EMPLOYMENT

Vice President, Creative & Content Acquisitions

Lead all aspects of business development including: product development, photo shoot program, operations, sales, marketing, contributor relations and finance.

Directed concept development, photo production and managed up to 5.5 million dollar budget for global commissioned photo shoot program.
Organized and managed brainstorm meetings, analyzed image trends and advertising usages, articulated creative concepts and strategies for content development.
Managed house editing staff to select imagery to acceptable creative and technical standards for all Getty Images' house collections.
Collaborated with Sales and Marketing staff, attended and presented at client meetings, acted as company representative at globally relevant creative events.
Developed relationships with the photographic community and sourced new photographic talent.
Collaborated with Content Operations in maintaining and monitoring workflow of images to appropriate departments to agreed budgets, time lines and targets.
Raised creative awareness of team through examination of contemporary art, culture and visual media.
Proposed product developments and managed resulting projects.

Commissioned all photographers for Details Magazine.
Developed concepts and directed all photo shoots, including features, fashion and still-life.
Managed and executed all aspects of photo shoot production.
Executed all primary film edits.
Supervised all members of photo department: Photo Producer, Photo Researchers, Photo Department Coordinator and interns.

Completed extensive historical research and writing for exhibition curators, Carole Kismaric and Marvin Heiferman for photography exhibition on nature of fame entitled, “Fame After Photography.” Graduate school extracurricular commitment. Exhibition period, Jul-Oct, 1999.

Executed all phases of photo shoot production: casting calls, model and crew bookings, location arrangements, fees, permits and insurance coverage.
Managed all freelance photo shoot staff (crews up to 15 members)
Coordinated with Art Directors on visual concepts for photo shoots.
Coordinated with Art Directors on visual concepts for photo shoots.
Liaison with Art Buyers, drafted estimates and reconciled jobs.
Edited film for portfolios, maintained studio schedule and archives.
Managed bookkeeping, accounts payable, receivables, payroll.

PORTRAITURE, from Getty Images, presented at the New York Photo Festival, 2008.
CELEBRATION, an exhibition of work by Getty Images' Art Direction team, presented at Getty Images, 2007.
LIGHTNESS, School of Visual Arts Thesis exhibition, a multi-media, group show comprised of eleven visual artists and presented at The School of Visual Arts Gallery, 2000.

President’s Council Member, International Center of Photography, 2008-2009.
Judge, Society for Publication Design's 44th annual competition and Gala 2008, 2009.
Speaker, PDN Photo Plus International Conference and EXPO Oct 2008, “Real Faces, Commercial Impact.”
Thesis Advisor, Master of Fine Arts Photography and Related Media candidate at School of Visual Arts.
Regular participant at a variety of formal industry portfolio reviews: PowerHouse Books, School of Visual Arts, Parsons School of Design.
Guest Lecturer, International Media & Marketing Show, Dubai, U.A.E., November 2005.
Current Getty Images contributing photographer.
Current Gallery Stock contributing photographer.

Selected for Teaching Assistant position with Collier Schorr, Master’s Critique Class.

Minor in Spanish.
University of Cordoba, Spain. Semester abroad.
Vonna Hicks Adrian Poetry Prize.
Senior Thesis – exploration of contemporary American poetry and collection of original poems. Grade received: Honors.