1. professional experience
• Adobe Photoshop • Adobe Illustrator • Adobe Premiere • Adobe Lightroom
• Final Cut Pro • DSLR cameras • Social media
Dynamic and adaptable visual artist specializing in photography, videography, and all forms of
social media. An innovative thinker, with a customer-first mindset, who uses creativity, technology,
and high-quality content to produce influential marketing campaigns.
Extremely warm personality and attentive listener. Completed filming and editing multiple international
documentaries about traveling and extreme sports. Creative, results-oriented, and highly motivated individual
with diverse experience. Very skilled in communicating at all levels. Polished, energetic, and organized. Works to
establish strong business relationships built on mutual trust and respect. Progressive thinker with a heartening
attitude and old-school work ethic.
Derek K. Gardner
973.617.7879 • derekkgardner@gmail.com • derekkgardner.nyc
ic! berlin — Queens, NY April ‘16–present
Social Media Strategist and Marketing
• Custom photography and videography
• Analyzing and strategizing social media posts for effective marketing results
• Finding brands and creatives to collaborate on cooperative advertising campaigns
• Planning and managing marketing budgets and proposals
• Taking sales orders with thorough knowledge of the optical industry
10 Deep — Brooklyn, NY Sept. ‘15–April ‘16
• Managing various social media accounts with over 200k followers
• Maintaining online presence by creating original content for multiple posts a day
• Finding popular artists to represent and advertise the brand
• Reviewing stats & analytics for constant insight and improvement on media advertisements
BLAMP Clothing — Ringwood, NJ June ‘14–present
Proprietor
• Commercial videography and editing
• Product photography
• Designing and silkscreening T-shirt graphics
• Marketing and social media
Freelance Photography/Videographer 2011–present
• Product and model photography
• Created videos for multiple professional extreme sport athletes
• Raised over $100,000 for various crowd-funding videos
• Gained 500K collective YouTube views on personal channel
SF Camerawork — San Francisco, CA Jan.–June ‘14
Gallery Intern
• Archived analog mediums for digital viewing
• Shot and edited videos for featured photographers showcasing at gallery
summary
identified strengths
program proficiencies
Through Select6™, a crowd-funding website, filmed and edited a video to generate money
for children in Jamaica to learn how to BMX
volunteer work
• 1st place: MUNCHIES—Fuck That’s Delicious Instagram contest
• 1st place: 2012 Red Bull King of the Rock photography contest
• 1st place: Bassnectar “Ugly Face” photography contest
• 2nd place: 2012 Skullcandy Headphones Winter instagram contest
awards
Kingsborough Community College — Brooklyn, NY 2014–2015
City College of San Francisco — San Francisco, CA 2013–2014
education