Curriculum Vitae
Rochester, NY 14580
Cell 207-504-6776 thebethanycouture@gmail.com
Employment
Freelance: NY Chapter December 2018 - Present
Photo booth, events, portraits, retouch, video editing, social media brand content, and work for hire.
Myers Creative Imaging: May - August 2024 & January- May 2022
Photographer’s assistant, producer, video editor, retouch, digital asset management, digital technician, content creator for social media, load and unload equipment, set up and strike equipment, set up craft table, host casting calls, organize prop house, run errands, purchase office supplies, update online presence on all platforms, and office work using Capture One, Adobe Creative Suite, Adage, Workbook.
Plymouth Spiritualist Church- Rochester, NY: May 2017 - September 2019
Event Organizer and social media manager. Planned, managed, advertised and executed events while ensuring smooth operation and maintaining the budget. Events include but are not limited to psychic dinners, psychic fairs, and a booth at the Park Ave Festival.
Citizen Action- Rochester, NY Chapter: December, 2018 - December 2020
Photographed lobby days, protest rallies, fundraisers and events for children with autism. Designed bags for new membership gifts and organized events.
Lifetouch- Rochester, NY: October, 2016 - October 2017
Preschool Photographer: February 2017 - October 2017
Consisted traveling up to 100 mile radius in a day, early mornings, 10-15 hour days in a fast paced setting. Expected to lift 50+ pounds, set up and strike sets, photograph 50+ kids in a day, 3-9 poses each, edit quickly, conduct confirmation calls, complete daily and weekly paperwork, maintain camera and gear.
Target Portrait Studios: November 2016 - February 2017
Photographer, sales, answering phones, making confirmation calls, sorting, organizing, cleaning, editing photographs, and setting up backdrops.
Camp Etna Spiritualist Camp Ground - Etna, Maine: July, 2010 - September, 2016
Rental Manager: Rented out rooms and cottages, book keeping, housekeeping, organized supplies, maintenance, lawn care, opened and closed seasonal buildings. Alongside designing and distributing marketing materials, templates for paperwork, signs, generated content for social media, and event planning.
Education
Rochester Institute of Technology- Rochester, NY - Graduated December 2024
Bachelors in Photo Arts and Sciences - Advertising Photography - GPA 3.82
Monroe Community College- Rochester, NY - Graduated 2022
Associates in Visual Communication - Photography - GPA 3.98
Andover College - Lewiston, Maine - Graduated 2008
Associates Degree in Business Administration - Entrepreneurship - GPA 4.0
Acknowledgements
Summa Cum Laude - RIT 2024
Graduated within the top one percent of my entire graduating class at MCC Class of 2022
William Lagerway & Faith Prather Endowed Scholarship for Students in Photography- 2021 & 2022
RIT’s Photo Day - #ritphotodayprize 2021 - Image of Distinction (2nd place)
Participated in two online galleries- May 2021 & September 2021
Culture, History & Memory: Bridging Rochester’s Past & Present
https://sites.monroecc.edu/humanities/culture-history-memory/corinthian-hall/
Art 52nd Street
https://www.2021-52nd.com/%EC%95%84%ED%8B%B0%EC%8A%A4%ED%8A%B8
Dean's List- December 2020, May 2021, December 2021, May 2022, December 2022, May 2023, December 2023, May 2024, Dec 2025
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Member- Since 2020