Michael Whalen

Photographer/Videographer

609-***-****

*** **** ***, ****

Monmouth, NJ 07758

ad1baw@r.postjobfree.com

Experienced creator and recent graduate with a background in sales, photography, videography and creating/editing social media content looking to further career in the media arena. Teamplayer dedicated to learning and taking on challenges to improve skills, gain additional experience and utilize Sports Media degree from West Virginia University.

EXPERIENCE

Lifestyle Marketing- Solar Energy Consultant

January 2023 - August 2023

- Generated sales and established leads in a defined territory

- Set appointments with potential customers

- Review solar products and their benefits with potential customers

- Build relationships and share best practices with sales peers

- Review loan and legal documents with customers

West Virginia University (WVU) Lacrosse- Director of Digital Media & Content Creation

April 2022-May 2023

- In charge of creating and posting content on all forms of social media (i.e., Twitter, Instagram, Tiktok)

- Attend games to capture photos and videos for social media use

- Upload and edit videos and pictures (i.e., hype videos/game recaps)

- Keep audience returning to website by assuring all content is professional, entertaining, captivating and adhering to the standards for a Division 1 program West Virginia Blackbears — Photographer/Social Media May 2022--September 2022

- Team Photographer for the Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft League’s West Virginia Blackbears

- Attend every home game to gather live action shots that were posted on social media

- Capture, upload and edit photos in a timely manner

- Create videos with team players for TikTok

- Assist with selecting photos for promotions & sponsors The Daily Athenaeum — Photographer/Videographer

February 2019- May 2021

- Serve as a key photographer and videographer for West Virginia University’s independent student newspaper the Daily Athenaeum

- Work with WVU sports ( i.e., football, baseball, volleyball, soccer, gymnastics, basketball) and local businesses to provide feature and news photography

- Aided in generating revenue from local businesses and organizations

- Edit images and videos for publication in the online and print versions of the newspaper

- Sent on weekly assignments to conduct interviews and gather information for feature stories

SKILLS

Adobe Creative Cloud

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel,

Powerpoint)

Digital Photography

Social Media (Instagram,

Twitter, TikTok, Facebook,

Snapchat)

EDUCATION

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Bachelor of Science,

Journalism

August 2018-December 2022

Sport and Adventure Media

Major with area of emphasis

on Sports Media

Reed College of Media

Links to Professional Sites:

https://www.instagram.com/mik

ewhalen_media/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mic

hael-whalen-017655217/

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