Matthew Hellman Email & Phone Number

Denton, Tx, Us

Arlington, Texas, United States

Texas Area

Stage Manager - handles all interelational situations, maintains set production workflow, timing and positions and manages setup/teardown functions before and after performancesDigital Director - coordinates all social media outreach involving Solar Rain brand, maintains website and photography albums, builds performance setlists and keeps updated digital content archives

Texas Area

Solar Rain is a licensed and insured Fire Performance Troupe in Central Texas. You will witness an extraordinary passion play of burning desire, incredible fire props, and enthralling dance moves. Every year, Solar Rain features performances at major cultural and social events including the Texas Renaissance Festival and Sherwood Forest Faire. My role as a contract digital content producer involves the following tasks:• Producing visual marketing content that promotes the Solar Rain brand• Promoting digital online presence through state-of-the-art web design and social media outreach• Creating a strong in-depth portfolio of action photography to promote organization engagement at client events• Collaborating with performers for potential visual and creative opportunities• Maintaining extensive digital archive of all media content

Austin, Texas Area

Through what is now the Matt Hellman™ brand, I has provide innovative graphic design, branding, photography and other visual services to hundreds of clients. More than 50 publications have featured my award-winning visual content. I have an extensive background in visual design and a strong passion for assisting clients to promote the best possible creative message for their brand. Through over 10 years of experience, I have developed a superior knowledge of Adobe Creative Services with special emphasis on Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere and Lightroom. With a collective history in the communications, media, marketing, graphic design and visual development industries, my skill sets have played a vital role in establishing various brands and continued client success.My most lucrative trait is my ability to derive solutions to complex problems and situations involving visual concept and design in a fast-paced scenario. My trademark is being fast, efficient and promoting quality above all else.

Denton, Texas, United States

Taylor, Texas

We are Granite Publications, a family of community newspapers in towns across Texas, along with a printing facility in Taylor. Our newspapers provide a snapshot of the communities we serve. As a creative designer, my regular tasks include:• Building and promoting the creative brand of newspapers in the greater Texas area on a daily basis• Designing various media publicaions including newspapers, magazines, tabloids and special sections • Creating posters, information graphics and any other visual content our media sources require• Offering modern, clean design conceptualization and implementation solutions• Managing client budgets and organization of content• Engaging with creative team to establish innovative design trends• Promote archival collaboration among department and client outlets• Work with editors and publishers to identify potential visually creative opportunitiesAs Digital Content Coordinator, I:• Operate as team lead overseeing all newspaper website transitions for company clients• Serve as intermediate between company publishers and contract web development team• Operate point service position for troubleshooting and maintenance scenarios

Austin, Texas Area

Operated as a visual editor for the company, retouching photography and video products for their clients.Company Description:Amoura Productions is a premier architectural photography and video production company. We have created thousands of photos and videos for marketing real estate, including residential, commercial and travel destinations.

Columbia, Missouri Area

• Managed the daily production workflow of the photography department• Coordinated with photographers on visual angles for various story formats and promoted staff growth through educational editing and overall visual direction training• Collaborated with departmental editors during daily budget meetings to build a visual approach for the paper's photography content• Maintained daily archival process and oversaw equipment management

Columbia, Missouri Area

As digital archive manager, my direction for the collection consisted of the following tasks/goals:• ConsolidationConsolidated 17 years worth of content into a single searchable archive with file structure consistency. Many of the original files were spread across various individual external hard drives or burned onto a CD format. The new archive is a password-encrypted server linked to any computer with university access, both on and off site and consists of redundancy protections in case of drive failure.• OrganizationCreated metadata and file information workflow for IPTC fields and categorization. Prepared workflow for file structuring of archive by date, name, event and individual file naming. • PreservationBegan preparations for file preservation and uploading to long-term archival system that is digitally based. Over the course of a year, I relocated the entire archive to a server with greater stability and accessibility.• ImplementationEstablished an archival checklist that enables future archival staff members to perform accuracy checks and ensure that staff photographers are following proper ingestion protocols. Created digitally shared workflows and archival status files that identify system necessities and policies.

