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ELIJAH THOMPSON

Birmingham city

Summary

A skilled professional with expertise in photo editing, video production, and digital marketing. Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, CapCut, and Premiere Pro for content creation and video editing. Demonstrates strong capabilities in SEO, Google Analytics, and social media advertising, including Facebook Ads management. Adept at audience targeting through TikTok creative central and Meta library. Utilises graphic design principles to enhance visual storytelling and content strategy. Committed to ethical conduct and quality control while employing creative thinking for strategic content planning. Career goals include advancing in digital media management and expanding expertise in web design fundamentals.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Line Chef

Albert Schloss
Birmingham
01.2022 - 07.2025
  • Managed kitchen prep and food production, ensuring high standards of quality and efficiency during peak service times.
  • Trained and supervised new kitchen staff, teaching them recipes, time management, and efficient service delivery.
  • Adapted quickly to new recipes and kitchen demands, maintaining organization and multitasking effectively under pressure.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by consistently delivering well-presented meals on time.
  • Handled all aspects of kitchen management during absence of head chef, ensured smooth operations.
  • Ensured timely ordering of supplies to maintain inventory levels.
  • Assisted head chef in menu planning, resulting in versatile and seasonal dishes.
  • Worked well under pressure whilst delivering consistent and high-quality dishes.
  • Expedited food preparation processes to meet peak demand times in the restaurant.
  • Aided in the training of new staff members, enhancing overall kitchen productivity.
  • Demonstrated strong knife skills, improved speed and safety in the kitchen.
  • Maintained high levels of food quality and freshness for customer satisfaction.

Founder & Creative director

Cap7ure
01.2015 - 07.2025
  • Provided photography and videography services for supporting high profile events including portfolio with Tyson Fury, Micheal Owen, Maxi Priest, Frank Bruno, Julian Marley and NEYO.
  • Developing Content creation strategy of 10 social media videos for Digbeth Estate.
  • Developing Pre Production, filming and editing social media content for Digbeth Estate
  • I have worked in venues such as 02 Arenas, Commonwealth Games 2022, BMW Charity catwalk show, sympathy hall.
  • Created professional marketing material and portfolios for various platforms, collaborating with organizations such as BBC 1Xtra and Brit Asia TV.
  • Photography work has also been featured in print for Phoenix Newspaper, Yahoo online.
  • Developed photography content for European project in Portugal as part of photography project.
  • Https://www.cap7ure.com/
  • Develop social media content that reached 1,000 views, 2,105 views and 5,494 views.

Digital marketing assistant

Lunar
Birmingham
08.2024 - 08.2024
  • Collaborated with broader marketing team on integrated campaigns, ensured brand consistency across channels.
  • Assistant digital marketing branding team in developing photoshop and Canva graphic campaigns and branding designs for Italian restaurant franchise.
  • Studying Italian restaurant’s current Facebook Ad campaigns in order to develop diagnostic to improve their strategy
  • Competitor analysis by looking at successful marketing trend to develop own of mock-ups designs on Canva and photoshop. This was finalised with brand new copyrighting and imagery.
  • Investigate current marketing state of Italian restaurant by reviewing their website presentation SEO.
  • To take leadership by organising marketing portfolio which features improved copywriting layouts, brand graphic designs, photoshop templates.
  • Deciding and demonstrating which ad platforms marketing content should be diverted separately.
  • Analysed social media ads on TikTok creative central and developed targeted campaigns focusing on family-oriented audiences.
  • Designed campaign visuals using Adobe Photoshop, Canva and created short video ads using Premiere Pro.

Camera Operation Assistant & Social Media Executive

Brit Asia TV
09.2021 - 12.2022
  • Edited and optimized video content for social media platforms using Adobe Premiere Pro.
  • Organized and managed media files for efficient workflow and trained new team members in editing techniques.
  • Shot live interviews and events, providing both photography and videography services under tight deadlines.
  • Collaborated with media team to plan and execute interviews and live broadcasts across multiple UK cities.
  • Increase social media content to develop 1000 views

Photographer, Social Media Assistant & File Manager

Wassifa Showcase
06.2015 - 07.2025
  • Conducted professional photoshoots and managed social media content for high-profile events and artists.
  • Developed and organized media portfolios, ensuring all content was backed up and easily accessible for future marketing purposes.
  • Been assistant on Wassifa Showcase show. Shooting behind scene photographing for each episode.

Education

BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma - Media Studies

Solihull College
Solihull
09.2017 - 07.2019

BA (Hons) - Creative Film Production

University of Northampton
Solihull
09.2019 - 07.2022

Skills

  • Photo editing - Adobe Photoshop
  • Content creation - CapCut - Premiere Pro
  • Trending Content Development - Subtitles and storytelling
  • Ad campaign management
  • Audience targeting - Tik Tok creative central / Meta library
  • Video editing - CapCut - Premiere Pro
  • Audio enhancement
  • Graphics integration
  • Facebook Ads
  • Social media advertising
  • Content Strategy
  • Customer engagement strategies

Custom

https://www.cap7ure.com/

Timeline

Digital marketing assistant

Lunar
08.2024 - 08.2024

Line Chef

Albert Schloss
01.2022 - 07.2025

Camera Operation Assistant & Social Media Executive

Brit Asia TV
09.2021 - 12.2022

BA (Hons) - Creative Film Production

University of Northampton
09.2019 - 07.2022

BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma - Media Studies

Solihull College
09.2017 - 07.2019

Photographer, Social Media Assistant & File Manager

Wassifa Showcase
06.2015 - 07.2025

Founder & Creative director

Cap7ure
01.2015 - 07.2025
ELIJAH THOMPSON