Creative Operations Manager, Visual Producer
& Project Manager
SUMMARY
Creative Operations Manager: Supervising Creative Services team of Designers and Project Coordinators in digital project lifecycle.
Producer: 6+ years experience producing photo and video shoots for leading brands.
Special Projects: Developed new visual products. Scaled photo programs for sister sites. Improved CMS and process tools.
Photo Edit & Design: Defined visual style guide and creative direction for SmarterTravel, Airfarewatchdog, and Family Vacation Critic.
Professional Experience
ALPHA INDUSTRIES
2021 Marketing / Creative Services Project Manager
Oversee creative services for all Marketing materials at Alpha. Manage projects and workload for the creative services team.
Plan photoshoots for season launches and collaborations; establishing concepts, creating shot lists and producing shoots.
Project Manager for web redesign projects. Partner closely with Brand and Digital Marketing/E-Commerce teams to meet product pipeline milestones.
TRIPADVISOR
Photography shoot for Oyster Hotels
Photography shoot for Oyster Hotels
2019 - 2020 Operations Lead, Photo @ SmarterTravel Media
Project Manager for online features, email newsletters, branded content, and social media campaigns.
Created the visual style guide and direction for photography for brands SmarterTravel, Airfarewatchdog, and Family Vacation Critic and trained writers and editors on visual best practices.
Coordinated with the editorial team members to identify photography needs.
Defined visual branding for SmarterTravel.com & worked with editorial team to maintain cohesive brand identity consistent across website and social platforms.
Responsible for visual direction across all SmarterTravel social media platforms
2015 - 2019 Operations Lead, Photo @ Oyster
Launched photo programs at CruiseCritic and FlipKey (Vacation Rentals) that scaled to photograph 130 cruises and 12,000 properties by 2017.
Developed new types of imagery like 360° Panoramas and Virtual Tours published on Tripadvisor and Oyster sites.
Designed and developed feature improvements, like trip logistics & scheduling tools and a new image uploader, improving productivity by making Oyster CMS more efficient.
Devised and executed social media strategy, increasing traffic across Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook, growing Instagram followers 10K by year-end 2016.
Panorama from cruise shoot aboard Norwegian Gem for CruiseCritic.
Aerial photo taken with DJI Phantom 4 Pro at The Ocean Club hotel shoot for Oyster.
2014 - 2015 Project Coordinator, Photo @ Oyster
Produced photo and video shoots at hotels and travel destinations.
Hired, trained and managed over 50 photographers and videographers globally, acting as the main point of contact for freelancers and serving as the gatekeeper for creative operations.
Photographed destination guides and hotels in Cuba for Oyster.com