ROBERT BERRY
518 11th St. NW | Canton, Ohio 44703 | 614-769-8288 | Photography | Design | Marketing
I am seeking a leadership position that will utilize the skills I have developed over time, contacts made and life experience to further the goals of the organization and make a difference in the community.
Leadership | Graphic Design | Brand Strategy | Social Media Marketing | Creative Thinking | Team Leadership | Photography | Videography | Copy Writing | Adobe Creative Cloud | Microsoft Office
SUMMARY
Well-respected professional with 16 years of corporate and consumer design coupled with a background in marketing and strategy. Highly-regarded photographer focusing on fashion, editorial, commercial and event photography. Able to develop photography and marketing concepts and bring them to reality. Strategic thinker, able to see the big picture and filter down to individual pieces and responsibilities. Able to communicate across ethnic and socioeconomic divides to seek common ground among stakeholders. Able to lead collaborative teams to success.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Amato Roofing
Foreman
- Train and supervise workers
- Develop and execute day-to-day schedules and assignments
- Ensure quality of work
- Interact with clients
Mr. Berry Studios
Owner
- Provide digital marketing services, including website design and social media management for various clients
- Develop and maintain client marketing strategy
- Concept and create marketing content designed to increase client social engagement and process through the sales funnel
- Provide photography services for fashion, editorial, commercial and events
- Develop concepts for photoshoots, coordinating with designers and stylists
- Coordinate and schedule models and teams for photoshoots
- Create compelling editorial stories through photos
- Develop artistic and commercial concepts for stock photography sales
- Manage day to day tasks of owning a business
Meck Media
Creative Director/Agency Manager
- Lead and develop support staff
- Develop and maintain marketing concepts and strategies for clients
- Coordinate all marketing efforts for clients
Nationwide Insurance
Photo Retoucher/Specialist, Graphic Design
- Graphic Design Specialist working in a production environment supporting creative teams across the enterprise
- Act as a steward of the corporate brand to ensure that all images and graphics fit within guidelines
- Retouch and edit photos from internal photography team
- Assist with cataloging and maintaining the database of retouched photography
- Recommend photos for inclusion in marketing and sales materials
- Support the design needs of business units across the enterprise
- Coordinated a program to address server maintenance, printer updates and flow of work issues
- Develop design templates to increase efficiency of the design teams
- Concept development for advertising and tactic development
- Act as Team Lead for production associates
United Way of Central Ohio
Campaign Associate
- Assist with logistics of an annual fundraising campaign
- Schedule Campaign Associates for site visits and recipient testimonies
- Create company-specific marketing materials, within that organizations brand, to further the cause of the company’s fundraising goals
- Created a video that introduced United Way service recipients to employees of target companies in order to tell the United Way story