Ivy Mills acgd2p@r.postjobfree.com
Incredibly Engaging Content Creator
If you are ready to leverage the power of this fast-paced age of communication, I can help your business
make money. I am a published and proven photographer and writer. My experience ranges from reporting
and photojournalism to marketing, product photography and search-engine-optimized copy-writing.
What I Can Do For You
Communicate your brand with adaptive writing styles
Conduct research to provide articles and blog content
Run plagiarism checks to ensure content originality
Write search-optimized content using natural language
Conduct photo shoots alone or in tandem with your Creative Director
Source models, locations, and sets
Create infographics or interactive presentations
Upload content directly or submit for approval
Travel anywhere in the world
I pride myself in providing a high-quality end product. Communication is key, and I can adapt to varying
degrees of artistic license.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Marketing Manager Consell Translations Telecommute Jun 2011 to Jun 2012
Created a system to expand company offerings to include transcreation - a hybrid of marketing and
translation.
Consulted with CEO and Sales Manager to create brand, brand manual, marketing strategy, logo,
tagline, and website.
Researched and wrote client proposals, search optimized blog articles, and web content.
Provided information to potential clients via conference call, managed projects working with freelance
translators and marketers from different countries around the world.
Work Published Online Independent of Company Website
A unique piece of interactive content created on the Prezi platform for Consell.
An article published on Marketing Profs for Consell.
Reporter/Photographer Black Press Chase and Salmon Arm, BC Apr 2010 to Jun 2011
Sole responsibility for running the Chase news office and providing all content for the Chase section of
the Shuswap Market News. Weekly content included: police report, council report, upcoming events,
human interest stories with photos, and feature articles with photos.
Worked to build relationships within the community and uphold the responsibility of being the
community's only source of news and event information.
Feature articles were moved to the front page of the newspaper as the feature for the entire issue.
Particularly newsworthy features were moved to the sister publication, the Salmon Arm Observer.
Provided photography for the Salmon Arm Observer.
Photographer Lakeshore News Salmon Arm, BC Jan 2010 to Nov 2010
Photographed events from the shot list and worked to find additional events to round out the week's
content. Weekly publication.
Solicited consent to publish where required, collected names, wrote cut-lines, processed and curated
images for submission.
Freelance Photographer Black Press Vernon, BC Sep 2008 to Apr 2010
Magazine Publisher Self-Employed Salmon Arm, BC Jan 2006 to Sep 2007
One-woman monthly publication targeting local business people. Created or solicited all business-
related content.
Sold advertising space, created ads, printed publication, distributed by hand delivery.
Web Designer Self-Employed Salmon Arm Mar 2005 to Sep 2007
Created branding strategies and working them into unique websites and other marketing materials for a
variety of small business clientèle.
EDUCAT ION
Mobile Application Development Certificate LiveCode University Online Jan 2014 to Apr 2014
Digital Photography Certificate Centre for Arts and Technology Kelowna, BC Sep 2007 to Oct 2008
Top of the class in all areas.
Teaching Assistant for junior class.
Curator and Event Coordinator for final exhibition.
Course covered all aspects of photography, lighting, and post-production, as well as marketing, business
communications, art history, and web development.
Small Business Management Diploma Granton Institute of Technology Sep 2003 to Jun 2004
Skills and Interests
Proficiencies Software
Writing Word
Photography Excel
PowerPoint
Marketing
Photoshop
SEO
Dreamweaver
Content Creation
PhotomatixPro Pro
Social Media
Lightroom
Self-Management
Team Management
Self Study Activities
Survival Skills Rock Climbing
Homesteading Caving
Science (Particularly Physics) Motorcycling
Business (Particularly Marketing) Camping
Psychology Hunting
Photography Boxing
Cooking Theory Swimming
Fitness Theory Trying New Things
Places Travelled Languages
China and Hong Kong Tourist French
Cuba and Mexico Tourist Mandarin
Netherlands Actively Learning Spanish
Peru
United Kingdom