Sam Schafer

Content Creator | Photographer | Sr Graphic Designer | Art Director

San Juan Capistrano | United States

Skills

Photography
Videography
Photo Editing
Video Editing
Graphic Design

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Interests

Videography

Photography

Video editing

Surfing

Travel

Outdoor Activities

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Industries

Fashion

Surf

Swim

Other

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In my own words

— Sam

Graduated with a BA in Graphic Design from PLNU.

Past experience/work hasincluded: photography & videography, editing, graphic design, DTF print production forgarments & swim, creating content for use in social media, website, & print assets.Website revamping/creation & web store product preparation. Utilizing content toconvey brand image/identity. I enjoy & am looking to utilize my creativity to achievecompany objectives, foster a team community, cultivate lasting connections, work for agenuine product/service I believe in, & generate creative solutions.

Trajectory

Apr 2022 — Now

Graphic Designer | Content Creator | Web Design | Social Media | DTF Printing · FaceFirst, Inc.

Graphic Design - Artwork prep for print production & creating proofs for customers to approve job. Digitization prep of artwork for Embroidery Production. Direct-To-Film Print & Production for Heat Transfers. Knowledge of Coldesi Digital Heat DTF-24H2 Printer. Work in Adobe Illustrator, Wilcom, Inksoft, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Rush, DaVinci Resolve, & Instagram. Video Creation / Youtube Channel Generation for Website Website Design - Revamp & Upkeep / Content Creation of Banners/Photos/Videos / Product Settings & Prep / Generated Sample of a Private Webstore / Promo Page - Linked to QR code 3,000+ Genuine new IG followers since origin in helping with content creation & posting. Since HydroFoil printing inception & content sharing on Instagram.. The company's seen a 10% increase in Silicone cap sales. FaceFirst is the innovator of & only place in the world producing the HydroFoil Swim Cap.

Nov 2019 — Mar 2020

Content Creation | Social Media Assets & Management · Best Framing

Produced content for the company including photo & video of production, equipment, showroom, product samples, seasonal product layouts, employees, & finished products in clients home. Content used for social media, marketing, & web. Instagram: content creation, scheduling, posting, stories, captions, analytics, managing, analytics/research, & community engagement. Monthly organic growth.. 300 new genuine IG followers in a 3 month period.

May 2019 — Nov 2019

Freelance Photographer · Sam Schafer Photo

Provided clients with freelance photography & continued in my personal work seen here - samschaferphoto.com

Oct 2017 — May 2019

Content Creation | Social Media Assets & Management | Website Upkeep | Photo | Video · San Onofre Surf Co

Produced content for the brand including photo & video. Photography included product layouts, lifestyle, events, & surfing. Content used for social media, tees, catalogs, magazine ads, POP displays, website, window banners, & calendar. Created monthly newsletter in Mailchimp. Entry level experience in Shopify web platform back end. Frequent blog posts about current events, happenings, & news within the community. Maintained and refreshed website content. Instagram: content creation, scheduling, posting, product link/tag, stories, captions, customer support & reply. Grew 10,600 genuine followers during this time.

Jul 2014 — Sep 2017

Server / Hospitality · El Pescador

Worked El Pescador in La Jolla while developing my personal photography work.

Aug 2013 — Jun 2014

Graphic Design | Photo | Video · Industry of All Nations

Photography for social media/product layouts/web. Photo & video editing. Graphic Design for catalogs.