Professional Experience

Senior Photographer
POLYWOOD Outdoor Furniture • January 2022 — Current
As Senior Photographer at POLYWOOD Outdoor Furniture, Danielle Doepke is responsible for leading lifestyle photo shoots from concept through final delivery, ensuring high-quality, industry-leading product visuals that showcase POLYWOOD products in incredible outdoor spaces. Collaboration is key, as Danielle works closely with the design, video, and imagery sub-teams, in addition to a variety of other departments, to produce elevated brand visuals for both print and digital platforms. Role responsibilities encompass all stages of production, from pre-production planning to post-production delivery, as well as driving the creative process, fostering a positive and collaborative team environment, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, and managing relationships with external vendor partners to ensure alignment with brand guidelines and the successful execution of briefs.

Graphic Designer
Sweetwater • March 2020 — January 2022
As a Graphic Designer with Sweetwater, I work with a talented team of fellow designers, copywriters, production artists, videographers, and art directors. Our team works with the marketing department to develop promotional campaigns, marketing materials, internal documents, and more. I design work in a variety of mediums and channels, including (but not limited to) digital ads, email campaigns, website landing pages, digital and print newsletters, and traditional media such as billboards and direct mail pieces.

Marketing & Creative Asset Coordinator
Encore Sotheby’s International Realty • January 2019 – March 2020
With this position, I also work as the graphic designer, photographer, and social media specialist. I create content calendars, coordinate with vendors and other professionals, and write copy and develop content.  I create and publish marketing materials for digital platforms (programmatic ads, email campaigns, social media, etc.) as well as print and traditional media (magazine and newspaper ads, brochures, flyers, postcards, billboards, signage, etc.). I also track data, maintain promotional materials inventory, update databases, and prepare reports.

Visual Content Producer
Reecer Properties • May 2017 – December 2018
In this position, I was responsible for the development of all visual art concepts and the production of marketing projects. I created content calendars, coordinated marketing opportunities, communicated with and directed vendors, and wrote copy and developed content. Visual art concepts included graphic design, real estate photography, video, social media, email campaigns, and all other marketing and promotional materials. Reecer Properties was acquired by Encore Sotheby’s International Realty on Jan. 1, 2019 and I was promoted to my current position of Marketing Coordinator.

Visual Content Producer
IPFW (now Purdue University Fort Wayne) • August 2015 – December 2016
I worked in the IPFW Marketing Department as a member of their social media team. I conceptualized projects and campaigns in the form of graphic design, photography, and videography for IPFW’s flagship social media channels. These channels included Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn, and their blog. During my time here, our overall engagement increased across all platforms, due in large part to our engaging content that encouraged students to produce their own complementary content and becoming ambassadors for the brand.

Accolades

“Graphic designer and freelance photographer Danielle Doepke seems to be really good friends with natural light. In fact, she has an incredible ability to use it to beautiful effect in her photographs, whatever genre she’s actually working with. You see, Doepke’s website portfolio exhibits an unusually eclectic, disparate mix of client work in a variety of genres, and yet she succeeds at capturing or effectively emulating the comfortable, friendlier aura and welcoming appeal of natural lighting throughout, even with the more difficult indoor environments common with food photography. Not only does she manage — Doepke nails her shots every time. Although obviously a generalist, the skill she demonstrates is on par or better with the best in each of the genres she serves. The impressive quality of her food photography is no exception.” 
— Peerspace, “The 8 Best Food Photographers in Fort Wayne”

“Commercial images, portraits, events, weddings, and more are what Danielle Doepke has to share with us! Her mission is to take any anxiety out of a session and ensure everyone’s having fun during the shoot. We love how willing to explore creative composition angles she is, finding ways of capturing her subjects in entirely unexpected ways. And the diverse surroundings Danielle works in, from forests to local parks, all add a distinct mood to her portraits.”
— Peerspace, “11 Best Portrait Photographers in Fort Wayne” 

Education

Purdue Fort Wayne (IPFW), 2012-2016
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree: Visual Communication and Design, Dual Concentration: Graphic Design + Imaging and Photography

