School Diploma, College Prep