Kylene White Email & Phone Number

Louisville, Ky, Us

Empowering businesses with visuals that help them transform their visibility in digital media and support business growth.

Spearheaded and managed all visual aspects of large-scale events, including hiring freelancers with a quarterly budget of $25K, covering outreach, executive headshots, and community engagement. Gained the attention of the Director of Communications, resulting in the opportunity to capture headshots for the CEO and contribute visuals to an award-winning project.Highlights of accomplishments in this role include: • Captured high-profile events such as K-BIZ in Orlando, documenting various… Show more Spearheaded and managed all visual aspects of large-scale events, including hiring freelancers with a quarterly budget of $25K, covering outreach, executive headshots, and community engagement. Gained the attention of the Director of Communications, resulting in the opportunity to capture headshots for the CEO and contribute visuals to an award-winning project.Highlights of accomplishments in this role include: • Captured high-profile events such as K-BIZ in Orlando, documenting various kitchens and product launches attended by thousands, highlighting the company's appliance setups, and enhancing product visibility. • Overcame challenges by learning about the appliance industry, transforming the visual content from a static to a dynamic storytelling format with a focus on events and affinity groups. • Increased awareness through a compelling social responsibility report, fostering industry recognition and partnerships with organizations like Dare to Care and Boys and Girls Club. • Boosted employee morale by showcasing significant contributions and documenting extraordinary events. Show less

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Established and built a customer base from scratch, currently servicing around 250 clients, with a portfolio ranging from $350 to $12K for corporate events. Managed a team of approximately 10 freelancers, overseeing their work and delivering a wide range of services. Initiated her own company in response to industry changes, successfully transitioning from the print/newspaper world.Highlights of accomplishments in this role include: • Demonstrated exceptional work-life balance while… Show more Established and built a customer base from scratch, currently servicing around 250 clients, with a portfolio ranging from $350 to $12K for corporate events. Managed a team of approximately 10 freelancers, overseeing their work and delivering a wide range of services. Initiated her own company in response to industry changes, successfully transitioning from the print/newspaper world.Highlights of accomplishments in this role include: • Demonstrated exceptional work-life balance while freelancing as a single mother, actively taking on diverse projects and opportunities. • Successfully navigated the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic by taking on the role of Director of Photography for a magazine. • Cultivated and maintained a client base of over 300, focused on building lasting relationships, particularly with returning corporate clients, consistently exceeding expectations, and finding the results rewarding. • Received the prestigious 2021 Gold ADDY Award, a recognition of the highest level of creative excellence in the respective tier of competition. • Provided significant value by enhancing brand image, attracting new clients, and transitioning from wedding to corporate photography. • Successfully transitioned from wedding photography to corporate work, handling approximately 40 weddings and developing emotional intelligence to navigate diverse personalities. • Recognized as an MVP for emotionally connecting with clients, exceeding expectations, and receiving client praise.www.kylenesphotography.com Show less

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Recruited by the marketing team to lead a comprehensive redesign of a 27-year-old magazine, transforming it from an outdated publication to a diverse and dynamic platform with newsworthy stories about women. Rapidly executed the mandate, designing a new cover and stories within one month, resulting in a significant visual transformation. Managed a circulation of 17,864 for Today's Woman. Achieved an increase in digital impressions from 24,000 per month in 2021 to over 100,000 per month on the… Show more Recruited by the marketing team to lead a comprehensive redesign of a 27-year-old magazine, transforming it from an outdated publication to a diverse and dynamic platform with newsworthy stories about women. Rapidly executed the mandate, designing a new cover and stories within one month, resulting in a significant visual transformation. Managed a circulation of 17,864 for Today's Woman. Achieved an increase in digital impressions from 24,000 per month in 2021 to over 100,000 per month on the website and led a 50% increase in digital advertisers within just 3 months of assuming responsibility for visual content management.Highlights of accomplishments in this role include: • Elevated digital subscriptions and tracked social media growth, contributing to increased followers across platforms. • Demonstrated significant value through effective team management, deal closures with advertisers, caption writing, and copy editing. • Transformed the event's impact, turning it into a widely recognized and followed initiative, providing statistical evidence of its success. • Overcame challenges with a publisher lacking a journalism background, demonstrating effective team management and transformative event impact. • Organized impactful events, including a feature on women with homelessness that raised substantial funds for shelters, recognition of deserving women in the community, and a Most Admired Woman event, increasing community engagement. Show less

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Staff Photographer covering everything from spot news, sports, fashion, food, political events to disaster zones in Haiti and the Philippines. Documentary storytelling work such as following a woman through her struggle with breast cancer and India's scourge on cervical cancer.

Greater New Orleans Area

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

Chautauqua, New York

Photojournalism

Activities and Societies: Chi-Omega, Outdoors Club,

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Photojournalism