SUMMARY

Director of Creative Services with over ten years of commercial, editorial and ecommerce production experience. Skilled at managing large teams and production crews. Extensive experience juggling numerous complex projects and large budgets. Able to adapt quickly to change and tight deadlines, as well as, improve productivity and efficiency while reducing costs. Extremely detail-oriented and organized with excellent communication skills. 

EXPERIENCE


CARBON38 

DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE SERVICES [2022 - PRESENT] 

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER [2020 - 2022] 

[CONTRACT] EXECUTIVE PRODUCER [2017 - 2020] 

  • Oversees the day-to-day operations of the Marketing, Site and Creative Departments 

  • Manages the creative development and execution of a wide range of assets and brand experiences for paid media, email, social and site needs 

  • Implements and improves creative processes to ensure a seamless, streamlined, and efficient creative workflow 

  • Builds and manages the department budget(s) 

  • Coordinates, schedules and manages all photo and video shoots 

  • Fosters working relationships with local talent and creative agencies

MEGAN LOVEJOY DEJA PRODUCTIONS, LLC. 

OWNER [2017 - PRESENT] 

  • Produces large scale still and video shoots, including: estimating, rate negotiation, securing locations, permits, finding and securing talent, on set production and budget reconciling 

  • Creative consulting, including: creative operations, budget management, creative workflow strategy, and strategic planning 

  • Social Media Marketing Assistance

CRATE & BARREL // CB2

MANAGING PRODUCER [2017]

ECOMMERCE PHOTO STUDIO PRODUCER [2014 - 2017]

  • Ran the day-to-day operations of three high volume ecommerce photo studios 

  • Project managed all photo and video related projects (in studio and on location), including their largest initiative to date which included a reshoot of all products for both brands and increased sales up to 25% in some categories 

  • Helped grow the ecommerce studio from the ground up, tripling it’s original operating size in less than two years 

  • Created and managed the studio’s annual budget and reconciled all expenses 

  • Hired, supervised and trained national and local freelance talent and studio staff 

  • Communicated with internal and external stakeholders to informed them on the status of each project and make sure their needs were met in a timely manner

CHICAGO MAGAZINE

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY [2012 - 2014]

PHOTO EDITOR [2008 - 2012] 

ART ASSISTANT [2006 -2008]

  • Conceptualized and produced all editorial photo shoots, including selecting of talent, merchandise and props; liaison to clients and agents; book studios, travel, and equipment rental

  • Hired and supervised local, national, and international talent for editorial assignments both online and in print

  • Shot for both print and online publication

  • Assisted in full magazine redesign and campaign launch 2013 

ELLE MAGAZINE

FASHION AND ART ASSISTANT [2003 -2004]

  • Worked directly with publications director & head photographer, Gilles Bensimon and art director, Guillaume Bruneauz

  • Assisted and participated on photo shoots, including: liaison to celebrity and fashion agents, called in high-end clothing and set props for shoots, cataloged and captioned each look for fashion features

  • Managed and assisted photo researcher projects in areas of fashion and general editorial content

SKILLS

Adobe CC

Google Docs

Microsoft Office Suite

Basecamp

Airtable

Dash Hudson

EDUCATION

BA in Fine Art Photography

BA in Public Communications (Marketing)

University of Redlands (Redlands, CA) // DePaul University (Chicago, IL)

AWARDS 

SPD Awards - Print Medal Winner in Feature Photography ‘15

SPD Awards - Print Merit Winner ‘14

Peter Lisagor Award - Best Photo '13

Jones-Beck Award - Outstanding Professional Performance ‘13

REFERENCES

References available upon request