christopher hiltz

Francis Marie Photography is a Chicago-based studio that specializes in creating imaginative visual chronicles of events and occasions, photographed in a natural, journalistic style. We pride ourselves in documenting both the Big Moments of a particular event, as well as the Moments Between the Moments– those fleeting scenes that occur naturally to capture the genuine spirit and emotional tone of any occasion.

* Implemented visual merchandising standards that resulted in store’s sales growth * Responsible for tracking sales and trends and using the data to grow productive areas of the store’s business * Trained and mentored employees, leading many towards management positions * Directly responsible for scheduling and task delegation of a 30 person staff * Served as the model customer service representative and purveyor of the company’s mission statement and standards

* Photography duties include: * Table Top Food Photography performed in the in house studio for the Cookbook Division for Print in both Magazine and Book Publications * Automotive Test Cars and Scale Models for Collectible Auto Magazine, as well as other projects * Company’s books, stationary, and photo albums for catalogs and sales presentations * Various models interacting with products for POP, Branding, and Trade Show Displays * Photography has been featured on Amazon, Toys R Us, Walmart and many other online retailers. * Manager of an extensive library of automotive photo shoots, manufacturer provided materials, * and vintage ads * Responsible for the upkeep of company’s Image Servers and Online databases * Accountable for color managing, formatting, key wording, and archiving of company owned digital assets utilizing various image databases, as well as training staff on accessing those assets and rights usage regulations