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Kevin Keller

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Photographer & Producer
Huntington Beach | United States

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Interests

Yoga
Rock climbing
Snowboarding
Calisthenics

Industries

Golf
Creative Agencies
Lifestyle
Moto & Powersports
Music
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Kevin

Enterprising, visionary, and highly accomplished marketing professional, with outstanding advertising and business development talents along with high-caliber general management qualifications.

Adept at developing innovative marketing concepts and strategies that capture new business and optimize profits in the snowboarding market. Proactive and results-oriented, with track record of success in establishing lasting presence in new markets. Recognized for creativity in developing marketing tools and promotional campaigns; equipped with solid knowledge in film and media productions and talent management. Diligent and proven fast learner with strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills; combined with versatility to multitask and foster teamwork and efficiency.

Trajectory

Jul 2020 — Now
Photographer & Producer · Kevin keller Photography
• Photographer working with globally recognized clients including Adidas, ESPN, Red Bull, Coors, Ski-doo, UAG, Oakley, Jimmie Johnson Racing, Backcountry Access, and Madshus. • Producer of photo/video shoots, tradeshows, and branded special events. Responsibilities include Casting scheduling & shooting, location scouting, permitting, scheduling, talent management, vendor sourcing, and project management. • Doubled revenue year-over-year since 2020
May 2016 — Feb 2020
Account Manager / Sr. Producer / Sr. Marketing Manager · Starch Creative
• Oversaw $1.75 million portfolio of globally recognized clients such as adidas, Nixon, Vans, Calvin Klein, Surefire, Pelican, Fox Sports, ? 5.11 Tactical, Coop, Saleen, and Red Digital Cinema. • Produced and managed diverse events including music festivals, pop-up shops, launch parties, and corporate events ranging from $20K grass-roots activations to $1M music festivals. • Collaborated with internal creative teams on conceptualization and development of brand experiences and marketing executions. • Maintained strategic and tactical control of budgets and timelines to ensure projects remained on-schedule and profitable to the business. • Created full-scope cost estimates for design and fabrication projects. • Oversaw design, manufacturing, and install/strike for client booths at major national trade shows. • Secured high-value accounts through consultative selling, providing effective customer solutions, and promoting compelling business opportunities, leading to over $1 million in sales during the first year in account management role.
Mar 2014 — Feb 2015
Sports Marketing Manager / Agent · McClellan Nichols Sports Syndicate
-Support athlete management and career development for contracted talent within the firm -Sign new clients, seek, negotiate, and attain new endorsement deals, and actively place existing clients in endemic print/online media outlets and competitions -Oversee PR and magazine placement for high caliber, Olympic athletes -Develop marketing plans and presentations for athletes, brands, and film projects -Maintain and update digital athlete biographies -Locate, track, and prepare monthly documentation for contracted athlete media incentives
Nov 2011 — Feb 2014
Global Team Manager · Burton Snowboards
• Oversaw athletes’ schedules at world class snowboard events; arranged global marketing and sales meetings, product research and development meetings, marketing activations, catalog shoots, etc. • Producer of award-winning, multi-million dollar budgeted action sports films, studio shoots for brand and product catalogs, and editorial collaborations with endemic media partners. • Producer of multi-national photo and video shoots in North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia • Managed 16 male and female Olympic hopefuls, including seven previous Olympic medalists • Conducted multi-year strategic business plans in collaboration with Global Director of Team and Media Marketing • Guaranteed compliance of individual athletes to diverse products within the line; provided correct brand image and product segmentation to coincide with a year round marketing strategy • Negotiated/signed athletes to multiyear contracts for hard goods, soft goods, eyewear, and apparel
Dec 2006 — Nov 2011
Team Manager · Burton Snowboards / The Program Brands (Forum Snowboards, Special Blend, Foursquare)
-Carried out systematic assessment of each athlete in assigning outerwear and soft goods based on their personality and style within the market -Administer all product shipments to ensure proper supply of ample goods for each athlete and core staff -Organized the travel logistics for team and contracted the media for contests, photo shoots, and all marketing appearances -Assured precision in processing and paying the travel reimbursements and media incentives to all athletes and media staff -Forecasted and identified the annual travel and incentive payments for all athletes and contracted media staff -Provided exceptional on-site athlete and media support at all photo and media shoots -Monitored the editing of all media projects from primary cuts to final product -Showed expertise in supervising the entire regional workspace and logistics for editing and motion graphics staff -Offered assistance in formulating copies for sales catalogs and advertisements -Fostered and strengthened close relationships with endemic media outlets -Took charge of coordinating and producing world premieres of all Forum video releases
Sep 2005 — Nov 2006
Marketing Coordinator · Mountain High Resort
-Collaborated with the Marketing Team in developing advertisement campaigns; oversaw the resort branding in marketing collateral -Guided and supervised the Mountain High Snowboard Team and coordinated with the resort park staff and media crew in taking photo and video assets for online and print marketing -Responsible for daily snow reporting including email, telephone, website, and social media updates -Event assistant

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Education history

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Penn State University

Bachelor of Science | 2001 - 2005

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