Michelle Renee Davis is a creative entrepreneur seeking to expand her photography, marketing, and sales skills. She has 9 years of experience in photography, customer service, sales, fine arts, and online marketing. Her experience includes owning her own photography business, M Davis Arts Enterprises, and positions in sales and photography at Bluegreen Vacations, Portrait Innovations, and other organizations. She holds a Bachelors degree in Photography and Sculpture from the University of Central Florida and has also studied abroad in photography in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her skills include Adobe Creative Suite, lighting techniques, graphic design, social media, and Microsoft Office.
1. Michelle Renee Davis
707 Robin Ave ! Palm Harbor, FL 34683 ! Website: www.MichelleDavisWeddings.com
Phone: (727) 798-1373 ! E-Mail: shellrenay@gmail.com [MD]
Objective
A professional and creative, highly passionate entrepreneur with an urge to expand a repertoire of abilities. With nine years of
experience including full time and freelance positions, I have come to possess skills in many areas including photography,
customer service, sales, fine arts, and on-line marketing. In aspiring to utilize my creative mastery to innovate, captivate, and
demonstrate proficiently, I intend to continue integrating my education, experience, and eagerness to grow in order to excel.
Professional Experience
Sales Representative, Bluegreen Vacations October 2015-Present
- Conduct quality face-to-face sales presentations with a high level
of customer service.
- Meet sales quotas and performance standards.
- Procure referral leads.
- Maintain a professional attitude and appearance.
- Overcome Objections in a professional manner.
- Persuade and communicate ideas verbally.
Proprietor, M Davis Arts Enterprises January 2006-Present
- Photograph events such as private parties, walkathons, concerts,
and various stage performances.
- Oversee and perform all business functions, sole employee.
- Generate marketing strategies.
- Networked and maintained relationships with vendors, contacts,
and clients.
- Maintain and optimize web presence, billing, and document
preparation.
- Create, negotiate, and review contracts to correlate with client’s
needs.
- Collaborate with vendors and clients to create quality products
and service.
- Consistently research new techniques and styles to adapt to
current trends.
- Expertly photograph, edit, process, and re-touch images.
- Provide e-commerce galleries for viewing, sharing and ordering
products.
- Assist local photographers with lighting, shooting, and processing
images.
- Architecture and real estate photography.
- Artistic and landscape photos on commission basis.
- Staff and freelance photojournalism,
Sales Associate, Key Holder, MOD, Portrait Innovations December 2014-August 2015
- Create prop setups and photograph portraits of children, adults,
and groups.
- Utilize Microsoft Exel spreadsheets.
- Maintain proper phone etiquette.
- Integrate knowledge of photography and selling techniques to
meet sales average goals.
- Provide and communicate value for successful purchase of print
collections.
- Follow pose, background, and selling protocol successfully.
- Individually execute photography and sales software with clients.
- Serviced Fuji printer
- Worked as a team to create smiles from children.
Education
University of Central
Florida
Orlando, Florida
2007-2012
Bachelors of Fine Arts
Degree in Photography
And Sculpture
Graphic Design Student
Association Member
St. Petersburg College 2013-2014 Marketing Certificate Online Courses
Edinburgh College of Art
Edinburgh, Scotland
2010
Study Abroad Program
Photography
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite
Capture One
Microsoft Office
Social Media
Mac OS X
Windows OS
Canon
Nikon
Lighting Techniques
Graphic Design
Scale Models
Video
Attributes
Success Driven
Detail Oriented
Customer-Centric
Creative Critical Thinker
Detail Oriented
Team Minded
Dynamic
Artistic
Strategic
Problem Solver
Amiable
Adventurer