Jennifer Bartel Email & Phone Number

Menomonee Falls, WI, US

West Allis, WI, US

• Applied strategic thinking skills to help drive new developments, system enhancements, and problem solving/streamlining internal processes while meeting weekly/monthly/quarterly production goals and deadlines
• Produced videos using Lumen5 and iMovie
• Served as graphic communications subject matter expert for the City’s strategic COVID campaign - had to pivot dynamically as new information became available to the public, and armed citizen with the resources they.
• Captured and edited portrait photography via Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom - including rebranding of the police department of 180+ employees
• Served as a graphic communications key contributor by collaborating with the West Allis Mental Health and Substance Abuse Task Force to create collateral that promoted engaging community events for Mental Health.
• Served as lead project manager for the City’s participation in the 2020 census, from proposal to implementation, demographic research, and launching strategies to reach targeted audiences with the goal of full.

• Conceptualize and design visual conceptional collateral for stakeholder in variety of platforms
• Develop brand identity, and creative/artistic direction, strategic approach/campaigns
• Implementation of client briefings to understand vision
• Copywriting, editing, brand and portrait photography

• Lead of visual communications projects from brainstorming to idea stages through final presentation and product
• Develop video strategies for the foundation brand
• Photographed scholarship recipients
• Head of development and management of Patriotism Program for the benefit of veterans
• Creative lead in all print, digital, photography, and social media
• Oversaw and managed design progress against schedule and budget

• Review deliverables prior to publishing to ensure they meet standards and/or are press-ready
• Maintain awareness of current design trends for print and digital media, including new techniques and technology in photography, typography, illustration, design, animation/motion graphics, and video
• Anticipate project needs and proactively provide innovative solutions
• Conceive, develop and implement digital and print materials for campaigns, promotional programs and meeting/event deliverables for teams across the entire enterprise
• Collaborated with owners and investors – from conception, development, development of short and long-term creative goals
• Lead creative direction in defining the brand, print and digital graphics

• Served as a liaison between patients and eight medical physicians and one Physicians Assistant practice
• Provided efficient and timely administrative support to ensure medically tight deadline priorities are met
• Oversaw and executed distribution of pathology and lab reports to appropriate medical professionals
• Aimed to provided highest level of customer service in organization of medical record requests, contact with insurance companies, and medication prior authorizations
• Responded to complex inquiries, issues, and correspondence for management of filing center
• Utilized medical system to manage and maintain record requests from physicians and medically recommended referrals

• Able to work under the guidance of the director and independently to participate in the creative process as needed from concept to completion.
• Intentional and proactive communication with program director to establish areas of needs and services
• Provided creative direction to capture messages through logo design and external handouts
• Developed collateral with images and copy to communicate ideas and vision to patrons

• Provide photography services to clients for variety events including individual, family, engagements, animals and weddings
• Responsible for accounting/bookkeeping and customer service to clients regarding scheduling appointments and photo shoots
• Proficient knowledge of post-production image editing, retouching, and color management
• Coordinated variety of photography shoots in all aspects: plan/development, wardrobe/props, location scouting, and art direction
• Oversaw post production: review/analyze, edit, and selection of images
• Collaborated with other photographers, graphic designers, professionals, and vendors

• Interfaced with clients and assisted the photographer post production team through diverse projects
• Photographed events as second shooter and edited images in Photoshop and Lightroom to suit the desires of photographer and clients
• Provided assistance to the photographer needs and direction from plan to setup to completion
• Maintenance of variety of photography equipment and other photographic equipment
• Assisted on various specific projects onsite, both in studio and on location photography shoots

Associate'S Degree, Graphic Design

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Photography