JESSICA HOLLIS

 

P:  469.471.3574

E:  Jessica_Hollis@baylor.edu

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Objective

 

Recent college graduate with two years of professional photography experience seeking entry-level position in photography, fine art, personal assistant position, or any assistant/reception position.

 

 

Skills

 

Microsoft Office (all programs)

Adobe Photoshop CS3-4                                   Photo editing/composite/photo restoration

Adobe Illustrator CS3-4                                                                                                       Design

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2                                                  Photo editing/Studio Lighting

 

 

Experience

 

Freelance Artist                                                                                                       2005-present

Includes paintings (oil, acrylic, watercolor), drawings, wall/room murals, faux finishings, house painting, and logo/business design.

 

Freelance Photographer                                                                                        2007-present

Includes weddings, senior portraits, graduation documentation, family and children, and event photography.

 

The Round Up: Baylor University year book                                                              2007-2008

Staff photographer under Julie Freeman, Interim Director of Student Publications at Baylor. Other responsibilities included photo cataloging and editing. Successfully met tight deadlines. Regular coverage included Sports, Student Life, and Campus Events

 

Film and Digital Media                                                                                                 April 2009

Served under the direction of Vincent Young as a still photographer for a film documenting Arabians Ltd., one of the worldÕs most successful breeders of straight Egyptian Arabian horses.

 

Karl Umlauf                                                                                                         Jan 2009-present

Portfolio documentation photographer. Set up lighting and assemble shooting studio for documenting work as well as cataloging, editing, and entering metadata for each work documented.

 

DSI Acquisitions                                                                            November – December 2009

 

Account manager for a marketing and sales firm for Fortune 500 companies, with the current client being AT&T and their new U-Verse fiber optics campaign.  Worked in outside sales and was promoted to Leadership within 2 weeks.

 

Tall el-Hammam                                                                          December 2009-January 2010

 

Assistant photographer on the archeological dig at Tall el-Hammam in Jordan.  This is a joint scientific project between Trinity Southwest UniversityÕs College of Archaeology and Biblical History and the Department of Antiquities of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.  Worked closely with locals and others on the dig as well as participated in the dig itself. 

 

Temple Mount Salvage Operation                                                                    December 2009

 

The Temple Mount Antiquities Salvage Operation is an archaeological project started in 2005 dedicated to recovering archaeological artifacts from 300 truckloads of topsoil removed from the Temple Mount by the Waqf during the construction of the underground el-Marwani Mosque from 1996-1999.  Photographed artifacts found as well as the operations and daily tasks completed by workers and volunteers.  Also participated in wet and dry sifting.

 

 

Education

 

Baylor University                                                                                                            2006-2009

Bachelor of Fine Art – Studio Art: Photography concentration

 

Belmont University                                                                                                         2005-2006

College of Visual and Performing Arts: Music Performance, Vocal

 

 

Exhibitions/Awards

 

Emerging Texas Artist Scholarship winner                                                                            May 2009

Won scholarship in photography division at the Official Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair

 

Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University, Waco, TX                                                 April  2009

Annual Student Art Exhibition – Juror: Robin Dru Germany, Associate Professor Texas Tech University

 

Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University, Waco, TX                                                   April 2009

BFA Senior Exhibition, series of 10, self-installed

 

 

Memberships

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