Overview
I have extensive experience of commissioning, editing, licensing, researching and negotiating within the global magazine, book and newspaper industries, and deliver print and digital projects on time and to budget. I have built excellent international relationships with photographers, designers, illustrators and video producers.
Currently working for publishers DK travel, Michelin Travel Guides, Rough Guides and London based agency Quill Content. I also have the pleasure to collaborate with Picfair writing weekly photo essays.
Latest jobs include: Metro.co.uk and Demotix photo news agency (Corbis Images).
Available for:
• Photo commissioning & curation: photo exhibitions, new books, updated books, both news & magazine articles (both print & digital) as well as photo commission for commercial business purposes.
• Commissioning artwork and photography.
• Picture edition & research: travel, lifestyle, food, art, fashion, commercial, business, etc.
• Visual storyteller (photo essays).
• Production of Cultural Management & Cooperation projects, consultant, social media, marketing assistance and international communication.
Please feel free to contact me with any queries or project ideas, I look forward to hearing from you.
Currently living in Madrid (Spain).
Services
Non-Fiction
Fiction
Languages
Work experience
Self-employed
Picture editor and image researcher currently working for publishers DK travel, Michelin Travel Guides, Rough Guides and agency Quill Content. I have the pleasure to collaborate with Picfair as a Photo storyteller on weekly basis.
Metro.co.uk
Photo edition & research across the different sections of the online newspaper including breaking
news, entertainment, lifestyle, politics and sports; Design news pieces to feature and support the editorial team.
Demotix
Daily story coverage alongside the editorial and sales teams
Social media outlets monitoring
Global picture desks liaison
Update the website with textual, image, and video content
Photographer and Media partners relations management
Verify photographic submissions
Edition of digital submissions of different nature across multiple platforms
Route selected images and stories to News Desk, Sales and other internal parties
New talent sourcing
Working with photographers on specific features
Monitor and develop interns’ skillset
Assignments management for all media clients
Rough Guides - Penguin Books/ Random House
Commissioning photography
Research images for use across the Rough Guides Travel book series both print and digital.
In charge of the Photo research and edition of the Website - Galleries section -
Special collaboration with Rough Guides reference department, Vintage London book
Working collaboratively with editors and authors (both in house and external freelances).
Negotiating fees with photo libraries, ordering images, and clearing rights
Colour managing and editing images using Photoshop
Lay-out design using InDesign
Managing budgets, raising purchase orders and processing invoices
DK Travel - Dorling Kindersley Publishing
Working on all aspects of picture research including setting up shoots, managing budgets and clearing rights.
Researching images for more than 50 titles within the Travel theme both for back titles (revision) and front titles (new titles)
Working close to Picture Libraries and many other image suppliers
Photo cover photo research.
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