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Michelle Matiyow

Oak Park,MI

Summary

I'm a self-motivated and adaptable creative professional, passionate about storytelling and collaboration. As a photographer and creative producer, I've worked in publishing, advertising, and e-commerce. I'm also a writer currently enrolled in The University of Chicago's editing program.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Photographer & Creative Producer

Freelance
01.2006 - Current
  • Commercial and editorial photographer/retoucher.
  • Product, lifestyle, food, fashion, & beauty imagery.
  • Utilize CRM and DAM systems to manage business.
  • Recent clients include Faygo, Noni’s Biscotti, & Astrohaus.

Creative Production Coordinator

Moosejaw
08.2019 - 07.2021
  • Collaborated on creative concepts and production for campaigns, web, social, and e-mail content.
  • Managed product photography.
  • Established studio workflow, managed digital assets, uploaded content to web.

Photography Studio Manager

McCann Detroit
10.2012 - 06.2018
  • Head of in-house photography; clients included Aldi, GM, Travel Michigan, and MGM.
  • Responsible for photo content of Aldi’s seasonal catalogs, web, weekly ads, billboards, and in-store signage.
  • High-volume product studio output of 50-100 images per day.

Photo Director

Ambassador Magazine
06.2007 - 11.2009
  • Collaborated with editorial team to conceive story ideas, served as creative director and producer on photoshoots.
  • Assigned photographers to shoots, selected and purchased stock imagery.
  • Managed photography budget.
  • Attended press checks and managed magazine's color proofing.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Photography

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

Skills

  • Business & Editing- Microsoft Office Suite / Keynote / Google Docs / Grammarly / Chicago Manual of Style / verbal & written communication / iWork / Smartsheet / Basecamp / Asana / Hubspot / Filecamp / Slack / Squarespace / WordPress / Wix / Google Analytics
  • Photography & Design- producing photo and video shoots / sourcing photos / studio management / creative direction / Adobe Creative Suite / Capture One / digital retouch / RAW processing / color-correction / print proofing

Certification

University of Chicago

Professional Editing Certificate

*in-progress

Timeline

Creative Production Coordinator

Moosejaw
08.2019 - 07.2021

Photography Studio Manager

McCann Detroit
10.2012 - 06.2018

Photo Director

Ambassador Magazine
06.2007 - 11.2009

Photographer & Creative Producer

Freelance
01.2006 - Current

Bachelor of Arts - Photography

Wayne State University

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