Jenna Sterner

- Photograph portraits, events, branding, engagements, weddings, and more. - Edit photos and curate thoughtful, personalized albums in a timely manner. - Produce contracts with clear expectations and timelines. - Network and uphold relationships with clients. - Manage budgets to meet financial goals of the business. - Promote the brand and services on social media to grow digital audience. > Over 4 months, increased profile visits by 34.7%, and reached 60.5% more accounts than the previous 4 months. - Hire and mentor assistant photographers.

- Strategized annual photography coverage according to business needs across events, internal and external communications, marketing, recruitment, and more. - Organized 30+ years of photography assets for easier navigation of the archive and increased usage. - Utilized Asana to delegate and track team projects, timelines, and budgets. - Scouted, hired, and managed freelance photographers among 17+ territory offices. - Led environmental design projects for offices that required research, pitching to C-Suite executives, negotiating with vendors, and overseeing installations. - Consistently maintained a strong relationship with the social media team to collaborate and distribute photo content among platforms. > Instagram: 7,500+ followers (@lifeatpower) Facebook: 25K followers > LinkedIn: 24K followers - Imagined, pitched, and executed multiple large campaigns centered around employees, customers, and local philanthropic efforts. - Directed photoshoots starting from initial pitch and mood board through to final edits and presentation. - Streamlined protocol around incoming photo requests, employee headshots, and other team needs in order to scale with the company.

- Promoted within the NPR Training Team after two semesters as an intern. - Assisted with blueprint for two industry events: Story Lab Workshop and Digital Day. - Project management for workshops including: Creating infographics & signage, coordinating rooms & equipment, photographing the live event and using images on website & social, tracking tasks for team with Trello. - Used HTML to craft and distribute monthly newsletters to 7,000+ subscribers Implemented Twitter and Facebook strategies with compelling language and images. - Maintained WordPress website and LinkedIn pages by posting fresh content and engaging with audiences. - Streamlined visual strategy guidelines for NPR Training website that had 30,000+ monthly users. - Photo selection and art direction for training resources Developed stock photo library for team use.

- Coordinated logistics around travel, conferences and events. - Managed thinkpublicmedia.org by seeking and creating fresh content. - Photographed at the NAHJ, NABJ and AAJA journalism conferences. - Designed a social strategy to extend the brand's reach. - Amalgamated data and research of the 700+ resumes submitted to the website.

- Developed a visual strategy for the NPR Training site that has 30,000+ monthly users (npr.org/training). - Photographed events, conferences and training sessions. - Created a stock photo library to increase shareability of archival material. - Shot images for NPR.org, including the Tiny Desk Concert series and individual stories and portraits as assigned. - Assisted with event planning and design for events with 120+ attendees. - Collaborated with people across the organization on projects and research.

- Assisted the head photographer by shooting real estate & vacation homes, events, lifestyle, and landscapes. - Supervised photoshoots for the 2018 rental guide brochure.

Promoted from intern to associate while maintaining the same duties.

- Wrote 40+ blog posts and several press releases. - Managed three Instagram accounts and grew followers by 27%. - Expanded the company photography portfolio. - Maintained relationships with local tourism agencies to design marketing calendars, determine monthly trends and set goals.

- Increased company loyalty by adding new customers to the Rewards Program daily. - Engaged with customers and assisted them throughout their shopping experience. - Worked with the IBM software to efficiently pick, organize and package all BOSS orders ("Bought Online, Shipped from the Store") to be sent to customers across the country.

- Judged entries and selected finalists for the magazine two years in a row. - Curated the art show attended by 250+ people annually. - Revamped the team structure by enlisting three new art editors, scheduling and hosting meetings, and creating a budget.

- Efficiently served patrons while ensuring they had the best possible experience. - Utilized problem-solving and quick-thinking skills in a high-volume, high-energy environment.