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College Station, Tx, Us

College Station, Texas, United States

I provide leadership and strategic oversight of creative direction for marketing and communication needs. Additionally, I work directly with administrative services and the assistant vice chancellor to provide marketing and communication team-wide software leadership and management, infrastructure and tool solutions, facilities management, and budget management.

College Station, Texas, United States

I lead a team of multimedia coordinators, student workers and a project coordinator in the planning, creation, and distribution of digital assets that include photography, videography, audio productions, and other materials as needed. This includes all logistics, project management, scheduling, and participating in most shoots or activities in addition to my office role and meetings. I also manage, curate, and maintain all of our digital assets via a DAM system, cloud-based platforms, and in-house RAID storage systems, as well as maintain inventory, maintenance, and breakdown/setup of a photo/video studio.• Revise and edit multimedia content for publication• Create concepts for multimedia projects• Research and select multimedia production techniques• Direct multimedia production staff• Present multimedia projects to clients• Evaluate multimedia project resultsSkills: Management · Video Production · Training · Supervisory Skills · Adobe Creative Cloud · Team Leadership · Team Building · Team Management · Project Coordination · Asana · Photoshelter Brands · DAM Systems · Networking · Computer Technology · Photography

College Station, Texas

I led a team of multimedia coordinators in the planning, creation, and distribution of digital assets that include photography, videography, audio productions, and other materials as needed. This includes all logistics, project management, scheduling, and participating in most shoots or activities in addition to my office role and meetings. I also manage, curate, and maintain all of our digital assets via a DAM system, cloud-based platforms, and in-house RAID storage systems as well as maintain inventory, maintenance, and breakdown/setup of a photo/video studio.• Revise and edit multimedia content for publication• Create concepts for multimedia projects• Research and select multimedia production techniques• Direct multimedia production staff• Present multimedia projects to clients• Evaluate multimedia project results

College Station, Texas, United States

Led digital content strategy and execution, and oversaw a team of communication specialists who managed, curated, deployed, and integrated digital assets through various digital media outreach tactics.• Coordinated multimedia projects with other departments• Managed multimedia projects from start to finish• Wrote project proposals for new multimedia projects• Negotiated project timelines with clients• Monitored project budget and expenditures• Hired and managed multimedia contractors and freelancers• Ensured that all multimedia projects were completed

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

Accepting freelance work if it does not conflict with my normal day-to-day job.Current/Previous Clients include:• AFP • Associated Press• Dallas Morning News• ESPN• Houston Chronicle• Texas A&M University • Texas Highways Magazine • USA Today

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

Promoted the people, the brand, and the experience that is Texas A&M University. Told visual stories through stills and videos for the Division of Marketing and Communications. Handled the proposal, pitch, creation, and management of a PhotoShelter Brands site that is used as the visual media repository for the university. This includes oversight of the users and all of the content, including stills, videos, documents, and other digital assets. Was in charge of all photographic and video equipment for the visual media team, which includes maintenance, purchasing, inventory, repairs, and storage. Tasked with developing new ways of telling stories via social media, exposure websites, and other digital channels. Managed a team of student workers, providing leadership, time management, job supervision, and task assignments. Worked with other communicators on campus to produce, create, distribute, and market digital assets.• Led multimedia projects from planning to execution• Defined project scopes and objectives• Developed project timelines and managed project deadlines• Coordinated with cross-functional team members to ensure project success• Communicated project updates and progress to stakeholders

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

Worked with the office of the marketing and communications team to develop the effective design and timely production of digital media assets for use in overall content marketing development, general websites, social media, online news sites, media campaigns, advertising, and other departmental creative assets designed to elevate the Texas A&M Health Science Center brand and its members. Duties included photography, videography, photo archiving, managing all digital assets, including content on a digital repository, creation and production of weekly podcasts, and other duties as assigned.• Created and edited digital content, including videos, graphics, and website design• Produced promotional videos for social media platforms• Managed and updated website content• Led training sessions on video and website production for company employees

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

Responsible for photographic coverage of news, features, and sports in and around Bryan-College Station, Texas for an 18,000-circulation daily newspaper. Shot, edited, and produced multi-media content, including web galleries and video packages for social media.• Worked with other photojournalists to cover breaking news stories• Covered a variety of stories, from sporting events to local features• Edited pictures using Photoshop and other editing software• Created and edited videos for social media

Paris, Texas

Responsible for the planning of photographic coverage of news, features, and sports in and around Paris, Texas for a 9,000-circulation daily newspaper. Handled pre-press work, designed photo pages and photo illustrations, and edited AP wire photos daily. IT work included archiving, Mac computer troubleshooting and repair, server maintenance, data backup, and some computer networking duties.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

Activities and Societies: Phi Delta Theta FraternityCompleted my BA in Communication, Photojournalism with a minor in Art.

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (Aas), Computer Systems Networking And Telecommunications

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa Honor SocietyAAS in Networking and 2 years of Cisco product training.