Resume

John Roland Schultz

Address: 2205 W. Greenwood Road Glendale, WI 53209
Phone: 262-707-0738
Email: john@jrschultz.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-schultz-42a74288/
Instagram: jrschultz3

Who I am and what I do 
I bring ideas to life, capture them and share them. I’m an artist, a videographer and a photographer. I’m also a leader who can keep a team motivated and focused. I always smile while I work and I have a laugh that’s a little bit too loud. I’m interested in creating and in making new things happen.  

Experience

Fashion Photographer/Videographer
Kohl’s Department Stores, 2014-present

  • Photography in studio and on location for brand, social and digital channels.

  • Videography in studio  and on location for digital and social channels.

  • Partner with art directors and producers in creative concepting for seasonal and brand campaigns.

  • Mentor and manage junior photographers and photo assistants.

  • Lead talent, stylists and hair/makeup personnel in studio or on location.

  • Manage strobe and continuous lighting, camera and grip set-up in studio or on location.

Videographer
Kohl’s Department Stores, 2009-2014

  • Videography in studio and on location for digital and social channels.

  • Partner with art directors, producers, writers and project managers during pre-production planning and for post production feedback.

  • Manage LED and HMI lighting, RED and Canon camera rigs and grip setup during video production in studio or on location.

  • Partner with sound technicians and set up audio during video production in studio or on location. 

  • Direct talent, stylists and hair/makeup personnel in studio or on location.

  • Produce rough cuts for creative approvals in Adobe Premiere. 

  • Partner with video editors and motion graphics designers during video post production.

Team Lead, Ecommerce Digital Assets
Kohl’s Department Stores, 2005-2009

  • Managed e-commerce digital image asset operations and strategy for Kohls.com

  • Led and managed team of 17 digital asset specialists.

  • Conducted annual performance reviews and feedback and development discussions.

  • Worked closely with leadership to develop strategy for video content on Kohls.com resulting in a 40% conversion increase on items with video attached.

  • Partner with IT, merchant and marketing teams to add functionality allowing vendors to upload video, photo and copy assets to K-Link portal resulting in over $1 million in cost savings annually.

  • Provide creative leadership to merchants and vendors regarding submission of photography and video assets through the K-Link portal.

  • Tracking, documentation and analysis of still image and video metrics.

  • Build and maintain relationships with IT, merchant and marketing teams and external technology vendors.

Photo Art Director
Kohl’s Department Stores, 2002-2005

  • Partner with marketing team to concept seasonal and brand campaigns for Kohls.com.

  • Partner with creative services on model selection for e-commerce photography.

  • Partner with external vendors including Ralph Lauren Chaps for on-model fashion photo shoots.

  • On-set art direction of e-commerce on-model and product photography. Including organizing and tracking samples for multi-set (500+ product) e-commerce swimwear photoshoots.

Senior Web Designer
Kohl’s Department Stores, 2000-2002

  • Front end web development for Kohls.com in HTML/CSS.

  • Front end web development for Kohls.com web based touch-screen gift registry applications.

Art Director
Regalware, 1997-2000

  • Creative direction of B2C and B2B corporate re-branding of Regalware and associated brands.

  • Write creative briefs for brand and print campaigns.

  • On-set art direction of brand and packaging product photography.

  • Led front end website redesign for Regalware and associated brands.

Web Designer
K-Kolor Ltd, 1996-1997

  • Front end web development for small to midsize companies in HTML/CSS.

Photographer
K-Kolor Ltd, 1995-1996

  • Industrial, product and on-model photography for small to midsize companies.

  • Manage lighting, camera and grip set-up in studio or on location.

  • Retouch images in Adobe Photoshop.

  • Maintain and manage photo studio and all related gear.

Photo Assistant
Pohlman Studios, 1993-1995

  • Set-up lighting, camera and grip in studio or on location for Kohler, Harley Davidson and Allen Bradley clients.

  • Maintain photo studio shooting bays and all related gear.

  • Organization, packing and transport of photography equipment for location shoots.

Store Manager
Fromex Photo Systems Leo Burnett Office 1991-1993

  • Lead and manage associates, perform associate reviews.

  • Maintain photo equipment

  • Manage client accounts, track sales and inventory.

Technical skills
Video cameras: RED Epic (RED Certified), Sony A7, Sony A6500, Canon C300 and C200, Canon DSLR, GoPro
Still cameras: Canon 1DX, Nikon D800, Sony A7, Arca-Swiss view camera

Lighting: ARRi Skypanel series LED, ARRI 6K and 4K HMI, ARRI 1200-1800W HMI, 3-phase power distribution box set-up, K5600 1600 - 200W HMI, Broncolor strobe heads and power packs, Profoto strobe heads and power packs

Motion Control: DJI Ronin set-up and operation, Motorized and non-motorized slider rigs, Steadicam, Jib and Dolly set-up and operation.

Software: Adobe Photoshop (Adobe certified), Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects REDcine, Capture One Pro.

Management skills

  • An experienced team leader with influencing and delegating abilities

  • Ability to manage cross-functional projects and teams

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

  • Excellent presentation skills

  • Effective listener

  • Adaptability to meet shifting project demands

My education

Columbia College Chicago
Commercial Photography

Madison Area Technical College
Photography