CONTACT INFO Talyn Sherer 
10023 s 3200 w
South Jordan, UT  84095
[email protected]
Mobile: 801-971-6387 
Contact Preference: Telephone

OBJECTIVE: My overall objective is to bring my quality and creativity into my work to produce the most satisfaction to both the customer and the company. I am looking for a career in the creative industry. Photography, Design and Editing are my main areas of expertise. I have studied photography and creative design through photoshop for over 5 years now. I am consistantly updated with new equipment and techniques for improving my work. I have done many different jobs involving product photography, editing, and website design.

EXPERIENCE:

 6/2005 - Present Sherer Beauty Photography South Jordan, UT 

Photographer This is my photography business that I have owned and operated for the past 3 years now. I used it mostly for freelance work to photograph weddings, people, musicians, models and more. I have done all types of work from creating cd label covers to product photography. All photographs are processed in Adobe CS3, Lightroom, and RAW Developer. I have shot in all types of formats for photography from film to digital from medium to large format. I currently work with a non profit organization called The Littlest Heros Project where we provide a cost free service to families that have children who are diagnosed with terminally ill diseases. With the help of the founder Felicia I work with families from all around the valley to document these little heros and make their story be told through the pictures we create. 

6/2008 - Present Overstock.com Cottonwood Heights, UT 

Photo Editor: I work in conjunction with the photographer from the website. I use programs such as Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Adobe Lightroom to help the pictures stand out a little more. I use a process of dodging and burning to curves and levels and in many cases layers and effects to emphasize the products we sell. Much of my work is brought home with me to finish up editing around 100 + pictures a day and posting on the website.

1/2007 - 6/2008 Guitar Center Draper, UT

Promotion Director Assistant I would contact various companies we worked with from within ranging from Fender, Gibson, Monster Cable etc. I would set up a schedule for these companies to come in and set up demos for our sales associates. We would help by teaching the associates at Guitar Center all about the product & history of each company so they can sell them better.I would assist with the demo's and ensure that everything went accordingly so that each company would feel comfortable enough to come back. I would call each company after a week or so to verify how their experience was and talk about setting up future demo's with us again. After the the company came in to show the product I would talk with them about setting up contest for our sales associates such as winning a free Fender guitar for selling Fender products.

1/2007 - 12/2007 Qwest Communiactions Salt Lake City, Utah

Team Leader/ Manager I worked as a customer service rep during my first initial training. I quickly moved up to a team leader position managing over a team of 10 people assisting them with all their questions and concerns. I would de-escalate upset customers and help provide them with the best service. I worked on all aspects of the job from sales to billing to collections to quality control. I would provide all accurate info to each member on my team and assist them with selling our products more efficiently. I set up promotions to encourage our associates to sell more and provided one on one time with each associate to give them personal coaching.

1/2006 - 1/2007 Professional Education Institute West Valley, Ut

Sales Associate I worked on the Carleton Sheets no down payment program as one of the coaches for our customers. I would answer and make calls to current customer looking to purchase real estate using our no down payment techniques. I would assist them by researching available properties in the area while finding them the best value to fit their budget. I would upsell on other products that we offered in order to guarantee success form their future purchases. I was recognized many times for my great attendance, outstanding performance, and leadership skills. My basic day there would consist of filing paper work, faxing customer info and answering calls from clients whom I would deal with on a daily basis in regards to their real estate questions and techniques.

EDUCATION:

8/2006 - Present: Salt Lake Community College US-Utah-Salt Lake City

Some College Coursework Completed GPA 3.5



SKILLS:

Skill Name Skill Level Last Used/Experience

Typing 40wpm Expert Currently used/2 years
Photography Intermediate Currently used/2 years
Microsoft Office Intermediate Currently used/3 years
Adobe Photoshop Intermediate Currently used/2 years

REFERENCES:

Type: Professional Reference Name: Jason Hoskings Reference Company: Qwest Communications Reference Title: Sales Associate Phone: 8016281664


Type: Professional Reference Name: Alex Edwards Reference Company: Telecommunications Reference Title: Sales Associate Phone: 8019061270

Type: Personal Reference Name: Braun Myers Reference Company: Self Employed Reference Title: Self Employed Phone: 8018352358

Type: Personal Reference Name: Kelly Zollo Reference Company: Qwest Communications Reference Title: Sales Associate Phone: 8014146958

INFORMATION:


I have taken many classes in and out of the schools specializing in Advertising, Marketing, Customer Service, Sales, and Photography. Right now I major my education in Business, Photography and Marketing. I have advanced knowledge of many systems such as DOS, Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Html editing, CSS editing, and more. I have been awarded high commissions through vaious companies for my outstanding performance, sales, attendance, and quality. I have been awarded customer appreciation bonuses and more. I work hard, I work fast, and I work accurately. I set goals to overachieve them and make sure they are met within a timely manner. I have been studying photoshop CS3 for over a year now. Proof of my photographic work and web design can be found at www.shererbeautyphotography.com