Will Rutledge Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

- Develop platform integration solutions- Develop security enhancements- Promote technical excellence in the Business Analyst team- Facilitator and connector for organization-wide projects- Facilitate efforts to increase profitability of Client Success Team

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

- Work with high-volume photo studios at major brands to streamline and accelerate production- Create process, procedure, and documentation to analyze workflows, systems of record, and data- Create and document best practices for workflow and data disovery- Create hiring process and interview scripts for Business Analysts and Technical Account Managers- Meet with creative, business, and IT teams- Discover and document business strategy, requirements, and processes- Create custom integrations using Make no code / low code platform- Configure custom ETL tool to import data from systems of record- Document and manage scopes of work- Discover KPIs for the creative team and larger organization; create visualizations and data exports to enable visibility- Expert configuration of ShotFlow platform, the leading workflow management system for high volume creative production

Rutledge Studio helps brands, non-profits, and individuals tell their story. Expert in all aspects of photography and cinematography, I've photographed celebrities, factory floors, models, CEOs, jewelry, vacuum cleaners, room sets, etc. I've built, staffed, and led studios creating thousands of images per month. I offer consulting regarding brand video and photography, DAM, color management, and workflow systems, and planning the production of video and stills to align with business goals.

Lead the photography team for a fast-growing, ever-changing startup. Responsibilities include:• Work with Chief Marketing Officer, UX Lead, eCommerce, Marketing, Video Production, and Design teams to redefine still photography to support new brand visual identity across channels (website, mobile, social, email marketing, and video).• Scale eCommerce photography from less than one hundred SKUs per month to over a thousand per month.• Improve on-time completion of photography tasks from 70% to 100% by fixing business process and enhancing Workfront process management system.• Analyze eCommerce work process and photography standards to manage resources. Example - determine production cost per SKU for major categories for management review. Project costs of alternate approaches to present a suite of options.• Refine process management system (Workfront) to benchmark productivity, eliminate pain points, provide visibility, and predict work volume.• Design and equip 2500 square foot eCommerce photography studio, including responsibility for budgeting.• Originate Production Artist position to streamline and scale photography process. Includes defining job description, developing training materials, and managing the hiring process.• Establish a team of contractor Photoshop Artists to manage surges in production.• Act as liaison to video production team.• Establish close collaboration with eCommerce Merchandising team.• Manage and mentor a growing team of photographers and PAs.• Work with Senior Designers to facilitate Creative Review meetings. Objective - foster creative growth and align efforts of designers and photographers.• Reduce reshoots to less than one per month.

West Chester, Pennsylvania, Us

• Helped formulate and managed transition to Core Photography Team concept, establishing dedicated teams of photo director, photographer, and photo stylist assigned according to category of product. The teams can manage their time more efficiently by bundling similar projects and elevate the look of photos by providing a consistent creative team for each product category.• Received 100% approval by photography team on six leadership metrics in 2012 yearly survey by the Gelfond Group; the remaining three metrics were above QVC average• Managed and enhanced digital standards for qvc.com. Example: formed a team dedicated to jewelry photography and assigned team to draft technical and visual standards for jewelry photography. Reached consensus with sales, merchandising, web design, and creative direction teams.• Drafted and implemented day-of-shoot workflow and chain of command. Reached consensus and buy-in with web and print design teams and creative direction team.• Liaison between Merchandising, Planning, Sales, and Photography teams• Responsible for hiring photographers• Introduced a three-tier system for photographers’ career path at QVC• Re-organized studio, adding supervisor and administrative assistant roles in order to be more time efficient and cost effective• Re-equipped studio to support elevated standards for qvc.com, purging previous equipment and retraining photographers on new equipment• Established photographer training to support new and elevated standards• Managed the introduction, debugging, and maintenance of a studio workflow system• Moved QVC’s photography studio from an 800 square foot space to a newly designed 3000 square foot facility• Planned an additional 4000 square foot studio complex for the core photography teams.• Photography of a wide range of projects including fashion, lifestyle, editorial portraiture, tabletop still life, room sets, and events

Bgs, Photography, Psychology, Computer Science

Computer Science