Freelance

• Fort Wayne Magazine / Visit Fort Wayne Visitor’s Guide: 
  Contributing photographer
• C2AE – Nov, 2019:
  Captured architecture photos of their latest project at Taylor University, the campus bookstore
• Aerista – Sept, 2019:
  Captured listing photos of a 2014 Cirrus SR22-G5 Turbo airplane
• Middle Waves Music Festival – 2016 • 2017 • 2018:
  Event photographer for the Fort Wayne music festival and marketing team member
• Taste of the Arts Fort Wayne – 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019:
  Primary event photographer for the Fort Wayne art festival
• Brewed “IN” the Fort Fest – 2016 • 2017 • 2019:
  Event photographer for the Fort Wayne beer festival
• Far Out Midwest – Jan, 2018:
  Event photographer for Walk the Moon’s Press Restart Tour in Indianapolis
• Urban Body Yoga Cause for Paws – July, 2017:
  Event photographer for the annual fundraising event
• Arts United Awards – Jan, 2017:
  Event photographer for the annual Arts United awards event
• Fort Wayne New Year’s Ball Drop – Dec, 2016:
  Worked with event directors to create photos for social media accounts and promotional material
• Leo High School – 2016:
  Official Marching Band photographer
• BAALS Music Festival – Aug, 2016:
  Contract, lead photographer for the festival; led a media team and coordinated with festival directors
• Sculptures on the Square – June 2016:
  Taught a photography class in Auburn, Indiana and assisted in photographing local art and sculptures
• IPFW Visual and Performing Arts – March 2015:
  Official photographer for the IPFW Wind Ensemble’s trip to Carnegie Hall in New York City

Published

• 2024 Fort Wayne Visitor’s Guide, Cover Image
• 2023 Fort Wayne Visitor’s Guide, Cover Image
• Here Comes the Guide – July 2021:
  North Caroline Museum of Natural Sciences Online Photo Gallery
• Our State Magazine (North Carolina) – July 2020:
  “Seeking Peace in Sacred Places, Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral”
  
• American Farmhouse Style Magazine – Jan, 2020:
  “Scent-sational Vintage Candle“
• First For Women Magazine, April 2019:
  “Movement As Medicine“
• Fort Wayne Magazine
  • “Best of the Fort” Issue, September 2019 – “Unplanned Success, Joseph Decuis Restaurant”
  • “City Guide”, April 2019
  • Fort Wayne Spaces, Spring/Summer 2019
  • October 2018 Issue, “Luxury Auctions”
  • 2018 Home & Design Edition
  • City Guide, April 2017
  • Coda Back Page Feature, March 2017
  • Coda Back Page Feature, November 2016
• input Fort Wayne Article – April 2019
• Far Out Midwest Article – Jan, 2018
• Whatzup Newspaper Cover – July, 2017
• IPFW Magazine, 2017
• Art Murals in Fort Wayne Online Article – Nov, 2016
• Confluence Magazine
  • Fall 2016
  • Spring 2016

Awards

• Fort Wayne Magazine 2019 Reader’s Choice Awards (link)
  • Second Place Winner for Best Photographer
• 2019 American Advertising Federation Advertising Honors
  • Gold Award in Elements of Advertising: Photography for “Real Estate Photography”
• Fort Wayne Magazine 2018 Reader’s Choice Awards
  • Second Place Winner for Best Photographer/Photo Booth (link)
• 2017 American Advertising Federation Advertising Honors
  • Judge’s Choice Award in Collateral Material Publication Design for “Exposure” (issuu / blurb)
  • Gold Award in Collateral Material Publication Design for “Exposure” (issuu / blurb)
  • Gold Award in Elements of Advertising: Photography for “Beauty in Color”
  • Gold Award in Elements of Advertising: Photography for “Exposure” (issuu / blurb)
  • Silver Award in Elements of Advertising: Photography for “The Birth of Aphrodite”
  • Silver Award in Elements of Advertising: Photography for “Glamour and Allure Magazine Project”
• 2016 RAW Artist Showcase Exhibition (Artist’s Page)
• IPFW Inaugural Top 50 Class