Chadd Cady Email & Phone Number

San Diego, California, United States

• Photography and video content creation for Sycuan Casino Resort and Singing Hills Golf Resort in support of digital marketing initiatives.
• Generate content ideas for social media posts and giveaways for all major platforms.
• Maintain the company's WordPress website and publish new web content using basic HTML.
• Support internal marketing initiatives and maintain good working relationships with all departments.

San Diego, California, United States

• Promoted to Digital Marketing Specialist after 4 months.

Greater San Diego Area

• Covered sports, events, portraits, music, and breaking news for various San Diego media outlets.
• Able to meet tight deadlines or facilitate live event photography with instant turnaround.
• Experienced photo/video editor (Adobe CS) and highly computer literate (PC or Mac).
• Utilized AP Style captions and metadata tagging through Photo Mechanic.

San Diego, California, United States

• Created flexographic printing plates from customer prepared artwork as lead prepress technician.
• Verified customer artwork as error-free and color accurate to meet customers’ needs.
• Maintained file systems of digital and physical assets associated with artwork and printing plates.
• Handled all job tickets before heading to press to ensure accuracy and reduce waste.
• Assisted inventory control manager with warehouse inventories and finished goods to maintain production schedules.

Greater San Diego Area

• Shadowed staff photographers to learn the working processes of modern photojournalists.
• Managed SDUT Facebook & Twitter accounts alongside current Social Media team.
• Learned to use off camera lighting in remote and studio environments for portraits & food.
• Undertook solo events and learned to be a versatile shooter who is comfortable in all scenarios.
• Trained in web content production and digital asset management by SDUT & LA Times journalists.

Greater San Diego Area

• Senior staff photographer who covered sports and news around San Diego State University.
• Learned photojournalist workflow and gained valuable newsroom experience at one of the highest rated student newspapers in the country.
• Awarded best sports photographer by peers for 2013-14 school year.
• Helped manage 'Daily Aztec Photo' Twitter page during live sporting events.

Greater San Diego Area

• Lead instructor for multiple after school tennis programs in Eastern San Diego County.
• Organized lesson plans and tracked coaching schedules to ensure smooth operation.
• Photographed community events put on by the non-profit and United States Tennis Association.
• Engaged in and organized community events to fundraise the renovation of the John F. Kennedy Park tennis courts in El Cajon, CA.