MacKenzie Mercurio

MACKENZIE MERCURIO-| www.mackenziemercurio.com EDUCATION Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) | Savannah, GA - B.F.A in Photography, Magna Cum Laude Awards: Dean’s List, Artistic Achievement and Academic Achievement SCAD Lacoste | Lacoste, France 2014 & 2015 SKILLS Portrait Photography | Product Photography | Studio Lighting | Photo Retouching Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Lightroom | Microsoft Office Customer Service | Organization | Sales | Transcription EXPERIENCE Freelance Photographer | Remote 2012-Present Photographing portraiture, fashion, products, store displays, and events Fielding creative requests from artists, retail stores, and publications Editor & Administrative Assistant | Evoke Photography and Video | Houston, TX - Prepared footage/images from the studio’s videographers and photographer’s to begin the editing process Edited/processed photographs from full weddings (approximately - images per wedding) Created new photo galleries for the website from the studio's archives Produced social media content Intern | McClain Gallery | Houston, TX 2016 Assisted with exhibitions of work from Picasso, Gary Lang, Jeff Shore & Jon Fisher Organized the gallery's internal artist database Updated email lists Creative Director | Bomb Shelter Records | Savannah, GA - Contributed in production of album art and live session music videos Booked shows for musicians on label Produced press releases, website design and social media content Personal Assistant | Remote - Assisted in event planning and acted as a server at business and social meetings Transcribed various video recordings and meeting notes Provided fact checking and research for educational source books Photo Assistant | Universal Music Group | New York, NY 2015 Recruited to assist in-house photographer serving all departments label wide Photographs published in online publications and social media outlets Completed extensive archive of photo department’s assets Marketing Representative | The Syndicate | Remote 2015 Developed and conducted retail and social media campaigns to promote various musicians, comedians and authors Assistant Photography Curator | SCAD Lacoste | Lacoste, France 2015 Lead production of gallery space and assisted in curating for the photography section of SCAD Lacoste’s Open Studio exhibition Music Director | SCAD Radio | Savannah, GA - Liaison between musicians, promoters and record labels with SCAD Radio Implemented and completed the digitization of the entire music library Contributed weekly chart/tracking updates and interviews to website Photo Intern | Nobis Project | Savannah, GA 2014 Created and edited graphics for social media use Paint Assistant | The Mad Potter | Houston, TX 2013 Generated sales and organized inventory Hosted private parties and corporate events Aided customers with forming ideas to make their pottery into masterpieces JURIED EXHIBITIONS 2016                   Small Works | Gutstein Gallery | Savannah, GA             2015                   Small Works | Gutstein Gallery | Savannah, GA 2014                   Port City Review | Fahm Hall | Savannah, GA 2012                   Afterwards | Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston | Houston, TX 2011                   RE: Generation | Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston | Houston, TX 2010                   Pretentious | Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston | Houston, TX DUAL EXHIBITIONS 2016                  Smell Ya Later, Sav | The Bomb Shelter | Savannah, GA On The Way | The Florence | Savannah, GA GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2015                  Cat's Cradle | Sulfur Studios | Savannah, GA Open Studio | Studio 1 | Lacoste, France 2014                  Open Studio | Blue Gallery | Lacoste, France PUBLICATIONS 2016                  Photographer's Forum 2015                  Elmore Magazine ION Magazine 2014                  Port City Review AWARDS 2016                  Finalist | Best of College and & High School Photography | Photographer's Forum