Self-employed commercial and lifestyle photographer. Responsible for all business activity as sole proprietor. A mix of national and local clientele including:
Elan Polo International, Phillips 66 Gas, ALIVE Magazine, NextSTL.com, Brennans Cigar bar, Artifox, Project PixelPress, St. Louis Brewers Guild, TechArtista Co-Working, West Model Management, and GlobalHack and more.
Provides critical knowledge in understanding best practices across an array of social media and crowdfunding platforms. Assists individuals in social strategy and career objectives related to personal branding. Consults early stage organizations on media content for crowdfunding campaigns. Experience in production and storyboarding Kickstarter video projects , launch strategies for Kickstarter, and funding goal analysis.
Coordinated product development and design for internal projects focusing on rapid prototyping techniques and iterative design processes. Spearheaded initial strategy and ideation on Ochre internal initiatives including market analysis, name generation, customer acquisition, and revenue forecasting. Also responsible for business model refinement and analysis.
Assisted business team in achieving 178% of corporate revenue goal, first of 33 stores in market and increased customer leads by 156% over previous quarter. Responsible for implanting store wide business strategies as part of an effective team. Experience in visual merchandising and consumer technology sales tactics.
Coordinated the social media strategy and implementation for St. Louis University Center for Entrepreneurship. Gained exposure to using various social media management tools including Gremlin, Hootsuite, buffer and google analytics.
Successfully launched a community arts advocacy group through Facebook that boast 500+ members. In November of 2013 coordinated the effort to crowdfund a mural sponsored by the group on Washington Avenue in downtown St. Louis, the project raised $10k in 30 days.
Instagram community liaison coordinating local meetups and networking events in St. Louis for the platform. Worldwide Instameets happen periodically throughout the year on designated dates and participation spans across the globe. Hosted 3 sponsored events in St. louis, attendance exceeding 100+ participants and generating over 400+ pieces of original social content by community members.