Jake Windham
Summary
Creative Operations manager offering over eight years of experience leading strategic and tactical creative initiatives. Proven expertise in large-scale business transformation and change management to consistently exceed company objectives. Offering effective communication, team building and coaching skills with commitment to fostering company vision and building professional culture rooted in trust and mutual respect.
Work History
Italic, Inc.
Job overview
- Provided leadership, support and training needed to coordinate multi-department and multi-channel creative asset requirements.
- Produced all photography and videography for individual product launches and seasonal collection campaigns - developing art direction and creative content for e-commerce, growth, email, and brand marketing.
- Managed and negotiated contracts with freelancers and production vendors, overseeing communications, timelines, budgets, permits, rentals, travel and asset completion.
- Worked within budget parameters to develop and implement marketing strategies by analyzing key data and consumer demographics, increasing revenue 15%.
Lucky Brand
Job overview
- Managed and created Lucky's first in-house photo studio, overseeing high-volume digital content productions (3-4 shoots per week, continuously) for e-commerce still and on-figure photography, wholesale image requests, editorial campaigns, print installations, packaging, social media and internal brand development initiatives.
- Supervised in-house studio team of three photographers, two stylists, sample managers and digital asset managers as well as hiring and sourcing of all on-set talent and crew members - managing all communication with agencies, talent, locations, insurance, permits and contracts.
- Oversaw day of shoot, run of show and shot lists, call sheets, post-production coordination as well as asset organization for channel distribution.
American Red Cross Los Angeles Region
Job overview
- Managed event coordination, marketing, fund development and production teams for all the Los Angeles headquarters chapter and sometimes Long Beach.
- Single-handedly designed and managed all fund development branding assets and public relations for philanthropic events as well as corporate sponsorship opportunities, specifically identifying new marketing opportunities engaging a younger audience.
- Created funding partnerships and managed a committee of sponsors to produce and coordinate the Humanitarian Ball, a centennial celebration of the Los Angeles Region's commitment to service, inspiring corporate involvement from the Walt Disney Company, the NFL, CBRE Group, Edison International, Live Nation, SoCal Gas, Ernst & Young, as well as celebrity philanthropic leaders.
CrescentCare Health And Wellness
Job overview
- Developed, implemented and designed internal and external brand expansion strategy that included overseeing and executing all graphic design and photography projects for digital and print distribution.
- Partnered with physicians, policy-makers, CDC and Gilead Sciences to identify and execute focus groups and demographic research in order to provide a media plan to promote
primary care access to sensitive populations and at-risk communities in New Orleans across television, radio, web and print advertising. - Identified appropriate marketing channels and target customers for campaigns.
- Wrote engaging and successful marketing, advertising, and website copy.
Education
Loyola University New OrleansNew Orleans, LA
Skills
Event Production
Event Marketing
Photo/Video Production
Creative Direction
Fund Development/Sponsorships
Special Promotions Planning
Product Launching
Creative Operations Management
Nonprofit Communications
Brand Development
Graphic Design
Web Design
Set Design
Talent Management
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