Peter Scarpaci
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Visual Graphic Designer
Summary of Qualifications
Strategic and energized marketing professional providing exceptional photo, video, drone imaging and graphic design visual content to corporate clients for websites, landing pages, social media, presentations, and printed collateral. Operates effectively as an individual and as part of a team to meet established marketing and advertising goals. Extensive experience and a proven creative problem solver. Strong interpersonal communication skills, able to relate to all stakeholders. Consistently meet tight marketing deadlines, with brand enhancing services that increase customer loyalty and grow market share.
Technical Skills
Commercial Part 107 Drone Pilot, Adobe Creative Cloud, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Lightroom, Final Cut Pro, Pinnacle, Video Capture and Editing, Microsoft Office, DJI, AIRMAP, Kittyhawk, Tajima Embroidery Machines.
Professional Experience
LL BEAN, INC., Freeport, Maine Oct. 2020 - Feb. 2021
Monogrammer and Embroiderer
Full-time seasonal position for peak holiday season, extended through February based on successful performance.
Operated industrial sewing machine as member of Value Added Services team, personalizing boat and totes, backpacks, briefcases, wood carriers, and duffel bags during intense holiday season.
Worked overtime for two months straight to deliver all customer order requests by Holidays.
Contributed to LL Bean's best December since 1912, setting new sales record and shipping over 102 million units.
Performed final quality control checks on products to minimize customer returns and maximize sales.
Unstoppable producer on the assembly line while adhering to strict CDC COVID-19 workplace safety guidelines.
BLACK COW PHOTO, Portland, Maine 1994 – Present
Photographer and Co-founder
Transitioned from analog platform to 100% digital workflow. Adopted wireless capture/production workflow, yielding speed, efficiency and cost savings for budget conscience clients.
Create cost-effective communication content and visual marketing materials for clients, enhance their brand identity, maintain customer retention, and expand new customer base.
Manage studio operations, including strategic planning, estimating, budgeting, hiring vendors, managing assistants, lighting set design, photo shoots, file production, retouching, graphic design, prepress uploads, archiving all work to best practices to ensure permanence and preservation.
Creative thinker and problem solver with strong understanding of Marketing, Advertising and Social Media Platforms
Strong communications skills, able to engage and relate to all stakeholders, internally and externally.
Build multiple studios using carpentry and woodworking tools and managed mixed commercial client base.
PHOTO MARKET, INC., Portland, Maine 2013 – 2019
Customer Service Representative
Improved company’s YELP and Google score by a full star with multiple positive reviews for best customer service.
Delivered excellent phone customer service, turning callers into store visitors, generating new product and lab printing sales, providing 100% customer satisfaction and meeting store sales targets.
Manage mail order department, packaging and shipping fragile digital equipment and photo artwork.
Provide customers with expert technical knowledge and training to maximize their imaging potential within budgets, lifestyle, technical goals, yielding greater customer retention and increased sales.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics, Secondary Concentration in Visual and Studio Arts
Bates College, Lewiston, Maine.
Drone (UAV/UAS) Operator Certificate Program, FAA Licensed Part 107 Drone Pilot
UNH Learn.For.Life: Professional Development Program, Dover NH.
Intro to Website Design and Building
Continuing Education. Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine.