THE BASICS
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Alma Mater: University of Florida, c/o 2017
I've worked as a professional photographer since 2016, specializing in sports and portraiture. Previous organizations I've worked with include Florida Gators, Cleveland Guardians, Real Madrid, Heisman Trophy Trust, Atlanta Falcons, and SEC Network.
Education
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (2013 - 2017)
Gainesville, Fla. | B.S. in journalism | Cum Laude
Experience
FLORIDA GATORS, University Athletic Association
Associate Director of Creative Photography | Gainesville, FL
MARCH 2019 - MAY 2022
- Lead day-to-day photo administration and operations, includingmaintaining, training and evaluating team of 20+ student interns
- Photographed all 21 Gators sports and events, including but not limitedto home games, road trips, practices and press conferences
- Managed schedule for 20+ team members per semester
- Ideated, planned and executed all studio, lifestyle and media daymarketing photoshoots for promotional materials such as posters,graphics, and large-scale displays
- Go-to resource for all organizational photography needs, includingfulfillment of internal and external photo requests
- Collaborated cross-functionally across departments, coaches andstudent-athletes daily to enhance the Gators brand
- Lead the asset archive database through PhotoShelter
- Monitored and maintained equipment inventory, while facilitatingservicing and repairs
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
Intern Photographer | Cleveland, OH
JAN. 2018 - OCT. 2018
- Assisted with day-to-day photo needs across all areas for marketing & advertising promotions, as well as game day action
- Organized digital photo archive
- Collaborated with communications team for creation of social media content
FLORIDA GATORS, University Athletic Association
Student Intern Photographer | Gainesville, FL
JAN 2016 -JULY 2017
Skills
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Microsoft Office
- Photo Mechanic
- Capture One
- Extensis Portfolio
- Social media
- Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets
- iMovie
- Photoshelter
References
Curtis Danburg
Senior Director of Communications, Cleveland Indians
(216) 420-4390