Columbia, Missouri Area

• Manage student multimedia projects from planning and pre-production stages to the publishing stage.• Keep track of student social media posts and manage multimedia component for portion of class grade.

Fargo, North Dakota Area

Summer season program, I stepped in as a full-time photographer while traditional staff members took rotational leave of absences.My tasks included:• Handling any and all photographic assignments for all media outlets associated with the parent company• Producing multimedia content to accompany online stories• Collaborating with the feature, sports, news and graphics departments to produce any content needed

Www.Boompopmedia.Com

Produced all photographic elements, graphics and banners for the satirical website.

Dailey Middle School

Fill in as a long term substitute for the subject of 6th and 7th grade English/Language arts.

Waco, Texas Area

The multimedia editor creates news and feature videos for the website, both in coordination and independently of other coverage. The editor will shoot footage, conduct interviews and produce videos that enhance The Lariat’s print coverage.He or she will produce at least one video project every two weeks. The editor will work closely with senior leadership to incorporate more multimedia features into The Lariat’s daily publication. This will include participating in budget meetings and spearheading team projects. As necessary, the editor will help train the staff on how to capture and edit video. The purpose of this position is not just to create videos, but also to ensure The Lariat incorporates multiple ways of telling a story: writing, photography, video, audio, interactive and static graphics. The editor is not expected to generate all of these, but rather to help guide the editorial planning process toward a true multimedia experience for The Lariat readership.Duties:• Attends early budget· Executes at least one video project every two weeks· Coordinates multimedia coverage with section editors· Produces independent video projects· Shoots video as necessary for broadcast news producers

Waco, Texas Area

The photo editor is responsible for leading the photography staff in providing quality photojournalism for The Lariat. He or she will manage photo assignments and scheduling for the photographers. The photo editor must be highly organized and excel in communications, as he or she will work closely with the city editor, sports editor, A&E editor, Web editor and broadcast and multimedia producers to supply visual content for The Lariat. The photo editor will ensure that photographers are shooting wild art, news photos, video and photo stories. The photo editor must have demonstrated proficiency in photography and Photoshop and strong leadership skills. The photo editor will train the photo staff in technique and software. He or she must possess a sense of urgency and be able to quickly organize coverage for breaking news.Duties:· Communicates daily with section editors regarding coverage· Manages photographer schedules· Ensures all photo assignments are completed by deadline· Photographs daily wild art as well as video and assignments· Is responsible for one photo story per semester· Is responsible for one team multimedia project per semester· Compiles photo slideshows for Facebook and baylorlariat.com· Ensures photos from weekend coverage are posted online immediately· Creates infographics as necessary· Enforces goals and deadlines

1. Checks in with photo editor each day for assignments2. Shoots at least one piece of stand alone photography daily (due at 4:15 p.m.)3. Writes complete captions for all photographs 4. Provides proofs of submitted photos5. Attends 4:30 budget when the photo editor is unavailable6. Submits photographs to the Photos of the Week slideshow7. Learns to help produce slideshows for the Web site8. Color corrects photographs that are to be published either to the Web or the print edition

1. Oversees the production of quality photographs2. Ensures all photos are submitted with the necessary editing and size requirements3. Covers assignments for all sections of the website as demanded4. Works all photos needed by staff each day5. Ensures photo deadlines are met6. Organizes thumbnails and location information for necessary sections of the website7. Assists in video production as necessary on voluntary basis

Waco, Texas Area

I coordinate with the Editorial and Advertising designers for all photo tasks required. I also assist with the delivery of each month's magazines and the annual decal applications.

Austin, Texas

Pre-Concert Setup, Concert and Post Concert Customer Service

1. Responsible for selling product to customers2. Maintains cleanliness of lobby, retail counters, restrooms, general store areas, windows, etc.3. Maintains accuracy of individual register 4. Promotes product deals and opportunities to customers5. Addresses other duties as requested by managers

Master Of Arts (Ma), Journalism - Visual Editing & Management

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Journalism - News/Editorial

Activities and Societies: Media Photography, Journalism, Photojournalism, Graphic Design, DesignMinor - Studio Art (Photography Focus)