Jay Stephen

Opened a turnkey Studio for Photography, Sound and Video Production in the Art District in downtown Waukegan Illinois. Increased in size in February of 2021 in relocating a block away.

• Developed strong professional relationships with clients, leading to repeat business and referrals.
• Cultivated and strengthened lasting client relationships using strong issue resolution and dynamic communication skills.
• Managed daily operations, ensuring efficient service delivery and customer satisfaction.

• Experience editor in Adobe Photoshop as well as AI tools
• Manage a large Image Database
• Utilize Adobe CS to correct, modify Balance and format Images for print and Web
• Utilize D365 and SANA to post Images to Web
• Seasoned Commercial / Industrial and Real Estate Photographer
• Utilize Articulate Storyline software to publish Learning Management courses
• Became the Learning Management System Coordinator for a team that distributes a yearly 1800-page catalog

• Consistently identify new markets and opportunities, gaining a professional, prestigious and detail-oriented reputation with old and new clients
• Meet schedules and cover many homes, real estate and, landscape while maintaining quality over quantity for clients
• Provide Beta testing for new software interfaces, prototype cameras, Procedures for video home tours, and provided feedback utilizing photography and production skills
• Have trained photographers and started markets in other major markets in Las Vegas, New York, New Jersey, Miami, and Milwaukee

• Met challenges of advanced multimedia responsibilities by ensuring sustained productivity levels during the peak period
• Enhanced recruitment, promotion, sales and training for the Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales and Human Resources Divisions of the company by employing video, audio, and presentation proficiency
• Decreased travel expenses by 60% through the quick and exact production of technical training videos
• Contributed to meeting goals of marketing restructuring while ensuring on-schedule production of five catalogs by utilizing digital capture knowledge
• Increased photography productivity twofold through skilled use of Adobe Photoshop
• Realized savings of $7,000 in lost or misplaced products through implementation of stock tracking and rotation system
• Initiated a workflow tracking system to reduce lost pages and photography during a 2,000-page catalog production over a three-week period and involving over 3,000 photography requests