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Challen Brown

Challen Brown

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Associate Director, Creative Services at The Columbus Foundation

  • Education

    • Ohio Wesleyan University

      2012 - 2014
      Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Photography 3.5 GPA, Cum Laude

      Activities and Societies: Art galleries held on-campus, and in Ross Art Museum, Circle K, Wilderness Treks, Trail Conservancy, and Community Service

    • Marion Technical College

      2009 - 2011
      Interactive Media

  • Experience

    • Lifetouch Church Directories and Portraits

      Aug 2014 - Aug 2015
      Page Designer

      I worked in a high-production and deadline-driven environment to meet the weekly quota on church directory designs. This involved an in-depth knowledge of book layout and tools in Adobe Indesign, and color-correcting and restoring images provided by the church, in Adobe Photoshop. In this role, I received an Exceptional Customer Service award.During my time at Lifetouch, I took on a 6-month internship with Coe Photographic Inc., organizing and setting up food and product photoshoots. https://www.coephoto.com/ Show less

    • TRECA Education

      Sept 2015 - Jan 2018
      Creative Specialist

      My main responsibility revolved around the creation of print and digital materials for the TRECA community, and on social media. I worked with school instructors and external vendors, like Yaskawa American Inc., to create instructional courses, videos, and multimedia for the school website, and learning management systems. Acting as the school's lead photographer, I provided photography and video services for school events and activities.

    • Freelance

      Jun 2016 - now
      Freelance

      My freelance experience has included lifestyle and wedding video and photography, graphic design, animation, web design, and traditional painting. For much of my past freelance work, I served as a second photographer and videographer with Style & Story Creative, a previously Columbus, Ohio-based wedding photography and videography company.

    • Clark State Community College

      Jan 2018 - Oct 2019
      Digital Media Specialist

      I provided multimedia design, marketing, and branding services for all departments of the College. This involved preparation, production, and editing of various videos and advertisements. As the primary College photographer, I provided photography services for events and commercial purposes, along with photo editing. My responsibilities included managing social media ads and their channels, website maintenance and redesign, data and analytics tracking, email marketing via Constant Contact, and digital advertising for the College. Show less

    • The Columbus Foundation

      Oct 2019 - now

      I lead the creative strategy and execution of marketing campaigns and projects for The Columbus Foundation, highlighting the Foundation’s impact, donor stories, and partnerships through engaging multimedia content. In this role, I collaborate closely with my team, internal stakeholders, and external partners to deliver innovative and high-quality multimedia content. As the primary photographer and videographer for Foundation initiatives, events, and community outreach, I create compelling visual narratives supporting our storytelling objectives and mission. Show less

      • Associate Director, Creative Services

        Aug 2024 - now

      • Creative Manager

        Oct 2019 - Aug 2024

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Management Advancement for the Public Service (MAPS)

      John Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University
      Feb 2025

    • Adult CPR/AED

      American Red Cross
      Mar 2025

    • Certificate of Achievement - Pathway to Management (WELD)

      Women for Economic and Leadership Development (WELD) - Columbus
      Nov 2024

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Challen Brown
      Pride of Columbus AAF Award American Advertising Federation, Local Awards Columbus, Ohio Mar 2021 The project awarded was my team’s Spirit of Columbus digital campaign. My role included creating a campaign video to award Dr. Amy Acton as the winner of the Spirit of Columbus award for 2020. Additionally, I worked directly with a contract illustrator in the creation and direction of graphics and illustrations, which I animated for the purpose of the video. These animated pieces were displayed as digital advertisements throughout the Columbus… Show more The project awarded was my team’s Spirit of Columbus digital campaign. My role included creating a campaign video to award Dr. Amy Acton as the winner of the Spirit of Columbus award for 2020. Additionally, I worked directly with a contract illustrator in the creation and direction of graphics and illustrations, which I animated for the purpose of the video. These animated pieces were displayed as digital advertisements throughout the Columbus area.https://www.aafcolumbus.org/blog/2021-american-advertising-awards-results Show less
    • Awarded to Challen Brown
      Educational Ad Award: Silver, Special Video for Clark State Community College Educational Ad Awards Mar 2020 Video production featuring a student testimonial for Clark State Community College
    • Awarded to Challen Brown
      Educational Ad Award: Silver, Student Viewbook for Clark State Community College Educational Ad Awards Mar 2020 Design of Admissions Guide for Clark State Community College
    • Awarded to Challen Brown
      Ohio Wesleyan University Fine Arts Department Purchases and Publishes Photography Ohio Wesleyan University Jun 2014 During my senior art show at Ohio Wesleyan University, the Fine Arts Department purchased two of my large photographs to be displayed in the Fine Arts building.
    • Awarded to Challen Brown
      Ohio Wesleyan Theory to Practice Grant – “Pueblos and Landscapes of the American Southwest: Reframing the Views of 19th Century Photographers” Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to the Five Colleges of Ohio Jun 2013 I was a member of a team awarded to travel throughout central and northern New Mexico for a research and photo documentation based project, initiated by Ohio Wesleyan's Photography Professor, Jeff Nilan. This grant provided the necessary tools to recreate Beeghly Library's archived 19th century photographs, and develop a new travel learning course for Ohio Wesleyan University's Photography and Fine Arts Department. A successful endeavor, a travel learning course was created for students one… Show more I was a member of a team awarded to travel throughout central and northern New Mexico for a research and photo documentation based project, initiated by Ohio Wesleyan's Photography Professor, Jeff Nilan. This grant provided the necessary tools to recreate Beeghly Library's archived 19th century photographs, and develop a new travel learning course for Ohio Wesleyan University's Photography and Fine Arts Department. A successful endeavor, a travel learning course was created for students one year later, allowing them to further their studies and create artwork while learning of a different culture, and creating experiences that will last a lifetime. The photography and documentation recorded was published in the archives section of Beeghly Library, Delaware, Ohio.The archived publication can be found here: http://cdm15963.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15963coll31 Show less
    • Awarded to Challen Brown
      Ohio Wesleyan University Spring Art Show Award Ohio Wesleyan University Fine Arts Department 2013 Painting, 1st place
    • Awarded to Challen Brown
      Ohio Wesleyan University Fine Arts Scholarship Ohio Wesleyan University Fine Arts Department 2012
    • Awarded to Challen Brown
      The Paul W. Hawks Memorial Art Award – “Awarded to an art major showing distinction in studio art, preferably photography.” Ohio Wesleyan University Fine Arts Department 2012 Submitted 20 gelatin silver prints

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Community Volunteer

      Issued by Columbus Gives Back on Nov 2016
      Columbus Gives BackAssociated with Challen Brown