Heather McHenry

Photographer, Videographer, Designer, & Artist

Cincinnati, OH, USA
Experienced, ambitious, and creative professional with a background in graphic design, photography, videography, web development, and technology acquired by working in a multitude of industries. This includes activities ranging from promotional design and photography/videography, marketing, web management, computer technology, setting and achieving goals, understanding customer expectations, and working independently. Proactive and skilled in prioritizing and planning work loads by being detail-oriented, assimilating data and ideas quickly, utilizing solid communication and problem solving skills with the ability to resolve difficult problems with creative solutions.

Work Experience

Wow Video Tours

Vidtographer (Photo, Video, Drone)

Shooting real estate photography, walkthrough videos, and drone photography/video of homes for sale around the Cincinnati Tri-state area.
October 2020 - Present Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

MHM Photography + Design

Co-Owner, Photographer, Web/Graphic Designer

Co-owner and photographer at a photography and design business offering photography services (portraiture, event, corporate, wedding), fine art print sales, photo restoration and custom art and design communication solutions for a variety of clients.

Design services include:
• Promotional marketing pieces such as invitations, posters, and flyers
• Logo design
• Packaging Design
• Web design, primarily HTML or Flash based
March 2012 - Present Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Comey & Shepherd

Real Estate Lead Videographer and Photographer

As a Photographer at Comey & Shepherd, I was responsible for providing location shoots of properties that were available for sale. I also provided new agent portraits when needed. Along with photography, I assisted with editing and preparing the photos for online use on the company website and the Multiple Listing Service of Cincinnati when needed. In addition, I communicated with agents or their offices regarding photos taken for new properties or locations that were scheduled for photography.

As Lead Videographer, I was responsible for shooting, editing, uploading, and managing walkthrough videos of homes available for sale. I scheduled, shot and edited videos for all of the high-end properties to be featured in the digital edition of BEST Magazine, as well as our company's neighborhood videos that were shot and featured in the magazine 3 times a year. I also provided promotional and training video content for the company when needed, maintained all the video equipment, and trained new photographers on how to shoot video.

I worked for Comey & Shepherd from April 2012 through October 2012 and again, from April 2014 to September 2020.
April 2012 - September 2020 Ohio, United States

The Norwood Presbyterian Church

Administrative Assistant

At Norwood Presbyterian Church, I was the jack of all trades! I was not only the Administrative Assistant who answered the phones, paid the bills, delivered the mail, managed schedules, checked and responded to email, and filed documents... I was also IT Support, a Financial Analyst, a Creative Director, a Social Media Guru, an Accountant, and a Website Designer.
October 2014 - February 2018 Ohio, United States

Holland Advertising : Interactive

Freelance Web & Graphic Designer

At Holland Advertising : Interactive, I worked as a part-time contractor assisting the team in creating corporate graphics, designing website layouts and adapting corporate website designs to work within Wordpress templates. I maintained and updated current websites, designed and formatted website graphics, updated and improved website coding using basic HTML, CSS, PHP and Javascript. In addition, I also implemented new technology to work with current company websites that needed adjustments or improvements.
February 2014 - October 2014 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Strawbridge Studios

Photographer

As a Photographer for Strawbridge Studios, I photographed school children ranging in age from Pre-Kindergarden through High School Seniors for yearly formal school pictures and team sports groups and individual portraits. Also provided candid photography for schools for use in the yearbook at numerous events such as school dances, sporting events,and school activities. Organized, edited, color corrected and delivered completed photographs to schools. Provided administrative assistant work to the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Territory Managers as well as territory acquisition research when requested.
June 2013 - March 2014 Kentucky, United States

MyHabit / Amazon

Contractor: Photo Assist

At MyHabit (a division of Amazon), I assisted Lead Photographers, Art Directors, Stylists and Digital Technicians in completing daily product and editorial imaging photography shoots in studio. I set up environments for photographing products and placed lighting and equipment where requested.
May 2013 - August 2013 Hebron, Kentucky, United States

Dotloop, Inc

Customer Support

At dotloop, I provided customer service and technical support to the real estate agents who used the service. I assisted them with creating real estate transactions online with their clients, uploading and editing documents, resolved technical issues, and acted as a liaison with the Account Managers and Quality Assurance Team.
October 2012 - April 2013 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Cincy Magazine

Art & Photo Intern

As an intern at Cincy Magazine, I researched and requested photos for magazine articles as needed by contacting sources via telephone and email. I uploaded, organized, edited, color corrected, and exported photos to the server that were to be used in various publications. Using a Nikon D40, I shot photos of events and completed independent photo assignments per request. Additionally, I assisted the Art Director with magazine layouts and aided professional photographers with feature article photo shoots when needed. I created web graphics, resized photos, and updated the online Event Calendar with information and photos for the web editions of the magazine.
February 2011 - May 2011 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Education

College Of Mount Saint Joseph

Bachelor of Arts: Graphic Design

Minors: iDesign & Photography
Degree expected May 2013
September 2010 - Present Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

ITT Technical Institute

Associate of Applied Science: Visual Communications

September 2007 - March 2010 Norwood, Ohio, United States

University Of Cincinnati

Electronic Arts / Digital Design (completed 2 ½ yrs)
September 1994 - January 1997 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Awards

Capture Cincinnati

Capture Cincinnati Published Photographer

2013

Photography Forum Magazine

Finalist - Best of College & High School Photography

2013

Capture Cincinnati

Received the Photo of the Day Award June 16, 2014 October 9, 2013 August 8, 2013 June 10, 2013 May 4, 2013 April 23, 2013 March 30, 2013 July 19, 2012

Mount St. Joseph

Cum Laude

2013

Mount St Joseph

Dean's List 2010, 2011, 2012

ITT Technical Institute

GPA: 3.8 - Highest Honors

2010

Skills

3D Studio Max, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Master Suite, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop LightRoom, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Rush, Analytical Thinking, Apple, Communications, Developing Creative Solutions, Event Photography, Fine Art Photography, Graphic Design, Iphoto, Licensed Drone Pilot, Lotus Notes, Macintosh, MacOS, Microsoft Office Suite, Multi-tasking, Organization, Pagemaker , Photo Editing, Photography, Photomatix Pro, Portrait Photography, Powerpoint, Presentations, Problem Solving, Quark Express, Quicken, Real Estate Photography, Social Media Marketing, Sun OS, Training, Video Editing, Videography, Wedding Photography, Windows, WindowsXP/Windows NT,

Organizations

National Student Photographic Society
College of Mount St. Joseph Chapter
President 2012-2013
Publicity Officer 2011-2012

National Technical Honor Society
Member: 2009-Present

Student Success Committee
ITT Technical Institute
2009-2010

DASSO Kids
(Drug Awareness & Safety for Southern Ohio Kids)
Co-Founder, Public Relations
2001-2004