Nathan Hong Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Greater Chicago Area

- Freelance photographer & digital creative specializing in tour, athletics, editorials, portraits, lifestyle and more.- Partnered alongside social media personalities, award-winning musicians, professional athletes, large and small businesses, student organizations, and hundreds of different individuals in creating media content for their own marketing use. - Developed strong client relation and business skills such as negotiation, pricing, advertising, and sales.- Actively managing online presence and brand image through consistent content creation, posting, and interacting with followers on social media.

Champaign, Illinois, United States

- Working as the Big Ten Network's photographer at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to cover high impact events and sports games for the use of BTN and Fox media.- Photographing, recording, editing, and delivering visual media on-site to provide timely content for the use of posting real-time updates on social media. - Consistent creation of high quality visual content for the purpose of enhancing the brand image of BTN/Fox.

Rosemont, Illinois, United States

- Operating a cash register, shipping, receiving duties, stocking products, cleaning and building visual displays within the store. - Aiding customers on-site in a professional and adaptable manner, catering to their questions and needs.

Champaign, Illinois, United States

- Assisting Professor Myoung Hee Kim in producing course content for her BADM 320: Principles of Marketing course. - Created course materials about how to create videos due to the increased demand for high-quality media in today’s marketing world.

Champaign, Illinois, United States

- Worked under the supervision of Professor Sarah Lim, who specializes in AI research within business and consumer behavior.- Conducted literature review on multiple scholarly articles/papers and reported findings to supervising Professor.- Aided in optimizing surveys and research studies through industry and cultural analysis conducted during brainstorming sessions alongside other research assistants.

Champaign, Illinois, United States

- Managing a team of photographers to plan and assign shoots for student events, professional shoots, and other promotional purposes.- Collaborating with executive board and other creative teams to develop and pitch ideas for visual marketing/branding.- Personally conducting photoshoots to provide high quality visual media content for branding and marketing purposes.

Champaign, Illinois, United States

- Planning, shooting, editing, and delivering media content in a timely manner for social media use.- Working effectively in both team and individual settings to conduct photoshoots and create social content.- Providing promotional materials for advertising, announcements, events, and more.

United States

- Creating consistent social media content about Samsung devices and benefits across multiple platforms.- Totaling over 2.5 million views across all platforms via sponsored and organic content.- Meeting weekly content deadlines and deliverables whilst following necessary requirements.

Peoria, Illinois, United States

- Constructed MA dashboard using Power BI to create consistent and accurate data visuals for the use of business decision-making. - Provided daily support to GRP analysts to address major class 9 parts pricing inquiries. - Successfully updated pricing formula sheets with new graphics and clear representation of current pricing strategies. - Analyzed and provided recommendations for cleaning up outdated PPC types and categories. - Actively participated and aided in planning employee engagement team meetings and events.

Urbana, Illinois, United States

- Working both individually and alongside team members to prepare ingredients and craft drinks with accuracy and efficiency in a fast-paced environment. - Keeping kitchen stations sanitary while managing and organizing inventory. - Training newly hired Tearistas in how to craft drinks, manage the shop, clean stations and meeting shop standards. - Constantly meeting customer needs in a timely manner and with a positive attitude.

Champaign, Illinois, United States

- Training new hires in store policies and procedures, whilst creating and reporting personalized evaluations to store owner/manager. - Managing, reporting, and organizing shop inventory per shift. - Assisting in product photography, marketing, and social media management for the store. - Discussing with team members and store owner on ways to improve the culture and processes of the store and it’s employees.

Greater Chicago Area

- Photographer stationed in both Central DuPage and Delnor Hospital, specializing in newborn baby and lifestyle photography. - Effectively working individually to sell packages to clients as well as organizing, scheduling, and conducting shoots. - Editing images on site via Adobe Lightroom and presenting images to clients in a timely manner.- Working alongside clients and newborn babies to pose and soothe them during shoots.

International

- Designated investment specialist in a private reseller community/information group made up of tens of thousands of members.- Provides advice and answers questions regarding sneaker investing, holding, and pricing in resale.- Formulates in-depth analyses for each new release based on factors such as past trends, current market status, and general public opinions. - Works alongside group owners in order to constantly improve the quality of service.

Urbana-Champaign Area

- Tutoring children of varying ages and native tongues in the topics of vocabulary, grammar, reading, and writing.- Creating and formatting relevant course plans for tutoring sessions based upon each child’s strengths and weaknesses within the subject. - Works to keep students engaged during tutoring sessions.- Constantly stays available outside of sessions to answer questions and provide help on assignments.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

- Constantly searched for ways to increase my understanding of the utilities industry as well as accompanying software/hardware through operator shadowing and self-research.- Analyzed and reviewed financial variances and prepared ad hoc analyses including forecasts, water consumption, electricity usage, regulatory information and actual vs budget.- Effectively tracked, compiled and formatted a variety of large financial data sets in an efficient manner.- Communicated with managers and team members in order to improve the quality and timeliness of outputs from both myself and my team.

San Mateo, California, United States

- Successfully answered office phones and took messages, efficiently transferring calls and information.- Organized and compiled physical and digital patient files in order to keep records easily retrievable by team members.- Performed basic maintenance of office and dental equipment in order to maximize office efficiency.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Marketing And Information Systems, Graduated

Activities and Societies: InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Asian American Association, Flashpoint Photography Club, Korean American.

High School Diploma, Graduated

Activities and Societies: DECA Business Club, Business and Innovation Club, Project LEAD, FCA, Varsity Men’s Lacrosse, Concert Band.