Graphic designer and visual content creator with experience in branding, photography production, file preparation, asset management, and marketing content across digital and print platforms. Skilled in Adobe Creative Suite, photo retouching, workflow organization, and supporting fast-paced creative production. environments.

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Expertise + capabilities

Adobe Suite & Design

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, Canva, Figma, Microsoft Excel, Google Workspace.

Marketing & Content Design

Social Media Graphics, Digital Content Creation, Visual Storytelling,

Campaign Assets.

Photography & Image Production

Portrait, Event, Studio Lighting, Photo Retouching, Visual Composition, Low Light.

Production & Workflow:

Video Production, Creative Direction, Print Production Support, File Preparation, Asset Organization.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freelance Designer & Photographer Shaynanigans LLC, “Hey Shay!”

June 2024 – Present

Designed branding systems, logos, and visual identity assets for small businesses.
Created social media graphics, carousels, and campaign content for digital platforms.
Produced photography for events, promotional campaigns, and live productions.
Built reusable design templates for marketing and social media use.

Associate Producer (Internship)
Photo Jam

May 2025 – Sept 2025

Produced visual content including design, photography, and social media assets.
Collaborated on cross-platform storytelling projects in fast-paced digital production environments.
Coordinated weekly creative production workflows, supporting deadlines and recurring deliverables.

Core Photographer JCPenney Portraits (Lifetouch / Shutterfly Network)

June 2024 – Oct. 2024

Delivered high-volume customer experiences in a fast-paced studio environment.
Managed scheduling, client communication, and session flow coordination.
Balanced photography production with sales, service, and operational responsibilities.
Adapted quickly to changing priorities while maintaining quality and efficiency.

CRL Video Production Intern Pennsylvania College of Art & Design

Jan 2024 – May 2024

Assisted with video production, lighting, and editing for creative media projects.
Supported development of visual storytelling assets and production workflows.
Gained hands-on experience in editing, composition, and production planning.

achievements

PUBLICATIONS & ARCHIVAL WORK

shaynanignas llc

Shaynanigans Studio is a creative visual practice focused on photography, content creation, and brand storytelling through imagery.

Founded in the summer of 2024, this studio began as an independent creative practice built around documenting people, ideas, and visual concepts through photography and design.

Library of Congress Archive (2025)

NAWCC Bulletin Journal (Vol. 67, No. 477) Featured photography (pp. 502–519), archival selection.

Hedge Apple Magazine - Hagerstown Community College (2023):

Editorial internship program contributing to the publication of All Is Fair in Love and War.

Hagerstown Community College

Course subjects include drawing, design, painting, photography, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, and mixed media. Students are taught to refine creative thought and apply acquired knowledge and skills to the making of images, objects, and experimental works.

Associate of Arts: Visual Arts

Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

Course subjects include technical, design, and management areas of live events including production, lighting design and technology, live sound, and live visuals. Students learn the business of live events in areas like theater, live music, concert touring, and corporate and sporting events.

Associate of Arts - Live Experience Design and Production - Expected May 2027