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South Pasadena, CA, US

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Directed and executed photoshoots, aligning my creative direction with clients’ brand identity and objectives.
• Managed home studio space. Configured lighting and photo equipment to ensure efficient and consistent project completion. Lead to a 12% increase (YOY) in business volume.
• Coordinated projects consisting of client consultations, talent sourcing, location scouting, equipment setup, set design, and team scheduling.
• Optimized time management to reliably deliver work ahead of schedule and on budget.

Altadena, California, United States

• Designed and built an efficient studio setup, resulting in a 15% increase (yoy) in product listings while maintaining high-quality standards.
• Developed video content for each product listing within our extensive 400+ catalog, improving sell-through rate and enhancing customer experience.
• Managed an in-person and remote team through the implementation of digital infrastructure to handle thousands of weekly assets, doubling the number of video and photos passed through the workflow.
• Photographed 75-100 new products weekly, with meticulous attention to detail and consistency meeting tight deadlines in a high-volume setting.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Directed photography for all collaborations and brand photoshoots, following guidelines for the Nala Cat brand and key sponsors.
• Created engaging photos and graphics, driving growth through increased post engagement (8%) and follow rate (3%).

Greater Los Angeles Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Organize and track over 1000 products and inventory to keep our supply chain at peak efficiency.
• Lead digital production design, including digital mock ups, print creation and placement.
• Photograph products and prep for wholesale linesheets, web use, lifestyle imagery, and lookbooks.
• Pitch curated looks to new wholesale buyers to grow our sales channels.
• Develop web advertisements through google adwords and social media platforms
• Create focused brand messaging across website assets and social media, for written and visual content.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Photographed events and speaking engagements from a curated shot list for web use.
• Created a brand sheet to streamline logos, fonts, and colors across all digital content and media.
• Built website using WIX, Wordpress, HTML, and CSS, and managed daily content and publishing.
• Interpreted social media analytics to produce consistent engaging content for our audience.
• Produced a bi-monthly podcast consisting of guest research, recording, and track editing.

Portland, Oregon Area

• Photographed and edited weekly lifestyle & product photoshoots for web and social publishing
• Lead influencer research, pitching, and product orders for our fall Sseko “it girls”
• Crafted marketing campaigns for social media from determining sales goals to content execution
• Created a vision for the S/S ‘15 lookbook, chose photoshoot locations, and styled all outfits

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Communicated with all editors, stylists, and influencers to send and track samples, and process monthly shoe orders.
• Photographed shoe collections to create monthly line sheets to pitch for press inclusion and sample orders.
• Tracked and clipped all press hits, blog & vlog features, and social posts for monthly recaps.
• Assisted in planning PR events at NYFW, #ShoeDazzleSaturday blogger brunches, holiday gifting.
• Researched and pitched niche influencers to create new targeted streams of revenue.

Kitty Bungalow

• Planned and executed community outreach programs to have a voice in our direct community.
• Designed online web content, social media, and merchandise for a consistent brand identity.
• Managed weekly volunteers to create a self-sustaining system and internal volunteer community.
• Handled all internal and external communications including press releases and newsletters.

Los Angeles, California

• Created compelling media content
• Engaged with current readers
• Networked with our target audience

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication

Activities and Societies: USC Helenes Camp Kesem USC Communication Design Minor

Education record

Activities and Societies: Vice President of the Honor Society, Wind Ensemble