The other side of Richmond, VA culture since 2005.

Major Major is my creative outlet. www.majormajor.me

Inkwell allowed me a place to test my theories on branding, marketing, design, and business management. Created in 2003, the company evolved into a magazine with RVA Magazine 2005, an in-house agency with Major Major 2010, citywide event company with Carytown NYE 2007 and Richmond Mural Project in 2012.

RVA Magazine is the culture mag for the mid-Atlantic. A regional force with national brand recognition, we have been the go to source for cultural news out of Central and Richmond, VA for over a decade. I created the magazine in my studio apartment and was its creative director, print production manager, sales leader, and managing partner for over a decade. We produced 100 + printed editions and changed the creative brand for the entire city in that time. Also, I created the current UX/UI experience of www.rvamag.com in 2017.

We decided to create a production house focused on photography and video. Wharton Major is our combined exploration of these respected crafts. Joey Wharton of Joey Wharton Photography is an established commercial photographer with a wide a range of clients. R. Anthony Harris is the founder of Richmond based RVA Magazine and his own design studio Major Major.

Worked directly with the executive team at Shamin Hotels to develop and humanize the brand.Responsibilities include:- Development of the Shamin Hotels branding, communications and marketing initiatives across multiple platforms.- The social media / e-commerce management of 60+ hotels spread across 6 states representing the Hilton, Marriott, IHG, Hyatt and Choice hotel brands. Additional management of 240+ online business listings across Expedia, Travelocity, TripAdvisor and Google Business Listings for each hotel and Shamin Hotel's independent investments.- Marketing for Shamin Hotel's F&B establishments including Richmond's Kabana Rooftop, Belle & James, Visions Nightclub and Virginia Beach's Catch31, Salacia and SkyBar.- Creation and curation of brand standard approved photography and marketing materials for the Shamin Hotel's portfolio that includes Hilton, Marriott, IHG, Hyatt and Choice hotel brands.- Coordinating communications between Shamin Hotels and local, regional, national, international media outlets, the Richmond region business associations and internally between company associates and executive teams.- Website creation and marketing for Shamin Hotel's independent ventures in the hotel, retail, restaurant and venue categories.- UX/UI Design and copywriting for current Shamin Hotels site www.shaminhotels.com

As studio manager, I handled communication between collectors, galleries, media, and vendors on behalf of the studio. In addition, developed marketing materials and strategy, coordinated trade shows and sold product, produced artisan level prints and developed an online sales strategy, while assisting on painting large outdoor murals and day-to-day screen printing operations and redesigned the website --- www.asvp.nyc

The Richmond Mural Project has been transformational for the city. The 5 year project to create 100+ world class murals in a city with a growing but largely ignored creative community has given Richmond, VA instant international credibility. Since its creation in 2012 to 2016, I coordinated with Art Whino to curate the artists involved, secure corporate sponsorships, design the promotional material and met with Richmond City officials to procure funding and permissions.

RVA TV was conceived as an experiment to monetize online video creation with original content.