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A photo editor and researcher with a sharp eye for color and action, I worked on the debut of the Animals geocore of nationalgeographic.com, and edited and written captions for topical galleries on news.nationalgeographic.com.
Need fact-checking or copyeditiing? Fear not! I can make your text crackle with brevity, wit and precision. |
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| mediabistro.com Questions |
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What do you wish you'd learned sooner?
I wish I'd learned html back in 1997...instead of 2005. I'm still not fluent, but I do enjoy practicing!
Describe your dream assignment
I love modern art, and I love food, so photo editing a book/website/magazine about food in modern art would be mind-blowingly fun.
What book is on your nightstand right now?
The Best American Nonrequiredl Reading of 2009, The Partly Cloudy Patriot, and back issues of Food and Wine
What's the hardest work project you've ever tackled?
Definitely clearing rights for photos and text from 100 articles to be used in a tablet app... in six weeks.
Second runner up? Stuffing 30,000 tea bags into die-cut sleeves for a marketing blast for a friend's real estate agency.
What's the best job you've ever had?
Photo editing for the Animals geocore on nationalgeographic.comlearning about animals and looking at photos! I think that was one of the most fun I've ever had while working like mad.
What's your idea of a perfect Saturday night?
Good friends + good food + good music = good times
What's your idea of a perfect Monday morning?
Weather: sunny with big, fluffy clouds and 65 degrees. Fully caffeinated, breakfast of fruit and yogurt.
I'm wearing new, colorful shoes, and riding my bike (while singing out loud) to my photo editing job.
In ten years, I want to be:
Running an experimental art gallery and picking out the best imagery to tell the best stories.
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| Work Samples |
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Writing Samples |
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(National Geographic All Roads Film Festival, 10/1/2010)
Wrote short, compelling descriptions of 13 feature-length films for National Geographic's 2010 All Roads Film Festival.
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(National Geographic Insider, 8/1/2007)
Wrote, edited and produced copy and images for weekly intranet newsletter about green tips, green news, and environmental practices and events at National Geographic Headquarters and satellite offices.
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(National Geographic News, 6/28/2006)
Wrote article to accompany photo of the White House tree that fell due to heavy rains in the Washington, D C, area in late June 2006.
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(Greenfield/Belser Ltd, 9/1/2004)
Cleared rights for over 500 photographs and illustrations appearing in a retrospective book of Greenfield/Belser Ltd's work for law and professional services firms over 25 years. I went through old records in our storage facility, grilled long-time employees, and pored over years of invoices from sto
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Visual Storytelling |
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(National Geographic Books, 2/1/2012)
Researched over 200 topics and selected only the best stock photographs for large-format travel book, Best of the World, to be published Fall 2012, National Geographic Books. Compiled metadata, pulled files, light factchecking
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(National Geographic Books, 7/1/2011)
Sourced photographs and illustrations for use as icons in 2-color book, 100 Places That Will Change Your Child's Life, to be published Winter 2013
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(An Uncommon History of Common Courtesy, 4/28/2011)
Selected imagery (approximately 2 images per page) for National Geographic Books' etiquette guide, An Uncommon History of Common Courtesy, Fall 2011. Approximately 300 pages.
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(8/1/2010)
Personal blog discussing pieces and artistic movements that inform and influence my tastes
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(nationalgeographic.com, 7/1/2006)
Researched and selected photos and wrote captions for the first iteration of the Animals Geocore on nationalgeographic.com. This was my dream job—learning about animals, creating narratives that were not only visually compelling but scientifically accurate, and feeling like my work directly informed
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| Work Info |
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Expertise |
| Account manager |
3 Years |
| Copy Editor |
10 Years |
| Editor (photo, picture) |
10 Years |
Specialty |
| Arts & Humanities |
9 Years |
| Environment & Nature |
5 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
9 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
National Geographic (3-5) |
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Development Services Group, Inc. (1-2) |
Other Work History
Photography sales and rights clearance, National Geographic |
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FileMaker Pro, Keynote, MediaGrid, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, OS 10 and Windows XP |
Technical Skills
Photo editing in Aperture and Bridge |
Equipment
laptop |
Foreign Language Skills
German |
References
Patrick McGeehan, 202.492.0491
Jessica Iadarola, 202.775.0333 x 243
Meredith Wilcox, 202.828.5484
Stacy Gold, 202.857.7118
Susan Kolodziejczyk, 202.912.6671 |
Associations
American Society of Picture Professionals, DC/South Chapter |
Other
BA in German Language and Literature
Certificate in Rights Clearance from National Geographic Learning Systems
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Freelancer Availability
I occasionally freelance. I live near Washington, DC. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. |
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