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Richard Heddington

Experienced In-House Photographer

60years • Plymouth

Summary

I am an image maker with sixteen years experience working as the photographer and image processor for the in-house marketing/publishing department of a multi-million-pound retail company. Working in-house has allowed me to develop a wide range of skills with which to fulfil the requirements of the company as it has expanded its online and retail sales operations. While my position is officially that of Photographer, my role has included: photography, image retouching, image processing, video production, and design for web and print.

Skills

PhotographyvideographyPhotoshop.creativeIdeasWritingBloggingImage EditingIn House PhotographyProduct PhotographyContent Creation

Experiences

In-House Photographer and Videographer

08-2000 - 12-2016 MarketingRESPONSIBILITIES Photography: product, pack shot, editorial, lifestyle, illustrative, documentary, photojournalism, creative. Image processing and retouching for digital and print use. Creation and delivery of imagery for websites, marketing emails and social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram). Assigning and maintenance of digital assets within the CMS. Video: shoot and edit videos for website and social media (Facebook, YouTube, Vine, Twitter, Instagram.) Working with the digital marketing team to create ideas, campaigns, text and visual elements for social media. Working with the digital designers to create elements for website, email and point of sale material. Day to day running of a photography studio and training of several assistant photographers. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Establishing and running a busy photographic and video studio to create consistent high quality brand style imagery. I have instigated and maintained a strict and high quality standard for visual assets throughout all channels. Creation of in-house videos with a range of styles from humorous for social media engagement, to ‘dry’ technical product tutorials. Writing and creation of social media campaigns. Writing and design of April Fools email and web campaigns. Creation of Christmas advert videos. Establishing a digital asset archiving and retrieval system for several million images. Creation and maintenance of PDF search-index of print publications from 2000 to present day.

Education & training

Holyrood Academy

1976 - 1982 Chard TA20, UK, ChardMarketing, Audiovisual production, Journalism / PR, Community management

My soft skills

Creative
Flexible
Innovative
Responsive

Languages spoken

  • English

    Native language

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