don kania

Shoot Still and Video of Kenmore refrigerator for TV commercial.

2nd Camera Operator Of Family interacting with child's toy. Director- Joel Kapity

1St Assistant Director- Responsible for the production of a 4 day still and video shoot for print and TV commercial.

DON KANIA 703 W. Bittersweet Pl Chicago, Illinois 60613 773-726-0898 donkaniaphoto@gmail.com www.donkaniaphoto.com www.linkedin.com/pub/don-kania/1a/16/425 www.instagram.com/donkania1/ Production Manager Creative leader with 33 yrs. Experience in lifestyle, Fashion, Product Photography, Video/CGI Production, Marketing, Advertising, Business Operations, Account Management, and Graphic Design. A person that understands that the Visual and Sound senses are the most important forms of advertising and storytelling. Innovative, creative self-starter with strong analytical and strategic problem-solving skills, extensive design studio operations and cross-functional team management with a desire to push the boundaries within the global video, photography, graphic design, and communications spectrum. Core Proficiencies Photography Video Production Creative Development Multimedia Communications Visual Design Business Management Studio Operations Branding Strategy Copywriting Global Marketing Cross-Functional Team Management Project Management Omni channel Advertising EXPERIENCE IMX Studio, TransformCo Elgin, Il 01/2012-04/2020 Manager Photography Video www.sears.com www.kmart.com www.instagram.com/sears www.instagram.com/kmart Advertising, Marketing and Design studio producing Omni-Channel, customer centric advertising assets. Focusing on fashion, product photography, video production, retouching, CGI, and graphic design. • Source, hire and supervise production crews of 100+ Internal staff, freelance photographers, Videographers, Assistants, Stylist, Producers, Copywriters, and Retoucher’s to create over 100,000 still digital assets and videos for e-commerce, omni-channel advertising, and marketing. Professionally given credit for the 20%+ increase, -70k to +100k assets in production after first year as manager. Extensive experience within a high volume, high production photography, video studio. Personally, contribute to the creative capture of 3000+ images, videos within the 100,000+ yearly production. • Lead creative direction of all photography, video, and styling. Work with client creative briefs to develop and oversee account creative direction, design and guides based on current global forecasted trends and marketing strategies. Oversee image Quality Control and DAM placement ensuring high quality standards in all client creative deliverables. Emphasizing brand continuity across various advertising platforms. • Manage account production workflow and timelines based on client’s objectives, product media specification, deadlines, and budgets. Act as Liaison, account manager between studio, client, and x-functional partners. Manage the end to end process of both shooting product and retouching to Dam, website placement. • Generated increased profits of +2.3mil. within 3 years while improving YOY image production by acquiring new clients, selling new services to existing clients and reducing production inefficiencies. Spearhead development of solutions and initiatives for client’s long-term success. Utilize Lean, Kaizen and Six Sigma Philosophies to review, revise and improve production process and final product for delivery • Pioneer creation of a creative work environment leading to a collaborative, team approach to projects. Develop effective communication with all peer levels of management. Lead team recruiting, training, and Mentoring of junior staff members. EXPERIENCE DON KANIA PHOTO, Chicago, IL 06/1995-09/2020 Owner - Creative Director: Owner of a full-service Multimedia Production company www.donkaniaphoto.com donkaniaphoto@gmail.com • Oversee all facets of studio management. Create, produce, and capture Integrated photography and video marketing content for clients in the fields of Retail, Interior Design, Real Estate, Events and Tourism. Deliverables include advertising, marketing, e-commerce photography, video, and design content. • Lead projects from conception to final deliverable assets. Services available- Branding Development, Creative Direction, Photography/ Video Production, Graphic Design, Print Management and Business Consulting. Strong technical knowledge of cameras and the film production process. • Build strategic business partnerships to ensure current project completion and future corporation solutions and resources to ensure long term success for clients and business. • Clients include Claire’s/Icing, Berkshire Hathaway, Hammacher Schlemmer, Lauren Zoil Design, B & K Office and Art, Lycee Francais de Chicago, Food & Wine Magazine, Bon Appetit Magazine, South Carolina Department of Tourism… • Develop on the job training workshops for all team member to promote personal, business, and technical growth. Collaborate and share best practices with peers worldwide. Promote communication, interpersonal and team working Skills. Maintain understanding of latest AV software and tools. Adobe Photoshop, MS office, CC apps, Capture One. • Owner/Partner- JosefSun Art an ecommerce Art Gallery. SILVERLINING GROUP, Chicago, IL 06/2000-12/2011 Senior Photographer/ Project Manager $15M+ sales: A comprehensive, Photography, Advertising and Marketing Agency • Develop and Produce high quality photography and video projects based on client’s briefs. Monitor and track budgets, . production costs, and overall expenses. Build daily reports to analyze production decisions. • Direct photography operations, business production and strategic planning ensuring exceptional communication between internal and external teams. • Championed role as Senior Photographer/Project Manager for the largest one-week production project; triggering the highest revenue for company within a 5-day/ single project. • Concept, Build, Staff, and Manager off-site satellite studio within client’s facility ensuring -12hour production turnaround of digital assets. • Cultivate key account relations with clients, including, Walmart, Home Depot, Art Van Industries, Dillard’s, The Room Place, Grandin Road, The Room Place, Country Door Company, Plano Tackle, House on the Hill… Education Ray College of Design Chicago, IL 01/1985-12/1986 Photography, Graphic Design Associates Degree

• Manage and lead a team of staff photographers, Videographers, assistants, Stylist, and freelance creatives to create over 100,000+ images and 50+ videos YOY. Professionally given credit for the 20% increase in production after my first year as manager from the previous year when production was below 80,000 images. • Spearhead Art direction/Photography/Videography for client Omni-channel content. Emphasizing brand continuity across various media formats. • Personally contribute 3000+ images/videos to the 100,000+ YOY production. • Maintain YOY image production while reducing production/staffing expenses which has contributed to an annual 12% profit increase. • Organize and manage production workflow, timeline and budgets for photo and video shoots in order to efficiently meet client deadlines and budgets. • Lead creative direction of all photography, video and styling and oversee image QC. Ensure high quality standards in all Creative Design client deliverables. • Create and lead development/ implementation of 360 video production. • Develop and oversee style/design/look book guides based on current/ forecasted trends and market research. • Manage/ Organize special project and daily workload to maintain production output. Ensure budgets, timelines and objectives are achieved based on client’s briefs. • Pioneer creation of a creative work environment leading to a collaborative, team approach to projects. • Develop photography partnership with sales /marketing team members to develop marketing strategies to obtain new clients outside of the Sears and Kmart brands. • Utilize Lean/Kaizen/Agile Philosophy to review, revise and improve production workflow. • Manage all procurement-rental requirements. • Maximize current technology and equipment to maintain the highest level of imagery/design output. Lead team recruiting, training, and Mentoring