Cindy Hicks

Hired as a temporary spring/summer garden associate, go to for plant information, Customer service, Sales, Plant displays anything needed.

Hired Fulltime in July, to customer service & information on plants & products.

Was unemployed in Dec. 2024, Lowes was an opportunity to work. While continuing to find a job in my field. With the lasting effects of Covid, Film industry strikes. The Virgina Film office's budget cuts. Lowes is great, but the pay is not a living wage, as a single mom with a daughter in college in Chicago.

Freelance producer, Photographer, Buyer for Film & TV, Advertising, Prop maker, Location scouting, renting vintage & historical props.

Portrait, Business, Family, Real estate photography

• Managed end-to-end photography processes, including planning, executing shoots, and post-production editing.
• Delivered high-quality images under tight deadlines, demonstrating strong time management skills.
• Planned and prepared for on-location and studio shoots.
• Scheduled and booked locations for photo shoots, working collaboratively with clients and contacts.
• Conducted pre-shoot consultations to discuss clients' needs and preferences for optimal results.
• Leveraged natural light to enhance mood and atmosphere of photographs, resulting in more dynamic and engaging images.
• Selected and set up appropriate props, backdrops, and lighting.
• Participated in brainstorming sessions with cross-functional teams, contributing innovative ideas for new projects or campaigns.
• Remained highly composed and calm in very fast-paced, stressful and constantly changing environments to provide optimal leadership and achieve desired results.
• Developed project budgets and managed production costs.

Tasked with one other ex-photography manager to set up a Photo Quality Assurance Dept. from scratch, including the scoring metrics, program for submitting images and giving

anonymous feedback to the photographers being scored.

Daily meeting with team to go over goals, improvements, keeping the group aware of the Company changes, expectations, give accolades for beautiful work. Individual one on one meetings to achieve confidence, understand any process changes and generally a person in their corner.

Film 'Dopesick' The eight-episode series is based on author Beth Macy’s Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America.

Filmed in Clifton Forge Virginia, sourced all decor locally, also used photographs from my collection as released art to film.

Set Decorator / Buyer for first season & second season of spin off 'The Walking Dead - World Beyond'

Season 2 pushed back due to covid to March of 2021

Worked on pilot of basketball show pilot 'Swagger' - production stopped due to a main character suffering from a broken leg.

• Coordinated with the art department to integrate set elements seamlessly into overall production design.
• Implemented innovative solutions for challenging or complex scenes that required unconventional approaches.
• Delivered high-quality results under tight deadlines during the Covid 19 shut down.

Prop maker, Set decorator Buyer, Art Direction, Propmaster & Decorator for Advoc8's CNN's White House Correspondents Dinner Hangover Brunch. Theme a Tim Burton inspired 'Alice in Wonderland"

Created a 10x10 moss & wisteria vine wall, that was adorned with vintage teacups and tea pots.

Built (with my team) DJ booth created with vintage doors, and timepieces of all types.

Photobooth set, Gold throne like chair, all props were gold, including a golden hamburger, $400,00.00 of fake movie money, that disappeared after the event.

Built out the entire space from midnight to 9:59 am, (bumped into Nancy Pelosi as I was adding the final Vintage Clocks & gears on the as the guests entered. Brunch started at 10 & was all removed after 2:00pm that afternoon.

Creative for the You Tube Pop-up with Advoc8, Decor, custom decor created to match YouTube red, black & white using moveable compact Apple boxes as seating, Vintage postcards from every state unique tablescapes, rugs, use of personal art photography released for this single event.

• Designed and executed thematic decor for various pop-up events, enhancing visual storytelling.
• Sourced and selected props and materials, ensuring quality and relevance to event themes.
• Supervised set construction and installation, maintaining safety standards throughout the process.

Set Decorator Buyer for film 'Harriet' film, all props authentic to the period 1830-1870's.

For all locations, interiors, exteriors, for the entire film averaged 12-14 hour days.

Sourced props for Advoc8's client Google for Aspen Ideas Festival event. Worked remotely sourcing props / decor by creating a look based on the creative brief, posted links to all items that Advoc8 then selected, purchased & shipped directly to Aspen.

The space: https://www.designrush.com/agency/profile/advoc8

Producer, creating estimates for photographers & reps.

Fees, locations, models, usage fees, rights & permissions.

Creating production schedules, hiring photographers, presenting portfolios to agencies, art directors & clients.

Freelance Senior Art Producer for The Martin Agency for Stoli Vodka, Also was the prop buyer for all the glassware & vintage drink stirs.

Virtual Portfolio reviewer freelance & associated with EYEIST founded by Allegra Wilde.

Worked on short film about Benedictine Military High School with Park Productions.

Props and Set Decor for TV spots, Advertising Prop stylist, Set Decorator, Production coordinator.