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Owner / Visual Media Professional

I have over twelve years of experience working in the action sports industry. I have experience working at retail, brand, media and freelance levels of the industry.

• Shoot all categories of studio based E-comm product photography for Burton.com and corporate partners
• Co-manage in-house photo studio and all photography related equipment
• Co-manage studio budgets
• Work closely with in-house stylists, Marketing and E-comm departments to remain current on photography and styling  trends
• Consult in-house retouching crew on best practices and retouching techniques
• Make suggestions to increase quality and efficiency in day to day studio operations
• Photograph events and lifestyle content as needed

Photographer

• Provide professional quality lifestyle and product photography
• Color correct and retouch lifestyle and product photos
• Edit groups of photos and make selects to tell unique and relevant stories
• Work with studios and Project Managers to provide feedback on imagery and processes

• Shoot product photographs in studio as needed
• Style product photoshoots as needed
• Retouch product photographs in studio as needed
• Assist Creative Marketing department with digital and print asset production and management

Creative Marketing Associate

• Oversee photo direction across all platforms (Print and Digital)
• Plan, produce and execute all product shoots for all platforms (Print and Digital)
• Shoot photos in the field and at events that tell unique and relevant stories
• Work with edit staff to conceptualize and carry out unique content ideas 
• Work with the Designer and Art Director to ensure design layout matches overall direction and aesthetic
• Work with over 200 contributing photographers for photo submissions, editorial pitches and event coverage
• Edit all photo submissions and make selects for all platforms
• Work to build up and coming photographers through critical analysis and feedback
• Negotiate all buyout rates and terms with contributing photographers
• Initiate and execute all photo release and buyout forms from contributing photographers
• Work with brands and resorts to ensure accurate portrayal of their teams and products


Photo Editor /  Managing Editor

•  Manage all Lifestyle and Product Photography for all categories of the Burton brand
•  Make Lifestyle photo selects for all mediums (Print Catalogs. Ads, Web, Social Media, POP, etc)
•  Work with staff and studio photographers to ensure that all photo needs are fulfilled 
•  Source and manage a group of reliable and cost effective clipping and retouching contractors
•  Aid in conceptualizing unique ideas for, organizing and producing photo shoots
•  Manage and maintain the structure of Burton’s photo database servers
•  Shoot photographs for various content as needed
•  Retouch lifestyle images as needed
•  Manage the photo process of all product photography from camera to final output 
•  Work with Product Managers across all categories to ensure product accuracy in retouching

Photo Editor

Summer seasonal position building and maintaining the resort mountain bike and Burton Stash Park trails and features.

Mountain Bike Trail Crew/Stash Park Crew

Sales Associate at on mountain premier snowboard shop.

Hole In The Wall Snowboard Shop Associate

• Obtain and manage photo and informational content for websites at contests and events
• Populate websites with product imagery, descriptions, rider imagery and team happening updates
• Write or edit copy for website stories, newsletters, press releases, and E-mail blasts
• Administer, upkeep, and create content and copy for all brand social networking and online video sites
• Obtain, organize, and distribute all rider imagery from Staff Photograpers
• Aid in conceptualization of unique ideas for contests, events, tradeshow themes, etc
• Research and scout locations for contests and events
• Assume Production Coordinator role at company events, photo shoots, and video shoots
• Administer, upkeep, and recommend changes to increase efficiency of the Ad, POP, and Promo Request Sites
• Work with graphic vendors to ensure that POP is produced, delivered, and installed
• Manage contractors for marketing projects that require outside production work
• Manage and administer the Online FTP Site
• Manage and oversee production of the Media Disc for all three brands
• Layout and resize ads for domestic and international publications
• Create layout templates for POP and oversee production of Custom POP for all brands
• Gather, organize, and produce web assets
• Aid with the layouts of the Dealer and Consumer Catalogs
• Manage, upkeep, and use the Photo Studio for in-house projects

Marketing Coordinator/Production Artist

Sales Associate in Jack's Garage snowboard and skate shop. Merchandised the Jack's Garage shop and fixtures when it re-opened in 2005.

Sales Associate and Merchandiser

Started out as a Sales Associate, was promoted to housewares Team Leader, and graduated to cash wrap.

Sales Associate/Team Leader/Cashier

Focused efforts in the Artist & Repertoire department assisting with artists and artist contracts under the Century Media/Nuclear Blast/and Abacus record labels.

Artist & Repertoire Intern

Find out detailed information about Brandon Parrish, Owner / Visual Media Professional in Burlington, VT

Brandon Parrish: Owner / Visual Media Professional in Burlington, VT

Brandon Parrish

Burton Snowboards

Weekender Visuals LLC

Burton Snowboards

Snowboard Mag - Storm Mountain Media

Burton Snowboards

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

The Program (Forum Snowboards/Special Blend Outerwear/Foursquare Outerwear)

Jack's Surfboards/Jack's Garage

Urban Outfitters

Century Media Records

James Madison University - College of Business

North Carolina State University

Brandon Parrish: Owner / Visual Media Professional in Burlington, VT

Brandon Parrish

Burton Snowboards

Weekender Visuals LLC

Burton Snowboards

Snowboard Mag - Storm Mountain Media

Burton Snowboards

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

*The Program (*Forum Snowboards/Special Blend Outerwear/Foursquare Outerwear)

Jack's Surfboards/Jack's Garage

Urban Outfitters

Century Media Records

James Madison University - College of Business

North Carolina State University

The Program (Forum Snowboards/Special Blend Outerwear/Foursquare Outerwear)