Robert Kahler: in Corona, CA
Work experience
Marketplace Valet
Photography Manager and Head of Graphic Design | 09/2017 - 09/2023
• Direct, manage, and provide content for all creative projects including branding, advertising campaigns and marketing messages
• Photograph, style and prop an extensive range of products with attention to detail and overall product consistency
• Edit e-commerce photographs in Photoshop CC which includes cropping, resizing, background removal, retouching, masking, color correction, spot healing and web optimization
• Write and build out a monthly newsletter to be sent out to a full client list that showcased an up-to-date source of topical industry news, instructional videos, monthly promotions, and brand identity content that established a healthy and relatable connection across all clientele
• Design Enhanced Brand Content for Amazon registered sellers, showcasing the unique values of each product resulting in higher conversion rates and increased traffic
• Create multipage storefronts for Amazon registered sellers that introduce customers to a brand and their story, ensuring that the shopping experience is rich and immersive by utilizing a combination of media including text, images, and video
• Capture, edit and narrate a variety of video content including tutorials, location tours, and interviews
Nothing Usual
Staff Photographer | Event Coordinator| Shop Manager | 05/2018 - 05/2020
• Assisted in the design, creation, and physical production of in-house soft and hard goods
• Communicated with brand representatives for selections from a variety of merchandise categories that would align with the customer base
• Performed on location photoshoots for in-house product line
• Merchandised shop with a seasonal lifecycle of inventory in order to maintain and promote up-to-date product offering
• Organized store sponsored events including musical performances, film screenings and art exhibitions
Shiekh Shoes, LLC
Photo Editor | Photographer | Image Coordinator | 07/2016 - 09/2017
• Consistently edited 180 images per day using Adobe Photoshop CC, Lightroom 5, Bridge, Camera Raw, and Portraiture within Shiekh Shoes established standards, which could be immediately uploaded to the server/site that same day
• Retouched e-commerce photographs in Photoshop CC which include cropping, resizing, background removal, minimal retouching, masking, color correction, spot healing, skin tone, and web optimization
• Prioritization of images per brand/site on which will be edited first
• Assisted photographers with lighting using Profoto equipment following Shiekh Shoes lighting standards, resulting in improved image consistency and color accuracy. Additionally, styling clothing for models to ensure all products are accurately showcased.
• Corresponded with marketing team to maintain aesthetic consistency across all image output
• Performed on location photoshoots and provided social media coverage
PMA Retail Gallery
Staff Photographer and Marketing | 08/2014 - 04/2015
• Acquired and developed collections of work to be displayed in monthly art exhibitions
• Organized marketing for exhibits while building relationships with local and international artists
• Scouted locations and photographed full clothing collections for lookbooks and advertising
• Analyzed and selected various magazines, photobooks, and independent zines to be sold in store
Blackwater Boutique
Staff Photographer | 04/2013 - 04/2014
• Shot between 80-100 on model images a day in studio for all store products
• Retouched e-commerce photographs in Photoshop CC including cropping, resizing, background removal, minimal retouching, masking, color correction, spot healing, skin tone, and web optimization
• Performed on location photo shoots for editorial advertising
• Photographed fashion shows and provide social media coverage