Christopher Ross Email & Phone Number

Portland, Me, Us

Portland, Maine, United States

• Led end-to-end production of premier editorial & network content, managing budgets, timelines, and resources effectively to meet client expectations and deadlines.• Collaborated closely with clients to understand their vision and brand identity, delivering compelling photographic/visual content aligned with their objectives.• Utilized market analysis for data-driven decision making, optimizing the customer journey and driving outcomes aligned with business goals.• Advocated for customer needs and aligned cross-divisional teams to develop customer-centric strategies, enhancing internal collaboration and achieving desired outcomes.• Delivered value through problem-solving, analytics, and digital assets, emphasizing tangible outcomes that positively impacted brand performance• Successfully handled multiple deadline-driven projects with excellent time management and organizational skills.Select Clients Include: Paramount, CBS, Marvel, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Stella Connect.

Portland, Maine, United States

A boutique, full-service creative practice specializing in visual brand strategies, digital and print solutions, photo and video art direction, and pre to post-production services. We excel in 360° communications across all platforms, with a keen focus on marketing and social content. With extensive editorial experience, we embolden your brand identity through the lens of photography and video, crafting compelling imagery.

Key Highlights• Adapted traditional printed media content into digital packages suitable for social media, web applications, and additional online platforms to enhance brand exposure.• Secured key contract between company and DF Studio to streamline talent & PR photo approvals and image archiving, exponentially accelerating workflow across CBS Corporate Communications division.• Captured six-figures in additional revenue by setting up copyright contracts with photographers, allowing magazine to license original creative content to national/international sources, platforms, and publications.• Created cross-functional partnerships to supply Marketing/Publicity teams with in-house assets for on-air promotions, billboards, advertising needs, and media pitches. Core Responsibilities• Direct creative conceptualization, production, and distribution of cover & feature elements for high-profile editorial magazine highlighting company’s entertainment offerings across its portfolio of brands, including Paramount+, Showtime, CBS Studios, and The CW.• Oversee all pre-production processes, including talent casting/booking, crew selection, location scouting, permit procurement, domestic/international travel arrangement, call sheet/itinerary development, and on-site production schedule creation/management.• Produce briefs, decks, and mood boards for shoot concepts and talent approval. Manage yearly and per-issue photography and production budgets up to high six-figures.• Lead team of photographers, creative directors, editors, stylists, artists, and producers in assigned in-studio and on-location photo shoots.• Make executive decisions regarding all visual content, including inspection/final selection of still, video, and motion elements, to ensure maximum audience impact.• Liaise with editors, retouchers, and writers throughout post-production, guiding team members in ethical practices.

Key Highlights• Produced cover/feature photoshoots across U.S. and locations abroad, including Australia, Switzerland, France, England, Ireland, and Italy.• Leveraged prior magazine & photoshoot production experience to revitalize magazine, enhancing its status among entertainment editorial landscape.• Spearheaded magazine’s addition of social media & video content to engage readership on multiple platforms.• Recruited by senior leadership to assist in launch of CBS Interactive’s CNET Magazine. Drew upon industry relationships and photo production/direction skills to reimagine and market magazine’s editorial image/brand. Assisted magazine in securing shoots with high-profile, relevant talent, including from Disney and Marvel.• Oversaw all media distribution to domestic and international affiliate outlets, including Entertainment Tonight and Extra, for media placement and on-air/printed promotions.Core Responsibilities• Assisted teams artistically as requested, shooting up to three photography pieces per magazine issue.• Assigned and managed projects across team of several hundred writers and photographers; routinely interfaced with Custom Publisher, Design, and Sales departments to ensure receipt of all art/copy within set deadlines.• Maintained budgets and invoice reconciliation; submitted final project bills to financial team for review.• Liaised with in-house and freelance photographers, as well as magazine’s Design Director and Editor-in-Chief, to provide strategic guidance regarding photo retouching, layout composition, and general edits.

• Oversaw all production aspects for feature photoshoots, including budget preparation, location scouting, call sheet creation, international producer/photographer outsourcing, and crew travel finalizations.• Meticulously researched and obtained necessary sourcing and licensing rights for magazine’s usage of protected images; maintained multiple comprehensive databases of digital image assets.• Served as primary liaison between Art and Photography departments regarding image retouching; provided strategic guidance and direction to ensure images met or exceeded both publication and talent expectations.

Ba, Fine Arts

Fine/Studio Arts, General

Semester Visiting Student Program - Studio & Liberal Arts course work