Social Media Creative Director

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Senior Producer

Blink Media, Remote — Jul 2018 - Present

Over the span of 5 years, successfully completed 900+ photo and video shoots for various clients with 100% success rate and 100% client satisfaction.

Oversaw budgets ranging from $3,000 per shoot to $750k . Simultaneously managed 30+ photoshoots at a time, with tight turnaround, between multiple clients. Worked with multiple Fortune 500 companies, ensuring client satisfaction and impeccable asset delivery. Nurtured relationships with creatives and implemented monthly portfolio reviews for industry professionals.

Producer

Blink Media, New York City — Jul 2018 - Aug 2020

Developed and maintained strong relationships with external vendors and freelancers to ensure efficient production processes and obtain competitive pricing and resources for projects. Identified potential production risks and develop contingency plans to mitigate them, ensuring smooth and successful project delivery. Coordinated with the production and post production teams to ensure that project timelines are met and that all necessary resources and equipment are available. Developed innovative high volume production workflow to ensure maximum efficiency while maintaining top tier asset delivery, while working internationally. Creative Director + Designer

SNAFU — Oct 2019 - Present

Creative Director + Designer of jewelry, home goods, and apparel for SNAFU, a one woman show creating, designing, promoting, and maintaining/evolving brand identity. Develop innovative design concepts and solutions that align with the brand and marketing goals, while pushing creative boundaries and staying ahead of industry trends. Identify new market opportunities and develop innovative product ideas to expand SNAFU's product line and reach new customer segments. Grew social media following by 1100% in height of pandemic. Actively pitched items and sold in-store at various boutiques in NYC and ATL in height of pandemic and beyond.

Freelance: Social Media Consultant

This Must Be The Place, Remote — Jun 2023 - Sep 2023 Developed and implemented social media strategies to increase brand visibility and engagement for This Must Be The Place, a non-profit org committed to saving lives with Narcan. Educated CEO and COO on social media strategies for specific client bases. Analyzed social media data and provided recommendations for improving performance and ROI. Created and managed social media content calendar to ensure consistent posting and engaging content.

Studio Manager

Victoria Will, New York City — Nov 2016 - Nov 2017 Developed efficient system for tracking projects from conception to completion. Maintained photo archives. Edited and retouched photographs for clients. Oversaw edits of images for upload and presentation on company website and socials. Reviewed proofs prior to printing process to ensure accuracy of colors, resolution and layout. Established procedures for handling confidential documents and data securely. Managed studio operations, including budgeting, forecasting, scheduling staff, and overseeing workflow. CLIENTS

PRODUCTION: Coursera, Industrious,

OpenTable, WeWork, ServiceNow, World

Health Organization, Google, Kellogg's, NPR,

AirBnB.

RETOUCHING, EDITING, ETC: Domino Mag,

Levi's, FÊTE, Grazia Magazine, Carolina

Herrera, P Johnson Tailors,Christian Oth,

Victoria Will, Shawn Connell, Ruven

Afanador.

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Sandra Whittington

Senior Creative

whittisandy.com

Senior Creative with 8+ years of experience, excelling in roles that require innovative problem-solving and efficient resource management. Demonstrated success in producing over 900 photoshoots with complete client satisfaction, reflecting strong team management and workflow optimization skills. Proven ability in social media marketing and brand awareness, as evidenced by successful consultancy roles. Adept at managing budgets and timelines, ensuring cost-effective operations and project delivery.

COURSES

Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design // Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate // Build Wireframes and Low Fidelity Prototypes Google — Jun 2023 - Jan 2024

EDUCATION

BFA in Photography and Film

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond

TOOLS + PROGRAMS

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign,

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat,

Figma, Microsoft Word, Pages, Numbers,

Keynote, Gmail, Google Calendar,

Google Meet, Google Drive, Google

Sheets, SmartSheets, 15five

Highly proficient

SKILLS

UX Design, UX Research, Resource

Management, Client relationship

management, project coordination,

program management, social media

marketing, workflow optimization,

creative problem solving, budget

management, post production

management, image quality assurance,

leadership, team management, content

creation, graphic design, strategic

planning, timeline management,

content strategy, prototyping,

wireframing

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